The Southwest PA Environmental Health Project is requesting health care providers to help raise concern over the health impact of shale gas development via environmental exposure. Those concerned about this…
Note: This health alert is an update to a previous health alert released by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. The information below is current as of February 27, 2020 but…
PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis) has been shown to contribute to a decline in HIV incidence in 102 US metropolitan areas from 2012 through 2017. HIV incidence fell most in areas with…
On Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, a proposed motion was filed seeking to purchase a full and complete tail insurance coverage policy for all St. Christopher’s and Hahnemann University Hospital personnel…
The Medical Society of Eastern Pennsylvania is holding its Annual Mercy-Douglass Lectureship and Student Scholarship Award Ceremony on February 19 at 6:30 PM. The event will be held at Thomas…
Chinese health officials continue to report a large number of new cases of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) per day, with continued person-to-person transmission. Several countries, including the United States, have…
The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) released updated guidance based on guidance released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on February 3, 2020, for assessing and managing…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) continues to monitor the outbreak of 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Chinese health officials have reported thousands of infections with 2019-nCoV in China,…
Today, February 3, is National Women Physicians Day. Established in 2016, this day celebrates the birthday of the first woman to receive a medical degree in the United States, Elizabeth…
The Philadelphia County Medical Society congratulates PCMS President-Elect Natalia Ortiz-Torrent, MD, FAPA, FAPM, FPCP, who was selected as an award winner at the Annual AL DÍA Top Doctor’s 2020 Forum…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is monitoring an outbreak of respiratory illness caused by a newly-identified coronavirus (2019-nCoV). Cases were first detected in Wuhan City, China in December…
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is sponsoring a webinar, Be Prepared to Fight Flu: What Providers Need to Know about the 2019-2020 Flu Season, on January 21. The webinar…