Nina Feldman
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Tower Health clashes with nurses as it takes over St. Christopher’s
Nurses at the pediatric hospital are losing all the paid time off they earned under the previous owner. They also want safe staffing ensured.
5 years ago
Listen 1:16Philadelphia officials are revving up for recreational marijuana
Psychiatry, public health and law enforcement leaders — including Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner — are taking a “not if, but when” approach.
5 years ago
They wanted to know: Why is narcotics trafficking and the violence that goes along with it so concentrated and so extreme in this part of the city?
5 years ago
Listen 2:23Hahnemann won’t pay residents’ medical malpractice insurance, so they find their own way
With so-called “tail coverage” for their time spent at the now-shuttered hospital set to expire in January, the doctors enlisted state and legal help.
5 years ago
Flavored vape ban for minors passes in City Council
By restricting where products can be sold, the law aims to prevent minors from getting addicted, but leaves room for adults who vape to quit smoking.
5 years ago
Thanksgiving Eve: How the biggest party night of the year became our homecoming
Growing up, my friends and I took for granted that we would always see each other the night before the holiday. Until we couldn’t.
5 years ago
Listen 06:45Woman sues Philadelphia pharmacy for outing her as transgender, HIV-positive
The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania is suing a Philadelphia pharmacy for outing a woman as transgender and HIV-positive to her neighbors.
5 years ago
Casey urges Democratic candidates to blast Trump, not one another, on health care
The Pennsylvania senator says Democrats can use the issue to win in 2020, but only if they remind voters that Republicans are taking health care away.
5 years ago
Can hiring women police officers make communities safer?
Philadelphia and other cities saw domestic violence reported more often, and repeat incidents reduced when more female officers were added to the force.
5 years ago
Listen 07:13Former Hahnemann residents fear bankruptcy will leave them without malpractice insurance
A former Hahnemann residency program director is warning that residents may be left without malpractice insurance to cover their time at the hospital.
5 years ago
To combat suicides, VA secretary calls for modern approach to mental health, starting in service
Secretary Robert Wilkie, on a recent visit to Philly, said it’s important to recognize signs of mental illness while service members are on active duty.
5 years ago
After shooting of 10-year-old, activists call on communities, city officials to end the violence
For many, the shooting of innocent bystanders, especially children, is a call for outrage at both community complacency and institutional failure.
5 years ago