
Health Care
What to know about Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump’s pick to lead Medicare and Medicaid
Oz unsuccessfully ran for Senate in Pennsylvania as a Republican in 2022 and as a an outspoken supporter of Trump.
7 months ago
RFK’s promise to ‘Make America Healthy Again’
Why has Trump's presumptive HHS nominee Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s message on vaccines, pharmaceuticals and ultraprocessed foods resonated with so many Americans?
Air Date: November 19, 2024 12:00 pm
Listen 51:14‘Judgment-free zone’: Delaware rolls out harm reduction vending machines
The five vending machines have free items like opioid overdose medication and pregnancy kits. They’re available 24 hours a day.
7 months ago
Listen 0:59Protect yourself from respiratory viruses, foodborne illnesses and accidents, and find support for mental and behavioral health conditions.
7 months ago
Listen 0:55Patients at center of data breach case win $65M settlement against Lehigh Valley Health Network
The class-action lawsuit represented cancer patients whose nude photos and medical information were posted to the dark web by a Russian cybergang in 2023.
7 months ago
Listen 1:15Birth control and abortion pill requests have surged since Trump won the election
Anti-abortion advocates are pressing Trump for more restrictions on abortion pills.
7 months ago
Black women were 20% more likely than white women to get an unscheduled, unplanned C-section delivery when there were no high medical risks.
7 months ago
Listen 1:17Health providers and legal experts say changes to federal funding, insurance coverage and federal law during Trump’s first presidency could foretell what’s to come.
7 months ago
Listen 1:16Penn Medicine and student group take over free West Philly community health clinic
Care providers recently wrote about the clinic as a model for how academic health systems can partner with community health organizations.
8 months ago
Listen 1:31Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital closes inpatient behavioral health unit
The cuts to behavioral health care at the 178-bed hospital is a major blow to Delaware County and Southwest Philadelphia.
8 months ago
Trump snaps at reporter when asked about abortion: ‘Stop talking about it’
Trump had previously indicated that he would back Florida's abortion measure — but then changed his mind and said he would vote against it.
8 months ago
Even as Delaware cancer rates are declining, there’s still persistent disparities in cases. Experts emphasize the need for early detection.
8 months ago
Listen 1:34ACA open enrollment kicks off Nov. 1 in Pa., N.J. and Del. Here’s what you need to know
This year’s open enrollment for health insurance coverage in 2025 includes boosted tax credits and new eligibility for DACA recipients.
8 months ago
Senate candidates battle over fentanyl as it claims thousands of victims in Pa. each year
Bob Casey and David McCormick have accused each other of contributing to the scourge that is on track to kill 5,000 people in Pennsylvania this year.
8 months ago
Listen 6:02Pa. AG sues Prospect Medical Holdings for ‘corporate looting’
Attorney General Michelle Henry said Crozer Health, Delaware County’s four-hospital system, is suffering from the ill effects of private equity.
8 months ago
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