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4th measles death in Pennsylvania

NEW YORK (AP) — Pennsylvania officials have reported a fourth measles-associated death. The latest death involved an 18-year-old resident of Mifflin County, in the center of the state, the county coroner's office said in a Facebook post. The cause was acute disseminated encephalomyelitis, a ...

Hundreds of thousands of eligible kids are waiting for childcare assistance

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — There's the mother of two who needs a full-time job to keep up with the bills, but can’t afford full-time childcare. There’s the medical technician who stopped buying groceries and turned to food banks so she could pay for her infant's care. There’s the baby who ...

Batter up! UPMC Magee-Women’s welcomes little ones to the line up

Babies born during the Little League Baseball® World Series are joining in on all the excitement as The Birthplace in Williamsport, a UPMC Magee-Women's facility, welcomes the newest arrivals to the world in a special way. Newborns received crocheted baseball caps, lovingly created and ...

UPMC neurosurgeon: How technology helps guide brain and spine surgery

For many people, the thought of brain surgery can feel overwhelming. It is natural to have questions: How will the surgeon know where to go? How do they avoid important areas of the brain? What information is used to plan the safest approach? One tool that helps answer those questions is ...

Geisinger updates NICU visitation rules after potential measles exposure

Geisinger Medical Center in Danville is updating visitation rules to its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) following a potential measles exposure from a hospital visitor, according to a news release. Effective immediately, visitation to the GMC NICU will be limited to only the patient’s ...