Health Care
Amid growing demand, a new bilingual child care center is opening in New Castle
With the Latino population on the rise, more families are seeking support for first-generation Spanish-speaking children.
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Listen 1:50Camden County’s Project SAVE program reaches 10,000 referrals, adds mental health services
About 36 municipalities in Camden County participate in Project SAVE. To date, the program has helped make more than 3,400 treatment admissions.
2 days ago
How IVF is complicating Republicans’ abortion messaging
For years, Republicans pushed "life at conception." IVF is complicating that message as GOP lawmakers struggle to agree on a path forward.
2 days ago
They encourage all worshipers to understand how to stop the bleeding if someone is shot or stabbed.
4 days ago
Listen 1:10The $9 million report has 33 recommendations that Gov. Phil Murphy says will be worked on through the end of his term.
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Listen 1:02Jefferson Health opens Honickman Center in Philly’s Market East
Jefferson Health plans to consolidate several specialties in the new building, which was designed with suggestions from patients and healthcare workers.
5 days ago
Listen 1:09Nemours Children’s Health opens specialty care, ambulatory surgical center in Malvern
The 43,000-square-foot facility in Chester County will offer 18 medical and outpatient surgical specialties for children.
6 days ago
Listen 0:43New Jersey ‘failed’ to have an adequate response to COVID-19 pandemic, report finds
The report found that the state was not prepared to manage the crisis with limited resources, which was aggravated by the global supply chain breakdown.
1 week ago
Listen 1:08The new psychology team at the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program has already provided about 46 survivors with short- and long-term therapy.
1 week ago
Listen 6:04Philadelphia City Council holds hearing on maternal deaths and health disparities
The Committee on Public Health and Human Services marked International Women’s Day on Friday with a conversation about addressing inequities in local health care systems.
1 week ago
Listen 1:12UPenn professor receives $48.3 million to find new treatments in old drugs
Over the past few years, Every Cure has developed a blueprint for an AI-powered platform that can do what humans can’t — match thousands of diseases with thousands of drugs.
1 week ago
Listen 1:21UPenn study helps caregiver coaches extend autism care beyond therapy sessions
AT PEACE Study supports providers who coach parents of children with autism on how to implement therapy strategies into their daily routines.
1 week ago
Alluding to Trump, Biden calls out Republicans ‘bragging’ about abortion bans
In a likely foreshadowing of Democrats' messaging this fall, President Biden called out those who enabled the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
2 weeks ago
Harm reduction activists ask for a ‘seat at the table’ during City Hall rally
Protesters demanded City Council and the Parker administration turn away from its “forced treatment” approach to solve the opioid crisis in Kensington.
2 weeks ago
From March 3 through March 8, harm reduction group Project SAFE is offering free admission to its “Not Welcome Anywhere” art installation.
2 weeks ago
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