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With telehealth abortion, doctors have to learn to trust and empower patients

Getting abortion medication online is easier than ever thanks to regulatory changes. The practice is pushing the boundaries of the traditional doctor-patient relationship.

3 years ago

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Aging
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Social isolation linked to an increased risk of dementia, new study finds

Socially isolated older adults have a 27% higher chance of developing dementia, according to researchers from Johns Hopkins.

3 years ago

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Health Care
Medicine
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Kensington’s Esperanza Health Center eyes expansion, new wellness center

Kensington-area medical facility Esperanza Health Center plans to expand its health and behavioral services, as well as a newly built community wellness center.

3 years ago

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Housing
Income Inequality
Pennsylvania
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With COVID-era foreclosure protections expired, filings are climbing in Pennsylvania — though aid is available

Pennsylvania received $350 million in federal assistance to aid homeowners; the money must be spent by September 2025.

3 years ago

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Philadelphia
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity
Billy Penn

Temple Hospital now has a ‘Yelp for OB-GYNs’ to improve care for families of color

Birthing pros say the app could provide data that helps eradicate Black maternal mortality.

3 years ago

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Health Care
Medicine
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa.’s in-hospital mortality rates are up, new report shows

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council’s annual hospital performance report looked at patient outcomes for a range of health conditions.

3 years ago

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Health Care
Incarceration
Medicine
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

College of Physicians issues ‘long overdue’ apology to Holmesburg Prison experiment survivors and their families

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia did not conduct the unethical scientific experiments at Holmesburg Prison, but apologized for not speaking out.

3 years ago

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National

White House: Jill Biden has 2 cancerous lesions removed

Presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor says examinations showed that the lesions over Biden’s right eye and on her chest were both confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma.

3 years ago

It's COVID testing time at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, South Korea. Arrivals from China must now submit to a PCR test. (Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
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Public Health

Coronavirus FAQ: How do I avoid catching COVID while flying in 2023?

It's been nearly three years since the pandemic was declared, but if you head to some airports right now you might think you've returned to the early days of the outbreak.

3 years ago

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Government
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

Changes that eased access to health care during the pandemic will soon be reversed

Several programs that lowered barriers to health care and services during the pandemic are about to end, leaving patients and experts worried about the fallout.

3 years ago

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Addiction
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health
Billy Penn

Philadelphia resources for people in recovery or addiction: A community-vetted local guide

Search or filter dozens of options by type of service, location, and more.

3 years ago

U.S. infectious disease experts fear that a winter surge of respiratory illness — like the one that overloaded emergency rooms with COVID-19 patients in January 2021 — could yet materialize this winter, with several circulating viruses wreaking havoc. So far, though, it looks like early peaks of RSV and the flu are receding. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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Health Care
Public Health

RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots ‘up like a rocket’

As the new year begins and the depths of winter approach, U.S. infectious disease experts monitoring the "tripledemic" stew of viruses that have been plaguing the country.

3 years ago

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Health Care
Kids
Medicine
Public Health

New study shows COVID vaccination safe for kids diagnosed with severe inflammatory condition after a coronavirus infection

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare, but serious condition that appears two to six weeks after a child’s COVID-19 infection.

3 years ago

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Environment
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Bucks and Montco residents learn more about their exposure to the toxic chemicals in PFAS study

As part of a federal study, more than 1,000 Montco and Bucks residents tested their blood for the toxic class of chemicals.

3 years ago

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Behavioral Health
Health Care
Mental Health
Pennsylvania

Chester County revives its local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness

Starting this year, the returning local chapter will provide support and education for people in the county dealing with mental illnesses as well as their families.

3 years ago

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