Health Care
Hospital visits to those who are ill but not dying are vital too, clergy argue
When the pandemic began, many hospitals strictly restricted visitors. At some, faith leaders have been limited to phone calls and video chats ever since.
4 years ago
Listen 2:33Nurses have been a part of every aspect of care with the coronavirus pandemic — taking care of patients, communicating with families, w ...
Air Date: August 7, 2020
Listen 49:102020 flu shot strategy: Get yours early in the season
Flu shots will be in stock at doctors' offices, pharmacies and supermarkets by early September.
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One man’s COVID-19 death raises the worst fears of many people with disabilities
The hospital said it made a humane decision to end treatment. His widow says doctors ended his care because they underestimated the life of a man with disabilities.
4 years ago
COVID-19 hospital data system that bypasses CDC plagued by delays, inaccuracies
After the Trump administration moved hospital COVID-19 data reporting to HHS, bypassing the CDC, the new data system has been rife with erratic updates and anomalies.
4 years ago
Health and beauty may go together in the drugstore — but in real life, the two aren’t always so simpatico. From excessive dieting to ...
Air Date: July 31, 2020
Listen 49:13Without a vaccine, researchers say, herd immunity may never be achieved
A growing number of researchers think until there's an effective vaccine, the coronavirus will simply persist in the population, causing illness indefinitely.
4 years ago
Rebooting care: Patients, doctors and dentists catch up after the COVID delays
It will take a while to work through the backlog, because of social distancing and testing issues. But postponed procedures are being rescheduled.
4 years ago
Listen 2:06Reality shows shortfalls of Trump’s claim to ‘best testing’
In Pittsburgh, adults who are afraid they’ve been exposed to the coronavirus are being asked to skip testing if they can quarantine at home for 14 days to help reduce delays.
4 years ago
With CDC out of data collection, some state hospital groups can’t get COVID-19 info
The absence of the data will make it harder for health and public officials, as well as the general public, to understand how the virus is spreading.
4 years ago
Safe pregnancy as COVID-19 surges: What’s best for mom and baby?
How worried should expecting parents be about any extra risks the coronavirus might pose to the mom or developing fetus?
4 years ago
Doctors and dentists still flooding U.S. with opioid prescriptions
Patients still receive more than twice the volume of opioids considered normal before the prescribing boom began in the late 1990s.
4 years ago
Supreme Court undercuts access to birth control under Obamacare
They made it more difficult for women to get access to birth control as part of their health plans if their employer has a religious or moral objection to contraceptives.
5 years ago
Protective gear for medical workers begins to run low again
“We’re five months into this and there are still shortages of gowns, hair covers, shoe covers, masks, N95 masks,” said Deborah Burger, president of National Nurses United.
5 years ago
Sidelined by coronavirus, these med students found a way to help the helpers
Unable to work in hospitals, these Philly area medical students decided to help the helpers by tutoring the children of frontline workers.
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