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A sign for Crozer Health is visible in the foreground, with buildings in the background.
Health

Crozer Health’s parent company has a long history of siphoning millions from its hospitals. Pa. officials were warned, but their hands were tied

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.

4 years ago

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The West Powelton Drummers led the inaugural NEXT STEP Walk-a-Thon
Health

Black 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.”

4 years ago

File photo: A view of uptown Manhattan from the Empire State Building is seen in New York City on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Health

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.

4 years ago

A sign and entrance are visible for a tan brick building.
Health

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.

4 years ago

(Shane Tolentino for NPR)
NPR
Health

Telehealth abortions are simple and private — but restricted in many states

Groups that provide abortion pills are preparing to face significant new obstacles, as anti-abortion states push back against expanded online access.

4 years ago

The championship of Russia on mountain climbing.
The Pulse
Health

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

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A 2017 photo shows daredevil “Mad Mike” Hughes with his steam-powered rocket constructed out of salvage parts. (Waldo Stakes / AP)
The Pulse
Science

The life and death of daredevil ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes

The daredevil known as “Mad Mike” Hughes died in a rocket crash in 2020. He was an amateur rocket builder on a quest to prove that the Earth is flat.

4 years ago

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A sign at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health

Penn Medicine partners with health department to expand virtual ‘bridge clinic’ for people with substance use disorder

Penn Medicine has expanded its telehealth program to increase access to medication that helps people stop using opioids.

4 years ago

A vial of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for children 5 to 12 years old sits ready for use at a vaccination site in Fort Worth, Texas, Thursday, Nov. 11, 2021. (AP Photo/LM Otero)
Health

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.

4 years ago

A sign at the entrance to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is seen on April 19 in Atlanta. (Ron Harris/AP)
NPR
Health

The CDC is investigating 180 cases of children with hepatitis. The cause is a mystery

The count of pediatric cases under investigation has grown since the agency's last update, but most of the increase represents previous cases that are just now being reported.

4 years ago

Symptoms of a monkeypox virus are shown on a patient's hand
NPR
Health

Rare monkeypox outbreak in U.K., Europe, and U.S.: What is it and should we worry?

The cases point to possible sexual transmission of this cousin of smallpox — a previously unknown method of spread for monkeypox.

4 years ago

Infant formula is stacked on a table during a baby formula drive to help with the shortage Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Health

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.

4 years ago

Travelers wearing face masks at PHL Airport
Health

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.

4 years ago

A nurse's hands hold two different vials of COVID-19 vaccine
Health

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.

4 years ago

The federal government is sending out a third round of free rapid antigen COVID-19 tests through the U.S. Postal Service. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

The federal government is offering another round of free COVID tests

Americans can once again order free COVID-19 tests from the federal government by visiting COVIDtests.gov.

4 years ago

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