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Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Vetoes Workers’ Compensation Drug Formulary Bill

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed Senate Bill 936, which sought to amend the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act by establishing a formulary, or a list of prescription medications that could be prescribed to injured workers. “The formulary proposed in this …

County Coroner in Pennsylvania Sounds Alarm After Cluster of Heroin ODs

York County’s coroner is sounding the alarm after reporting three suspected heroin overdoses in a span of five hours. Coroner Pamela Gay took to Twitter to report the suspect overdoses, writing, “If you or a loved one is an IV …

Parents Share Stories of Heroin’s Heavy Toll

Travis Mohr found sobriety after heroin came close to taking his life. Every year at the anniversary of the day he got clean, his parents hosted a celebration at their Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, home to recognize another 12 months of …