Dr. Jessica Shoemaker was drawn to naturopathic medicine for the chance to understand the complexity of the body’s inner-connectedness and how natural health therapies can resolve conditions.

When it comes to focusing on workplace wellness amidst the pandemic, many things come to mind. Stress management, social distancing, mask-wearing and working from home when possible. All contribute to keeping workers healthy, both mentally and physically.

As the CEO of Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania and a staff member since 1997, Fonzi sees similarities between the COVID-19 and HIV/AIDS pandemics. 

Central Penn College is set to launch a new optometric technician certificate program-- the first of its kind in the midstate.

No COVID-19 playbook was sitting on Pennsylvania’s hospital leaders’ shelves when cases began to spread into the Commonwealth last year. It had to be built through collaboration between hospitals and first-hand experience.

Businesses large and small put a pause on making large changes to their health plans, adopting a wait-and-see approach before switching plans.

A Bethlehem startup has launched a new app designed to help people reverse and prevent health problems.

Susquehanna Valley Emergency Medical Services (SVEMS) and Penn State Health have signed a letter of intent for SVEMS to join Penn State Health this summer.

Two Harrisburg health care associations were awarded a total of $250,000 in grant money as part of a national initiative to make access to telehealth services more equitable.

Battered by the coronavirus pandemic and public perceptions many senior living communities offering a range of care and living options are implementing lessons learned over the past year.

If you were to ask any health system executive what the future of health care was in 2019, they would have said telemedicine. And in March of last year, with patients unable to access their physicians because of the quarantine, that shift to telemedicine happened in weeks, not years.

Each year the Central Penn Business Journal and Central Penn Parent recognizes excellence, promotes innovation and honors the efforts of individuals and organizations making significant positive impacts on the quality of health care

Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences launches a new medical assistant program beginning this fall.

Penn State Health plans to open a new pediatric outpatient center in Manheim Township, Lancaster County next spring.

The pandemic caused New Oxford-based Cross Keys Village -- The Brethren Home to pause two major projects at its senior living facilities to focus on slowing the spread of the virus in its communities.