More than 60 percent of Lancaster County
adults are either obese or overweight, according to the Lighten Up Lancaster
Coalition. So the group is encouraging folks to work on it – literally.

Two Central Pennsylvania
health care systems are in talks about a potential affiliation, the
organizations announced today.

Getting sick these days can be expensive — even if you have a job.

Millions of dollars are being saved and/or trimmed behind the scenes to help area hospitals survive the recession. And if all goes well, patients won’t notice any difference.

Roughly 2,000 athletes will head to York County
during the summer of 2014 for the Can-Am Police-Fire Games, the York County
Convention and Visitors Bureau said today.

Capital BlueCross tomorrow will hold a symposium to launch
Better Health Works, its new employee-wellness program.

The Penn State Hershey Breast Center has been awarded national certification, Dauphin County-based Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center announced last week.

Dental insurer United Concordia Companies Inc. has provided
more than $100,000 of free dental care through its community-outreach program during
the first quarter of 2009, according to the Susquehanna Township-based company.

Given the choice, most people probably would prefer to receive medical care in their homes rather than in a hospital.

Lancaster-based Eastern Alliance Insurance Group (EAIG) unveiled a
system designed to make it easier for employers to pay worker's
compensation premiums.

Harrisburg-based PinnacleHealth System will hold a grand
opening of its new Dillsburg outpatient services center in Carroll Township,
York County, from 2 to 5 p.m. tomorrow.

The poor economy and slumping housing market have made it difficult for
some seniors to sell their homes -- and discouraged many more from
trying, staff members at midstate retirement communities report.

J. Nelson Kling is
president of Mennonite Home Communities. 

A Lancaster
County doctor has
developed an experimental treatment to help stave off esophageal cancer, and it
all started in his garage.

One midstate employee-benefits company recently spun off a
new business dedicated to helping people navigate the often-confusing world of
personal health care.