• Aug 1, 2025, 10:26 AM

    Harmful Algal Bloom Exposures in Recreational Waterbodies in Pennsylvania
    Exposure to harmful algal blooms (HABs) can cause sickness in humans and animals
  • Jul 31, 2025, 08:35 AM

    Department of Health Organ Donation Advisory Committee Meeting
    The Organ Donation Advisory Committee will hold a public meeting on Thursday, August 7, 2025, from 10 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
  • Jul 31, 2025, 07:35 AM

    Department of Health Temporary Scheduling of Substance; Nitazene Class of Compounds
    The Secretary of Health (Secretary) of the Department of Health is issuing this final order to temporarily schedule any material, compound, mixture or preparation which contains any quantity of the following Nitazene substances, their salts, isomers and salts of isomers.
  • Jul 31, 2025, 07:10 AM

    Comprehensive Healthcare Workforce Development Training
    The PA Department of Health’s (DOH) Comprehensive Healthcare Workforce Development Training Initiative (previously known as Implicit Bias Training) is launching the second phase of training.
  • Jul 30, 2025, 14:10 PM

    Continuous Glucose Monitor Receiver Recall
    Dexcom, Inc. is recalling certain Dexcom G6, G7, ONE, and ONE+ glucose monitoring receivers because a problem with the speaker may cause it to fail to make an alert sound when blood sugar is dangerously low or high.
  • Jul 28, 2025, 10:46 AM

    HHS Adopts ACIP Recommendation to Remove Thimerosal from All U.S. Influenza Vaccines
    U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. took action July 23, 2025, signing the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) recommendations to remove the mercury-based preservative thimerosal from all influenza vaccines distributed in the United States.
  • Jul 24, 2025, 12:01 PM

    PAMPAC’s Mid-Year Update
    As we head into the dog days of summer, PAMPAC continues working to increase physician engagement in the political process. As we have discussed previously, PAMED’s legislative advocacy efforts rely on the “behind the scenes” work PAMPAC does in the “political advocacy” space. Without a strong political voice, working to achieve legislative goals becomes increasingly more difficult.
  • Jul 24, 2025, 09:36 AM

    PHC4’s Cardiac Procedures Report
    PHC4’s Cardiac Procedures Report, released today, displays results for six cardiac procedures performed in Pennsylvania acute care hospitals from January 1, 2022, through December 31, 2023. This report displays hospital-specific ratings for in-hospital mortality, readmissions, extended postoperative length of stay, volume of cases, and average hospital charges.
  • Jul 24, 2025, 09:24 AM

    Proposed Medicare Rule Will Impact Payment Amounts
    On July 16, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) offered a proposed rule concerning the physician fee schedule and other Medicare payment policies. The rule, if adopted, will take effect January 1, 2026.
  • Jul 23, 2025, 11:12 AM

    PAMED Joins Health Care Leaders on Statement Responding to Superior Court Ruling
    Leaders from associations representing Pennsylvania health care providers and businesses released the following statement about implications that the Pennsylvania Superior Court’s ruling.
  • Jul 22, 2025, 13:10 PM

    Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (RMSF) and Spotted Fever Rickettsiosis (SFR) in Pennsylvania
    Spotted fever rickettsioses (SFR), including Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF), are tickborne diseases commonly seen in PA in May through August.
  • Jul 21, 2025, 11:51 AM

    Nationwide Pfizer Recall and Subsequent Stockout of Penicillin G Benzathine
    The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) was notified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Pfizer Pharmaceuticals that there is a nationwide voluntary recall and subsequent near-term stockout of Benzathine Penicillin G (Bicillin L-A®)
  • Jul 17, 2025, 14:35 PM

    Superior Court Rules Unfavorably in Dajah Hagans v. Hospital
    The Superior Court recently ruled unfavorably in Dajah Hagans v. Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, et al., a case in which PAMED and the AMA partnered on an amici curiae (“friends of the court”) brief. The case concerns the treatment that J.H., a now-seven-year-old boy, received at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (“HUP”) at the time of his birth. Specifically, the plaintiff, J.H.’s mother, alleged that a delayed C-section and late administration of antibiotics caused major negative health consequences for J.H.
  • Jul 17, 2025, 08:22 AM

    Shaping Policy, Championing Voices: A Reference Committee Insider’s Take on HOD Resolutions
    With the completion of his psychiatry residency at Thomas Jefferson University, Nathan Hoff, MD, MPH is not just looking ahead to his new role in adult outpatient psychiatry, he’s also reflecting on his journey on the Pennsylvania Medical Society’s (PAMED) Reference Committee.
  • Jul 17, 2025, 08:09 AM

    PHC4’s Financial Analysis of General Acute Care Hospitals in Pennsylvania
    PHC4 releases Financial Analysis – Volume One, today. The first volume of a three-part series of financial reports published annually by PHC4. Volume One displays financial information from general acute care (GAC) hospitals licensed in Pennsylvania during fiscal year 2024 (FY24).
  • Jul 16, 2025, 11:21 AM

    Department of Health Upcoming Meetings
  • Jul 15, 2025, 00:00 AM

    DEA Alert: New Scam Letters and Calls Target Medical Practitioners
    The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) is warning registrants of new fraud schemes in which scammers impersonate DEA personnel and notify registrants that they are under investigation, presumably in an attempt to obtain personal information.
  • Jul 10, 2025, 12:52 PM

    International Doctors Continue to Face Visa Delays
    In May, the U.S. State Department (Department) directed U.S. embassies and consulates to pause new student and exchange visitor (F, M, J) visa appointments to enhance their social media vetting. This pause was lifted on June 18, 2025, but some international doctors have not been able to secure a visa.
  • Jul 10, 2025, 09:07 AM

    State Board of Medicine Physician Assistant Regulation Update
    The Board of Medicine (Board) issued out final regulations to effectuate Act 79 of 2021. Act 79 removed certain restrictions on physician assistant practice to provide greater autonomy in the practice of the profession.
  • Jul 10, 2025, 08:59 AM

    PA Department of Health Patient Advocacy Program Alert: Provider Arrest
    PAMED has been informed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) that a telehealth provider has been arrested, which means patients may not have access to care.