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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.

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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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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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The Transformative Power of Awe

It’s the goosebumps you get at the crescendo of your favorite song; the stupefying wonder that comes with witnessing a birth or a death ...

Air Date: January 13, 2023

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Delaware River Basin has enough groundwater to last decades

There’s enough groundwater from the Delaware River Basin, which supplies peoples’ drinking water, to last until at least 2060, researchers say.

3 years ago

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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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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

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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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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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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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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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A bright green comet may be visible with the naked eye starting later this month

Comet C/2022 E3 was first spotted last year and will draw nearest to the Earth in early February.

3 years ago

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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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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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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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