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Allegheny Health Network has appointed Margaret Larkins-Pettigrew, MD, MEd, MPPM, FACOG, as the health system’s first chief clinical diversity and inclusion officer.Larkins-Pettigrew, who will join AHN from University Hospitals/Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine in Cleveland ...

Patsy Calabro suppressed a laugh as he reflected back to autumn 1971.“We were big on trends of the time,” he recalled. “We sold bell-bottom jeans and tons of platform shoes. We were really in a ‘70s mode.”The early ‘70s was a tumultuous time in America – and fashion was part of ...

Last week, we discussed how the stock market indexes have come roaring back from March lows. This is seemingly a disconnect from economic reality. The indexes are too influenced from six or seven stocks that have taken over their performance numbers.Between Feb. 19 and Aug. 18, only 38% of ...

Mylan gets FDA warning on plant in India

Mylan NV has received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, saying the company did not do its best to ensure the safety of pharmaceutical ingredients at a manufacturing plant in India.The FDA sent the missive to Heather Bresch, Mylan’s chief executive officer, Aug. 20. ...

Relief is available for dairy farmers statewide.On a trip to a farm in Reading, state Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding said Friday about $13.5 million of the $15 million CARES Act-funded Dairy Indemnity Program is available.A Pennsylvania dairy farm that lost money because of discarded or ...

State’s unemployment rate jumps to 13.7%

In a month that the national unemployment rate plummeted nearly a full percentage point, Pennsylvania’s jumped.The state’s jobless figure was 13.7% in July, up five tenths of a percentage point from 13.2% in June, according to seasonally adjusted figures released Friday by the state ...