Tower Health, the Berks County-based health network, has opened a new Tower Health-UPMC Health Plan Connect Center inside the Berkshire Mall in Wyomissing. Designed to help consumers with their health insurance questions, individuals and current members can meet one-on-one with associates at the new location, which is open during regular mall hours. The new site ...

People who have survived or are living with cancer are more likely to die from a stroke than the general public, according to new research from Penn State College of Medicine. Researchers found that those who have or have had cancer are more than twice as likely to die of a stroke, and the risk ...

Researchers at Geisinger, the central Pennsylvania-based health system, received a $2.8 million grant to study the genetic causes of high cholesterol and, in time, improve detection and family screening for familial hypercholesterolemia, often referred to as FH. People with FH have very high LDL cholesterol levels, and FH is the most common genetic cause of ...

The booming wearables market is transforming the health care industry as patients use smartphone apps, the Apple Watch, Fitbits and Garmins to track their heart rate, check for heart arrhythmia, and monitor physical activity, sleep patterns and hydration.

Penn State Health St. Joseph is moving its Muhlenberg urgent care practice to a larger site that will have more services, longer hours and will hopefully better serve the community.

The Tower Health Transplant Institute has received the necessary regulatory approvals from UNOS (United Network for Organ Sharing) and the Department of Health to begin performing transplant surgeries.

The Federal Trade Commission and the Pennsylvania Attorney General’s Office said they have completed their antitrust reviews of Lehigh Valley Health Network’s proposal to acquire the assets of Coordinated Health, allowing the transaction to move forward.

The last steel beam has been placed on Lehigh Valley Hospital-Cedar Crest’s expanded emergency department in Salisbury Township. Lehigh Valley Health Network employees signed the beam before a crane slowly lifted it into place. The expanded facility will include an adult emergency room, opening in late 2020 and a children’s ER, opening in mid-2021.

Geisinger St. Luke’s Hospital officially opened its doors at 8 am on Nov. 20 in Orwigsburg. According to Geisinger, this marks the first time in Pennsylvania that two health care organizations have joined together to co-own and co-build a hospital.

As health care consumers are shopping for health plans, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) is warning the public not to confuse the insurance plans featured in some online advertisements with the health insurance that can be purchased on the federal HealthCare.gov. website.