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Shapiro Administration announces $12.3 million investment in maternal and child health initiatives

7+ hour, 18+ min ago  (190+ words) Partly to mostly cloudy and quite mild overnight with a shower or thunderstorm possible. . The Shapiro Administration unveiled the Pennsylvania's Maternal Health Strategic Action Plan on Tuesday, entitled Healthy Moms, Vibrant Futures. According to a press release from the administration,…...

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Help A Girl Out launches fifth annual menstrual equity drive in Reading

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (253+ words) Mostly sunny; brisk and cold. . READING, Pa.- At Helping Harvest's Community Kitchen in Reading, volunteers are setting the table for a different kind of drive. Not for food, but for pads, tampons, and other menstrual essentials. The Help A Girl…...

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Bill requiring insurance coverage for breast cancer diagnostics passes Pa. Legislature

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (205+ words) Mainly cloudy skies for Friday night with a few scattered rain showers possible, especially south of the Lehigh Valley. . HARRISBURG, Pa. - A bill requiring insurance companies to cover all breast cancer diagnostic exams has passed the legislature and is now…...

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Health Beat: Maternal health in the U.S.

4+ mon, 1+ week ago  (281+ words) Mostly cloudy skies overnight. . A new report calls pre-term birthrates in the U.S. a "crisis." It's the annual report card from the non-profit March of Dimes about maternal and infant health. And our country's grade is barely passing. For the fourth…...

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Breast cancer awareness; the cost of cancer

5+ mon, 3+ day ago  (154+ words) A little sun, but becoming mostly cloudy. Brisk and cool but a dry day, before rain arrives overnight. . Cloudy and breezy with rain arriving, especially after midnight; a few downpours towards sunrise. October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, the perfect…...

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Breast cancer survivors unite at Sisters Network fundraising gala in Reading

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (375+ words) Mostly clear and seasonably cool.. READING, Pa. - The chapter of a national organization that raises awareness about breast cancer held a fundraiser in Berks County Saturday night. The Reading chapter of Sisters Network honored breast cancer survivors too. "I started…...

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68 Pa. state parks to offer free menstrual products

10+ mon, 2+ day ago  (152+ words) Cloudy to start, then some breaks of sun by the afternoon. Warmer with just a low chance of a stray shower, mainly early in the morning and again later in the afternoon into the evening. . Partly to mostly cloudy skies…...

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Maternal support group hosts community baby shower for new, expecting moms

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (261+ words) READING, Pa - A maternal support group hosted a special gathering in Reading for new and expecting moms. The Maternity Care Coalition held a Community Baby Shower at Calvary United Church today. READING, Pa - A maternal support group hosted a special…...

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Breast cancer survivors shine on runway at Pink Passion for Fashion Show in Berks Co.

10+ mon, 1+ week ago  (620+ words) For the 10th year in a row, breast cancer survivors in Berks County walked the runway on Sunday at the Pink Passion for Fashion Show." Biden has been diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer READING, Pa. - For the 10th year in a row,…...

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Health Beat: Raising awareness about maternal mental health

10+ mon, 3+ week ago  (309+ words) More than 800,000 Americans go through mood disorders during or right after pregnancy, but only 25% get treated. Wednesday is World Maternal Mental Health Day. It's a time to raise awareness about issues many face before, during, and after giving birth. More…...