Health Care
Racial differences in COVID mortality rates linked to unequal hospital quality, Penn study shows
Researchers looked at 10 months of data from more than 44,000 Medicare patients from 1,188 hospitals in 41 states and the District of Columbia.
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Hospitals have started posting their prices online. Here’s what they reveal
A colonoscopy might cost you or your insurer a few hundred dollars — or several thousand, depending on which hospital or insurer you use.
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N.J. first lady tackles maternal and infant health care in Mini Family Festivals
New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy launches Mini Family Festivals to connect families with state and local resources as part of the Nurture NJ initiative.
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Health care professionals unanimously vote to unionize in Delaware County hospitals
About 100 health care workers at Taylor Hospital and Delaware County Memorial Hospital have unanimously voted to unionize because of staff shortages and low pay.
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Pandemic ‘silver lining’: Emergency telehealth expansion made permanent in Delaware
Delaware’s temporary expansion of telehealth rules during the pandemic is now permanent under legislation signed into law by Gov. John Carney Wednesday.
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Some of the most and least racially inclusive U.S. hospitals are located in the same cities, according to a Lown Institute study.
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Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win
With the Affordable Care Act now secure in the framework of the nation's health care programs, Democrats are eager to leap above and beyond.
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Unpaid caregivers were already struggling. It’s only gotten worse during the pandemic
Two-thirds of survey respondents who identified as unpaid caregivers said they experienced mental health challenges during the pandemic.
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At long last, Wilmington’s Riverside residents can walk down the block for medical care
Bringing health care into the community is part of a massive rejuvenation effort in northeast Wilmington. The fledgling facility is the first step.
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Supreme Court dismisses challenge to Obamacare
The decision threw out the challenge to the law, on grounds that Texas and other objecting GOP-dominated states were not required to pay anything under the mandate provision.
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Can drug trial volunteers get the drug after approval? Depends where you live
It can be genuinely thrilling when a new drug is approved for use in the U.S. It may be a big step forward in treating folks with, say, HIV or diabetes or breast cancer.
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3 experts have resigned from an FDA committee over Alzheimer’s drug approval
The agency approved an Alzheimer's drug called Aduhelm against the wishes of nearly every member on the panel.
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Alzheimer’s Disease: care, treatment and prevention
FDA approved the controversial Alzheimer’s drug aducanumab. We'll talk with Penn Memory Center's Dr. Jason Karlawish about the decision and the state of Alzheimer's research.
Air Date: June 8, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:31Biden turns to Obama to help boost health care enrollment
Biden used his weekly address for a brief Zoom chat with Obama to draw attention to the six-month expanded enrollment period that closes Aug. 15.
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40 year later: Philly nonprofits help residents living with HIV/AIDS
Saturday marks the first of two awareness days in June that honor people who live with HIV/AIDS, four decades after the first cases of AIDS were reported by the CDC.
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