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01/30/2026

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The planned factory in Upper Macungie Township gives Pennsylvania a big win in the race to attract some of the billions in spending by Big Pharma to boost U.S. manufacturing.

01/23/2026

New leader at Inspira, a S. Jersey hospital system.

Warren E. Moore is to take a new leadership role while Amy Mansue, Inspira Health's former president, is to continue as the hospital system's CEO.

01/21/2026

Crozer sale may reopen hospital, but not soon.

Chariot Equities completed its $10 million purchase of the hospital Wednesday and is aiming have an agreement with a health system to restore services within six months.

01/17/2026

Late-day post in the INQ:

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and Nemours Children’s Health in Wilmington are the children's hospitals under scrutiny for treating transgender youth.

01/13/2026

Recent measles exposure at Philly transit hubs.

Vaccination is highly effective at preventing infection, but immunization rates have been falling in the United States since the COVID-19 pandemic.

01/08/2026

Flu still spreading in our region.

A new flu variant, subclade K, is driving an uptick in cases across the U.S. and prolonging influenza seasons in other parts of the world.From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, …

01/04/2026

Rabid racoon in Galloway, NJ.

The confirmation brought the total Atlantic County rabies cases to four for 2025.

01/02/2026

Health care changes across Southern NJ coming:

Hospital expansion projects with a total price tag of nearly $3 billion are planned across South Jersey.

12/30/2025

Flu level in NJ is spiking, far ahead of the previous two-year trend.

The sheer number of NJ flu cases is significantly higher and has occurred earlier than in the previous two years, according to state data.

12/25/2025

PA & Jersey think ending gender-affirming care is wrong.

The proposed rules would cut Medicare and Medicaid funding to hospitals that provide puberty blockers, hormone therapy and surgeries to youth.

12/24/2025

Homeless patient died after Temple U Hospital turned him away.

Staffers turned away a patient from the emergency department without evaluating him to determine if he was stable. Experts say the hospital’s actions amounted to “patient dumping."

12/20/2025

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