Health
Delaware seeks to change state health care benefits to fill an unfunded $8.4 billion liability
Delaware’s health care benefits have run deficits for years. The state spends about $2 billion on health care annually.
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Listen 1:02Kensington stakeholders plan to use opioid settlement funds for the neighborhood’s housing issues
Community members met at the New Kensington Community Development Corporation to discuss using settlement funds toward home repairs, eviction and foreclosure prevention.
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Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
The ruling by the all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court prompted a wave of concern about the future of IVF treatments in the state.
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The Lifesaving Leave Act of 2024 would grant 40 hours of unpaid leave for people making bone marrow and blood stem cell donations.
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Listen 1:08When a law passed this January takes effect next year, health insurance companies will have three days — or sometimes 24 hours — to decide on prior authorization.
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Listen 4:23In Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood, heroin is far from ‘chic’
A Philly resident talks about growing up around addiction and gives his opinion on the fashion aesthetic described as ‘heroin chic.’
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Philadelphia city leaders announced plans to build two new public health centers near the Frankford Transportation Center and Friends Hospital.
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Listen 1:09Illnesses linked to ‘gas station heroin’ are growing, New Jersey health officials warn
Tianeptine is a non-FDA approved drug that’s being sold in convenience stores and gas stations across New Jersey.
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Listen 1:29THON 2024 raises more than $16 million to fight childhood cancer
Hundreds of Penn State students participated in Friday's charity dance marathon.
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Temple University student leads research project to impact cultural education in medical field
They are determined to present the distinction between Black hairstyles and medical issues in scans to create a more inclusive medical knowledge in the future.
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FDA approves first cell therapy to treat aggressive forms of melanoma
Amtagvi is intended to help patients with melanoma that cannot be removed with surgery or has spread to other parts of the body.
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Sometimes, we’re just mad. So mad, that anger becomes like a wrecking ball that can ruin relationships and careers. We’ll find out how to express anger in healthy ways.
Air Date: February 16, 2024
Listen 48:27Abortion pills that patients got via telehealth and the mail are safe, study finds
The study looks at 6,000 patients who got abortion pills after an online appointment. It found that 99.7% of those abortions were not followed by any serious adverse events.
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New Jersey using millions from opioid settlement to expand support for people in recovery
“Overdose deaths are preventable,” said Dr. Kaitlan Baston. “These are preventable diseases.”
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Listen 1:08The CDC may be reconsidering its COVID isolation guidance
Currently, people who test positive are advised to stay home for at least five days to reduce the chances of spreading the coronavirus to others.
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