PAMED News

The Pennsylvania Health Department (DOH) has identified three cases of measles in Lebanon County.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) identified recent sustained increases in tick bite-related emergency department visits.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is issuing this Health Advisory to notify public health professionals, clinicians, laboratorians, and people at risk for overdose about increasing reports from U.S. jurisdictions detecting medetomidine.

On Monday, Federal District Judge Brian Murphy issued a preliminary injunction blocking implementation of the Trump administration’s pared-down list of recommended childhood vaccinations.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) was notified by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) that there is a continuing national shortage of Bicillin L-A, following the voluntary recall by King Pharmaceuticals Inc., a subsidiary of Pfizer, of Bicillin L-A (Penicillin G Benzathine Injectable Suspension) in July 2025.

PAMED has been informed by the Pennsylvania Department of Health (DOH) that DEA License suspensions have been issued to two providers at the same practice, which means the providers are currently unable to prescribe controlled substances.

On January 30, 2026, the Pennsylvania Health Department (DOH) identified five confirmed cases of measles in Lancaster County. These are the first cases to be identified in Pennsylvania for 2026.

PHILADELPHIA—The Philadelphia Department of Public Health is notifying travelers and others of a possible measles exposure.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) today adopted individual-based decision-making for hepatitis B immunization for parents deciding whether to give the hepatitis B vaccine, including the birth dose, to infants born to women who test negative for the virus.