Save the Date: 2019 Annual House of Delegates
Save the Date….. 2019 Annual House of Delegates of the Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) will convene its annual meeting at the Hershey Lodge in Hershey, Pennsylvania on Saturday, October 26,…
Health Advisory: Lyme Disease (LD) and Other Tickborne Diseases in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) has identified recent sustained increases in tick bite-related emergency department visits in nearly all regions of the state. This trend is expected, as tick exposures…
Historic Increase in Reported Congenital Syphilis
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (PADOH) is providing the following update in response to a significant increase in the 2018 Congenital Syphilis cases reported in the state. In 2018, a…
Outbreak of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Infections – Update
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) is releasing the following advisory to healthcare providers, “Outbreak of Hepatitis A Virus (HAV) Infections – Update.” This is a statewide follow up to…
Ruling on Pa.’s Attempt to Take $200 Million From Medical Liability Organization
The following is a statement from Danae Powers, MD, president of the Pennsylvania Medical Society, originally released on 12/19/18. “The Pennsylvania Medical Society (PAMED) applauds the U.S. District court’s ruling…
Dr. Michael A. DellaVecchia, MD, PhD, FACS, elected to serve as Vice President of PAMED
HERSHEY, Pa. – Michael A. DellaVecchia, MD, PhD, FACS, our PCMS past President, an ophthalmologist from Philadelphia, was elected by a statewide group of physicians Saturday, October 27 during the…