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An opioid crisis resource kit containing Narcan, fentanyl test strips and information on how to get addiction treatment and more harm reduction resources.
Addiction
Home & Family
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania parents, families call for statewide grief support services for overdose and drug-related losses

Advocates point to a Philadelphia program as a model for statewide grief support services that could be funded with opioid settlement funds.

3 months ago

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Someone is wearing protective gloves is using tongs to hold up a container that has has frozen embryos in it at a clinic.
Biology
Health Care
New Jersey
Public Health

New Jersey reproductive and fertility clinics face new regulations for the storage of embryos and eggs

Reproductive medicine and fertility centers are required to meet specific safety standards and apply for state licensure under new rules.

3 months ago

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the door to the Camden County Department of Corrections’ Reentry Release Center
Addiction
Incarceration
New Jersey

Camden County opens new reentry release center to support people as they leave jail, return to the community

The county’s Reentry Release Center in Camden has peer specialists who connect people to housing, health care and other social services.

3 months ago

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Planned Parenthood at 12th and Locust streets in Center City
Health Care
Philadelphia
Politics

Philadelphia Planned Parenthood centers say services are at risk following Medicaid cuts

The federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law last July, blocks Medicaid funding to facilities that perform abortions.

3 months ago

the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health

As U.S. measles case counts rise, here’s what to know about infections and prevention in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania has reported 12 confirmed cases of measles so far in 2026 and is on track to surpass last year’s total of 16 infections.

3 months ago

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A therapist holding a clipboard for notes on her lap during a group therapy session.
Addiction
Delaware
Public Health

New addiction recovery programs and family support services coming to Sussex County

Pennsylvania nonprofit Be a Part of the Conversation is launching recovery programs and parent partnership services in southern Delaware for families affected by addiction.

3 months ago

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Two people donate blood
Health Care
Outdoors

The American Red Cross urgently wants your blood as Greater Philly snowstorm affects blood bank supply

The snowstorm caused more cancellations at local blood donation drives and centers, at a loss of about 1,000 blood and platelet donations.

3 months ago

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two bottles, of Truvada and Descovy
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

New Philly tool provides ‘one-stop shop’ for critical HIV resources

The Philadelphia HIV Resource Finder can help those interested in HIV treatment find it and prevention resources throughout the city.

3 months ago

ChristianaCare planea expandir sus servicios
Delaware
Health Care

ChristianaCare planea un campus de salud en el sur de Delaware para ampliar el acceso a medida que crece la población del condado de Sussex

El campus de salud propuesto por ChristianaCare en Georgetown incluiría una sala de emergencias y atención ambulatoria para atender a la creciente población.

3 months ago

pills from a prescription bottle
Aging
Health Care
Philadelphia

A Medicare prescription payment plan can help seniors afford their medications, but few know about it, say Philly researchers

The Medicare Prescription Payment Plan allows seniors to spread the cost of their prescriptions as monthly payments throughout the year.

3 months ago

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The Johnson & Johnson headquarters
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Technology

Pennsylvania to grow its life sciences industry with new $1B Johnson & Johnson cell therapy plant in Lower Gwynedd

The project is expected to create more than 4,000 construction jobs and 500 new biomanufacturing roles in the region.

3 months ago

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Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland
Business
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Delco Council ends disaster declaration for Crozer Health closure

Delaware County Council has ensured that “ambulance coverage is intact and operational” following the collapse of Crozer Health.

3 months ago

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Don Keister reflexiona sobre las fotos
Addiction
Delaware

Después de convertir una tragedia personal en acción, una pareja está lista para retirarse del grupo de adicciones de Delaware

La muerte por sobredosis de su hijo hace 13 años llevó a los Keisters a crear atTAcK Addiction.

3 months ago

A doctor uses breast imaging AI to get a second opinion on mammography ultrasounds. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Pulse
Technology

Will My Doctor Be a Bot? AI and the Future of Medicine

Physician and author Robert Wachter joins us to discuss what AI-powered health care will look like in the near future.

Air Date: February 18, 2026

Listen 37:33
A University of Pennsylvania sign
Employment
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Penn graduate workers reach historic tentative agreement with university, averting strike

Union organizers say the contract will transform their quality of life. Efforts to unionize graduate students started more than 20 years ago.

3 months ago

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