Health care has changed significantly since Jim Cooper joined Central Pennsylvania Blood Bank 37 years ago. Open-heart surgery was still newfangled. AIDS hadn’t been discovered.

To run a successful company, an employer has to look out for a precious asset — its employees.

Studies conducted by the American Psychological Association (APA) show that developing a psychologically healthy workplace produces better profit margins and cuts down on absences and turnover.

The Harrisburg-based Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council recently released statewide figures on the quality of care for cardiac surgery at hospitals throughout the state.

State House Republicans today introduced an alternative to Gov. Ed Rendell's Prescription for Pennsylvania health-care reform plan.

Tyco International Ltd. will issue stocks for the healthcare and electronics spin-off companies that will result from the Bermuda-based business’ forthcoming split.

Cumberland County-based Select Medical Corp. will not go ahead with its planned acquisition of Nexus Health Systems Inc.

Lancaster County-based Herley Industries Inc. reported lower sales but higher profits for the third quarter ended April 29.

If you have health insurance, chances are good that you also have a refrigerator magnet advertising your carrier’s 24-hour nurseline. You might have even used the telephone service to figure out if a pain or illness required a trip to the emergency room or doctor’s office.

Convenient-care clinics continue to pop up around the country, and health-care organizations in the midstate are taking notice.

Communicating by e-mail — commonplace in the business world — has yet to catch on with most doctors in the midstate.

Physicians are finding that customer service is about more than just being a phone call away.

Patients in Central Pennsylvania are taking a more active role in their health-care decisions, and many are choosing alternative therapies to complement or replace traditional medicine, according to area therapists, physicians and patients.

Before having gall bladder surgery, Doug Legore looked up his surgeon online.

The rising costs of prescription drugs, hospital stays and doctor visits are further complicating an already difficult health-care insurance environment.

Home health agencies have become significant players in the delivery of medical care over the past 20 years. It’s a development that proponents believe is saving the health-care system money.