Healthcare

Medicaid cuts would threaten thousands of Pennsylvanians’ access to healthcare and put hospitals in the region at risk of closure, activists argued during a virtual town hall meeting this week.

Pennsylvania Secretary of Aging Jason Kavulich joined Lackawanna County’s Area Agency on Aging and other organizations serving older adults for a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new Older Adult Advocacy Center in Scranton, the first of its kind in the state.

Pennsylvania's Department of Health is evaluating cancer data in the area surrounding the former manufacturing plant in Lackawanna County that operated over decades as Specialty Records, WEA Manufacturing, and Cinram.

Pennsylvania’s Secretary of Aging, who previously directed Lackawanna County's Area Agency on Aging, was named to the advisory boards of two national organizations focused on meeting the needs of older Americans and protecting them from harm.

The Wilkes University football team held a registration drive to add students to the national registry of potential bone marrow donors. Bone marrow matches are rare, but a match can potentially save someone’s life.

April 28, 2025 - A local recovery house plans expansion while the federal government looks to cut health spending. And, are you looking for a new audiobook to listen to while you do some yard work or walk the dog? We’ve got you covered. We’ll also bring you some insight into a local nonprofit from Lisa Mazzarella’s Community Connections.

Restorative Roots Recovery owns the only licensed male recovery houses in Luzerne County. While the owners have plans to grow, the federal government looks to shrink funding for recovery services.

Road to Recovery offers people with cancer diagnoses free rides to appointments, helping to overcome transportation as a barrier to healthcare. The program has lost volunteers since the COVID-19 pandemic and is looking to recruit more in Northeast Pennsylvania.

Unionized nurses at Geisinger’s Wyoming Valley facilities settled with the company late Friday after months of negotiations, averting a second strike.

The Trump administration’s recent cuts to the Department of Health and Human Services included billions of dollars in grants to the states. Gov. Josh Shapiro joined a multistate lawsuit against the administration, resulting in a temporary pause on the cuts. But Luzerne and Lackawanna county officials are left waiting on money that may not come.