Gov. Tom Wolf outlined a plan to address the COVID-19 outbreak, which includes school closures in some parts of the state and recommendations discouraging large gatherings.

Area hospitals are looking at which of their employees can work remotely and how many employees their departments need to still operate.

Employers in Central Pennsylvania wondering how to best handle the threat that the coronavirus COVID-19 poses to their workplace can look to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control for guidelines.

A group of Harrisburg University professors and students are working on a phone app that will track migraine symptoms and help doctors develop individual treatment plans for patients.

Private insurance companies are required by state law to provide behavioral health services in equal measure to physical health services, but state insurance department regulators say that’s not happening.

Capital BlueCross CEO and President Gary St. Hilaire will leave the Harrisburg-based insurer next month after guiding it through years of growth to become a major presence in the midstate’s competitive insurance market.

Penn State Health Medical Group plans to expand its services in Dauphin County with a new primary care facility in Lower Paxton Township.

While markets already seem to be recovering, those remembering the pain of the great recession have expressed concerns of how an ongoing coronavirus outbreak, combined with dropping oil prices due to Saudi Arabia increasing oil output, could drill a hole in their retirement savings.

Gov. Tom Wolf announced two presumptive cases of coronavirus – one in Delaware County and the other in Wayne County. Tests are being sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for a second opinion.

Hamilton Health Center plans to begin raising funds for a three-part, $14 million project at its 17th St. headquarters that would provide greater services in and around the city’s South Allison Hill neighborhood.

Highmark Blue Shield will be offering a new health insurance product for WellSpan patients as part of a recently announced strategic partnership.

A new Medicare payment model being tested on three midstate EMS agencies will offer more options for caring with patients covered under Medicare

A long-running dental office in Hampden Township, Cumberland County moved to a new location last month for more visibility and expanded space.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has begun testing potential samples of coronavirus from its Exton-based laboratory, but has yet to see an active case in the state.

Inovio Pharmaceuticals, Inc, a Plymouth Meeting-based pharmaceutical company, plans to begin trials of the vaccine on humans in April, with one million doses of the vaccine produced for emergency use by years’ end.