
Health
A stem cell treatment for MS offers some patients hope. But is it hope that will last?
After more than 15 years of multiple sclerosis, a patient travels to Mexico for a risky, experimental treatment called HSCT, against her doctor's advice.
4 years ago
Listen 49:46The inability to hire and retain workers — in part driven by low wages due to low government reimbursement rates — was already a crisis, but now threatens to collapse.
4 years ago
COVID deaths leave more than 140,000 U.S. kids grieving parents or primary caregivers
More than 140,000 children in the U.S. have lost one or both parents, or a grandparent caregiver to COVID-19, according to a new study.
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Pfizer asks FDA to allow COVID shots for kids ages 5 to 11
Now the FDA will have to decide if there’s enough evidence that the shots are safe and will work for younger children like they do for teens and adults.
4 years ago
Syphilis cases in Delaware County increase significantly, health officials say
Delaware County syphilis cases are at the highest they’ve been in 20 years.
4 years ago
While COVID summer surge is waning, more mandates in the works
Not wanting to lose momentum, government leaders and employers are looking at strengthening and expanding vaccine requirements.
4 years ago
‘Avoid the double whammy’: Montco offering free flu shots alongside COVID-19 vaccines
Dr. Valerie Arkoosh called getting a flu shot this year “more important than ever” to keep families safe amid the ongoing pandemic.
4 years ago
Philly extends deadline for health care, university staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID
Health care workers, and university faculty, staff, and students, must have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Oct. 15. Here’s what else you need to know.
4 years ago
What borrowers need to know about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness overhaul
The U.S. Education Department said it would temporarily relax some of the program's rules. The changes could lead to loan cancellation for tens of thousands of borrowers.
4 years ago
Camden County preparing to open another mega-site for COVID booster shots
As the call for boosters intensifies, Camden County is not planning to use the college mega-site it used the first time around because students are in class.
4 years ago
Want to take friends on joyride around Dover speedway’s Monster Mile?
The event is being held to get more Delawareans vaccinated. The rate is now 79% for all adults, but barely half of younger adults have gotten their first dose.
4 years ago
Why is it so hard to get a COVID test in Philly?
Frustrated residents and some providers describe high demand, but the city has no plans to add capacity.
4 years ago
J&J seeks FDA clearance for COVID-19 vaccine booster doses
J&J said it filed a request with the FDA to authorize boosters for people 18 and older who previously received the company's one-shot vaccine.
4 years ago
Ship’s anchor among possible causes of California oil spill
A major oil spill off the coast of Southern California fouled popular beaches and killed wildlife while crews scrambled Sunday, to contain the crude before it spread further.
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N.J. coronavirus update: South Jersey now leads the state in the number of infections
South Jersey has seen an increase in COVID infections; double what the positivity rate was one year ago.
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