
Health
Crozer’s troubles go back to a business deal that was initiated in 2019 — one that Pennsylvania officials were warned about, but had little power to stop.
3 years ago
Listen 2:17Black Doctors Consortium walk-a-thon draws people from region who are fighting for health equity
“Health is wealth,” one walker said. “We have to save our own communities.”
3 years ago
New York City resident tests positive for monkeypox virus
The unidentified patient is isolating and treating the case as positive while awaiting final confirmation by the Centers for Disease Control.
3 years ago
Delco sues Prospect Medical, Crozer hospitals to keep behavioral health services open
Crozer has promised officials it will temporarily stop the closure of the behavioral health services at Delaware County Memorial and Crozer-Chester as a gesture of good faith.
3 years ago
Inside the Minds of Thrill Seekers
Skydiving, BASE jumping, climbing the highest peaks, adventuring to remote parts of the world — pushing the boundaries of safety. For t ...
Air Date: May 20, 2022
Listen 49:12Penn Medicine has expanded its telehealth program to increase access to medication that helps people stop using opioids.
3 years ago
CDC advisers urge Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11
If the CDC agrees as expected, it would open a third COVID-19 shot to healthy elementary-age kids, just like what is already recommended for everybody 12 and older.
3 years ago
Biden invokes Defense Production Act for formula shortage
Biden is also authorizing the Defense Department to use commercial aircraft to fly formula supplies that meet federal standards from overseas to the U.S.
3 years ago
A third of U.S. should be considering indoor masking, officials say
Increasing numbers of COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations are putting more of the country under guidelines issued by the CDC that call for masking and other precautions.
3 years ago
FDA clears COVID booster shot for healthy kids ages 5 to 11
The Food and Drug Administration’s action Tuesday now opens a third shot to elementary-age kids, too — at least five months after their last dose.
3 years ago
Want to know which COVID variant you have? Rutgers scientists have a test for that
A new PCR test could more quickly and easily identify COVID variants.
3 years ago
‘Revelations in Air’ and the power of smell
Author Jude Stewart on smell, the least understood of our five senses. And, what we know so far about Covid-19 and loss of scent...some people aren't bouncing back.
Air Date: May 13, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:14We all know the vow: “In sickness and in health.” But in reality, when serious illness enters a relat ...
Air Date: May 13, 2022
Listen 48:37U.S. overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC says
The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly one U.S. overdose death every 5 minutes.
3 years ago
Independent pharmacy owners and health experts want to streamline the distribution of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill.
3 years ago