Resident doctors at Penn Medicine have voted to accept their first union contract, after more than a year of negotiations with the health system. The decision makes them the first residency program in Pennsylvania with a union contract.
Scientists who study public health say they’re skeptical of a company’s claims that its fracking “Poses No Public Health Risks.”
Pennsylvania students will soon have access to free menstrual products in schools. Gov. Josh Shapiro’s administration announced late last week that $3 million will be distributed to school districts, intermediate units, career and technical centers as well as brick-and-mortar charter schools to provide period products at no cost to students.
A team of scientists, including researchers from Penn State, have found that a drug being developed for cancer treatment could also lead to a new treatment for Alzheimer’s and other diseases.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention say there is no safe level of lead in the blood.
Spending time in nature can be a powerful tool to boost mental and physical health for people in recovery from drug addiction.
