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Will Proposed Medicaid Cuts Threaten Western Pennsylvania Residents?

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

While the Senate vote on health care form has been delayed for now, leader Mitch McConnell has assured Congress that Medicaid cuts ...

Patient Care

Protecting Your Eyes

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

For many people has become strictly necessary to use sunscreen for the skin, we see many people buying sunscreen like ...

Homecare Senior Care

How Does Technology Make A Difference For Home Care?

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Arielle Kimbarovsky Unfortunately, we don’t all live three minutes away from our parents, grandparents, or other older loved ones who ...

Patient Care

Why Consumers Should Plan on Paying More for Medicine

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Good intentions, bad results: A paradox of healthcare regulation Healthcare spending, currently projected to grow by 5.8% annually in the ...

Patient Care

7 Ways to Improve Patient Safety

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

By Sarah Lisovich While there’s been significant improvement in overall patient safety in the in-patient hospital setting, there’s still much work ...

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Dying Patients Who Received Palliative Care Visited the ER Less

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The Western PA Healthcare News Team

Community-based palliative care – care delivered at home, not the hospital – was associated with a 50 percent reduction in ...