The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Aug. 3 unveiled its violence data dashboard to track the scope, frequency and populations affected by violence in the state. 1. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s ...

Officials with the Pennsylvania Department of Health notified residents Feb. 28 of a phone scam asking individuals to change their health insurance to a nonexistent health plan with the department.

As the government shutdown continues, critical food programs like WIC, is at risk of running out of funds. The Pennsylvania ...

The Pennsylvania Health Department is distributing 50,000 care kits across the state to address the serious wounds caused by using the fast-growing illicit drug, xylaxine. “Xylazine’s emergence in ...

Rates for Pennsylvania's Affordable Care Act insurance plans will jump significantly if Congress doesn't pass tax credits ...

A small number of doctors approve an outsize share of medical marijuana cards in Pennsylvania, state health department records obtained by Spotlight PA reveal. The findings have already spurred calls ...

As a crucial swing state, Pennsylvania is often the target of election-related misinformation, according to a staff report ...

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In 2022, 17 doctors issued more than 132,000 Pennsylvania medical marijuana certifications combined. That accounts for nearly one-third of the total number issued in the state that year, based on ...

Pennsylvania's Commonwealth Court will determine whether the ban violates the state's Equal Rights Amendment or whether the state constitution enshrines the right to reproductive freedom.