For the past year, expectant mothers seeing WellSpan Health obstetricians have had the option to reduce their doctor visits through a service offered by a Washington D.C.-based tech company.

Despite an increasing drug death rate and high levels of air pollution, Pennsylvania kept the same ranking for the third year in the row in United Health Foundation’s 2019 America Health Rankings.

Unsolicited phone calls selling health insurance plans during this year’s open enrollment period could be robocalls trying to sell a scam, the state’s insurance commissioner warned Monday.

Lancaster-based Dr. Jordan Balencic and his wife Tessa have developed a ready-to-drink, dairy-alternative beverage that contains walnut milk and other clinically studied superfoods proven to have beneficial properties for brain health called BrainMilk. To further their efforts, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, a State College-based seed and economic development nonprofit organization, has invested $51,025.

UPMC Pinnacle is putting the final touches on the new UPMC Memorial hospital as it nears its Aug. 18 opening date.