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Health Care
Law
Pennsylvania

Health workforce shortages, ACA protections, struggling hospitals among early Pa. legislative, budget priorities

Some early session bills in the Pennsylvania legislature align with Gov. Josh Shapiro’s health spending priorities and prepare for possible changes under Trump.

4 months ago

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Health Care
Sports

How to avoid a trip to the ER on Super Bowl Sunday

From heart attacks to broken bones, doctors weigh in on how to avoid common health emergencies linked to the big game.

4 months ago

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The Pulse
Food & Drink
Public Health

How does electronic waste end up in black plastic kitchen utensils?

An alarming study on black plastic had a major math error. But it reveals bigger questions that have yet to be addressed.

4 months ago

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Health Care
Pennsylvania

Prospect intends to sell Crozer Health to a ‘not-for-profit consortium of healthcare operators’

Prospect Medical Holdings did not identify which parties would be a part of the consortium looking to take over the distressed Crozer Health system in Delaware County.

4 months ago

Every day, our bodies come in contact with all kinds of potentially harmful things that we can’t always see or smell — but which can have real consequences for our environment and health. Among the latest to prompt concern is black plastic cooking utensils, which a recent study declared could be releasing toxic chemicals into our food. (Bigstock)
The Pulse

Exposure

A look at the potentially harmful things we’re exposed to and how they affect us.

Air Date: January 31, 2025

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Behavioral Health
Delaware
Mental Health
Military

Delaware veterans heal, connect and build community at new artistic pilot program

The new pilot program hopes to give veterans a creative outlet to express themselves and find purpose after leaving the military.

4 months ago

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Zsuzsa Gyenes and her son lived at a hotel in Cranberry, Pa. after the Norfolk Southern train derailment near their former home in East Palestine, Ohio. She worries about what their exposure to hazardous chemicals caused by the derailment and its aftermath will mean for their health in the future. (Photo: Renee Rosensteel)
The Pulse
Public Health
Transportation

Two years after train derailment and chemical disaster in East Palestine, some residents worry about liver cancer

A Norfolk Southern train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, spilled chemicals, sickening residents. Now researchers are tracking the long-term health effects.

4 months ago

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Economy
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania health insurance advocates warn ACA premiums will spike in 2026 if Congress lets tax credits expire

Pennsylvania insurance officials say premium costs could rise, on average, by 82% with the loss of boosted tax credits in 2026.

4 months ago

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Austen, 6, works his way through an online class with the help of his mother, Constance. Constance decided to homeschool Austen who has autism due to a lack of support by local public schools. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Studio 2
Mental Health
Public Health

Autism, neurodivergence and our diagnosis culture

The term "neurodivergent" has emerged as a popular buzzword often featured in social media bios. But what does it really mean? How does it relate to formal diagnoses?

Air Date: January 29, 2025 12:00 pm

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Health Care
Infrastructure
New Jersey

Officials celebrate Cooper expansion groundbreaking, Camden and Norcross

The groundbreaking ceremony was a celebration of a $3 billion hospital expansion, Camden’s successes and power broker George Norcross.

4 months ago

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Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. counties with their own health departments see benefits, new research shows

Most counties in Pennsylvania don’t have their own health departments. A study shows that matters for residents.

4 months ago

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Jay Lassiter (left), of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, attended an observance for World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, 2024 on the White House South Lawn in Washington, D.C. Vernon Wright (right), of Philadelphia, is the founder of the Gordon-Wright Community Development Center, which provides HIV testing and counseling, drug and alcohol referrals and education. (Courtesy of Jay Lassiter/Vernon Wright, respectively)
Aging
Health Care
Medicine
National
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Public Health

‘Uncharted territory’: Philadelphians navigate growing old with HIV as more people survive longer

About half of all people living with HIV today are over the age of 50. By 2030, older survivors could make up as much as 70% of that population.

4 months ago

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Health Care
Pennsylvania

Too late: Pa. Supreme Court issues ruling on Delaware County Memorial Hospital closure

Delaware County Memorial Hospital has been shuttered since 2022. The state’s highest court says the lower court ruled correctly when it temporarily halted its closure.

4 months ago

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The Pulse

The DIY Medicine Movement

We look at the DIY medicine movement, and what’s prompting a growing number of patients to experiment with treatments on their own.

Air Date: January 24, 2025

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Studio 2
Gender
Sex & Relationships

Online pornography: Do we need an age limit?

The Supreme Court heard arguments about a Texas law that would block kids from viewing pornography online through age verification systems. Is it time to teach about porn?

Air Date: January 23, 2025 12:00 pm

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