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,…
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there have been 555 reported cases of measles in 2019, the second greatest number of cases since measles was eliminated…
On April 17, 2019, the Philadelphia County Medical Society’s AMA delegation met with the incoming AMA President, Patrice Harris, MD, MA. Pictured from Left to Right: Drs., Stephen Permut, Michael…
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…
Local and National Increases: Across the US, there are outbreaks of hepatitis A in several states, especially among unvaccinated, adult populations at high risk (illicit drug users, homeless persons, and…
The ongoing mumps outbreak at Temple University in Philadelphia has led to an unusually high number of requests for mumps testing. In order to reduce the burden on our laboratory…
Summary The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this health advisory to notify clinicians that influenza activity remains high in the United States, with an increasing proportion…
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health issued the following Health Alert about the ongoing mumps outbreak at Temple University. Since Temple students may seek medical care outside of Philadelphia, please…
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…
Regardless of the destination, traveling can increase the risk of contracting travel-related infectious diseases. In light of university and school spring breaks and associated travel, the Philadelphia Department of Public…
If our doctors aren’t well, how will our communities be well? An alarming 40% of physicians currently report feeling burnout and/or symptoms of clinical depression. Untreated depression is the leading…
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…