The Philadelphia Department of Public Health (PDPH) has identified five laboratory-confirmed cases of Legionnaires’ disease among residents of Northeast Philadelphia’s Torresdale neighborhood. All have had illness onset since mid-August and…
Each year, an average of 170 infants in Philadelphia are born to hepatitis B virus (HBV) infected women. Without medical intervention, 40% of perinatally exposed infants will develop HBV infection,…
The Philadelphia County Medical Society is proud to post an announcement made by Mark L. Tykocinski, MD, Provost, Thomas Jefferson University, Anthony F. and Gertrude M. DePalma Dean, Sidney Kimmel…
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is asking all health care providers to review the CDC guidelines for the identification, treatment and infection control of C. auris and report any suspect cases…
Within the past month, 3 cats (all feral or stray) from Philadelphia have tested positive for rabies, which represents a marked increase. Typically, no more than 2 cats from Philadelphia…
The National Weather Service (NWS) has issued an Excessive Heat Warning for Thursday July 20 and Friday July 21 due to very hot and humid weather affecting the Philadelphia area….
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Division of Disease Control is issuing this Health Notification to make clinical providers aware of the removal of restrictions to treat patients infected with…
The Prior Authorization Reform Bill, PA House Bill 1293, was officially re-introduced earlier this year. Please take action now and encourage your patients, staff and family to do the same….
Photos of our recent President’s Installation and Awards Night held on June 17, 2017 have now been posted online. The gallery can be viewed here at: http://www.johnwelsh.photography/PhilaMedSoc/Installation-2017/. To view the images,…
CHICAGO – The American Medical Association (AMA) today, in a letter to Senate leaders, outlined its opposition to the Better Care Reconciliation Act. Throughout the health system reform debate, the…
Novitas has learned that its online draft LCD comment form has not been functioning properly since the beginning of the comment period on May 18, 2017. The following is a…
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has released a Health Advisory regarding health and disease prevention recommendations during Pride in Philadelphia for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ)…
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