Pennsylvania Department of Health

Pennsylvania's health secretary Dr. Debra Bogen said although the statewide measles outbreak remains ongoing, MMR vaccinations have also increased.

Gov. Josh Shapiro and state health secretary Dr. Debra Bogen discussed a $5 million investment that launched the Nurse Shortage Assistance Program in the 2025/26 state budget during a visit to Wayne Memorial Hospital in Honesdale. The program provides matching state funds to hospitals to attract nursing staff with student loan repayment assistance.

WVIA's Lydia McFarlane and WSKG's Natalie Abruzzo take part in a discussion about their reporting on the ongoing measles outbreaks in their respective coverage areas of Pennsylvania and New York.

A 39-year-old woman from Chambersburg, Pa., who had been diagnosed with measles has died. The woman is the sixth person to die with measles amid a historic statewide outbreak in Pennsylvania.

Penn State’s Wilkes-Barre campus may soon have a new owner, and the Pa. Department of Health has confirmed the state's fourth measles-related death.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has launched a new online measles dashboard, allowing the public to track cases by county as the statewide total surpasses 100. There are no cases in Northeast Pennsylvania, but there are seven cases between two counties in Northcentral Pennsylvania.

On today's update to date, data center protest, PJM grid, Pa. updates its measles dashboard and a shooting in Scranton

There’s a nationwide outbreak of cyclosporiasis, a parasitic infection that comes from contaminated water or produce, and Pennsylvania has recorded 28 cases so far. The main symptom is watery diarrhea, which could be explosive.

A community group will host a town hall meeting this weekend in Throop to provide updates about ongoing chemical exposure concerns around a former manufacturing plant in Olyphant.

Late spring to early summer is considered to be one of two peaks of Pennsylvania’s year-round tick season, according to East Stroudsburg University’s Tick Research Lab. Here’s what to know during the first peak of this year, as cases of alpha-gal syndrome which causes a red meat and dairy allergy, pop up around the state.