Joel Wolfram
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Growth in Medicare plans gives seniors even more decisions to make
Limiting their provider networks helps Medicare Advantage plans keep their premiums low. Traditional Medicare covers health care visits all across the country.
6 years ago
Philadelphia wary of Hepatitis A outbreak as Kensington homeless population grows
The disease is usually spread through contaminated feces.
6 years ago
Biden Cancer Summit at WHYY highlights advances, disparities in cancer care
Cancer researchers, doctors, and patients gathered at WHYY’s Philadelphia studios on Friday to focus attention on the latest efforts to ...
6 years ago
N.J. joins states launching reinsurance programs to shore up Obamacare plans
New Jersey projects its reinsurance program will cut premiums by 15 percent.
6 years ago
Don’t call people ‘addicts,’ Penn researchers say
'Terms that seem to label the person have the higher levels of bias,' researcher says.
6 years ago
Synthetic marijuana detected in drug sample from Philly overdose spike
Sometimes known on the street as 'K2,' synthetic cannabinoids are a growing problem in Philadelphia.
6 years ago
With $1M state grant, Temple to address need for addiction meds in Philadelphia
The grant comes from a program trying to enlist more community-based primary care physicians in the fight against the opioid addiction.
6 years ago
Doctors fear Pa.’s looser fireworks law will lead to more injuries
The most common injury cited in the Consumer Product Safety Commission’s report involved hands.
6 years ago
Health officials warn of fentanyl contamination after ODs kill 2 crack-cocaine users
Fentanyl, many times stronger than heroin, was responsible for a surge of drug overdose deaths in Philadelphia last year.
6 years ago
Headstrong offers Philadelphia-area vets another option for free mental health care
In the Philadelphia region, Headstrong is referring vets to therapists at the Council for Relationships in West Philadelphia.
7 years ago
Philadelphia clears encampments of homeless drug users in Kensington
More than 100 displaced people accepted help in the form or treatment or shelter while demonstrators protested the eviction.
7 years ago
Listen 2:40Toomey calls for Medicare, Medicaid to expand monitoring of opioid prescriptions
One out of three people enrolled in Medicare’s prescription drug benefit plan received an opioid in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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