Health Care
Should medical schools require a standardized test for admission?
The MCAT is supposed to gauge future success. But it can also be a financial barrier to underrepresented groups.
5 years ago
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3000 by 2000: A history of the visionary campaign to diversify med schools, and what got in its way
The goal seemed pretty clear cut, to enroll a medical school class containing at least 3,000 students of color by the year 2000. Why did it fail?
5 years ago
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Pandemic aid package includes some relief from high health plan premiums
If passed, Biden's relief bill would significantly expand the number of people eligible for federal help in paying their health plan premiums.
5 years ago
The pandemic laid bare issues of nurse-to-patient levels in the region’s medical systems. As new contracts were negotiated in 2020, this was a top concern.
5 years ago
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This week; the rocky rollout of vaccines in the suburbs, how NJ Sen. Menendez will influence Biden, and who was Philly's Rosa Parks?
Air Date: March 8, 2021 10:00 am
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This special workforce is alleviating COVID vaccine fears in the most vulnerable communities
Community health workers get to know clients personally by asking them what they need to improve their health, and they raise vaccine trust in hardest-hit groups.
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How some Philadelphia apartment buildings are getting their residents COVID-19 vaccines
The complexes arrange the shots directly through pharmacies. Residents currently ineligible might receive vaccines along with their neighbors.
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Bilingual version
43 years after treating his first Philly patient, este médico sabe que la risa puede curar
Dr. Llera uses his own experience coming from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia to help treat his patients at Maria de los Santos Health Center on Allegheny Avenue.
5 years ago
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Version en Español
Después de 43 años tratando a sus pacientes en Filadelfia, este médico sabe que la risa puede curar
El Dr. Llera pone al servicio su experiencia al venir de Puerto Rico a Filadelfia para tratar a sus pacientes en la clínica Maria de los Santos Health Center, en Allegheny.
5 years ago
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English version
43 years after treating his first Philly patient, this doctor knows laughter can heal
Dr. Llera uses his own experience coming from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia to help treat his patients at Maria de los Santos Health Center on Allegheny Avenue.
5 years ago
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‘It’s a big concern of ours’: Vice President Harris, on ensuring equitable vaccine access
In an interview with WHYY, Kamala Harris talked about Philly’s FEMA site and balancing the need to get shots into arms with the need to do it fairly.
5 years ago
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Solid sign-ups for Biden’s new ‘Obamacare’ coverage offer
More than 200,000 people signed up for coverage in the first two weeks after President Joe Biden reopened HealthCare.gov as part of his coronavirus response.
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Einstein, Jefferson cleared to merge and create giant Philadelphia health system
Jefferson Health CEO Stephen Klasko said he expects the merger to close within the next six months. The combined system would have 17 hospitals.
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NPR
5 medical appointments you should stop putting off
If you've been delaying routine medical care, now's the time to catch up, doctors say. The consequences of missing some key screenings and health checkups can be lethal.
5 years ago
NPR
‘Providers don’t even listen’: Barriers to Alzheimer’s care when you’re not white
Americans of color looking for care for a loved one are more likely than whites to encounter discrimination, language barriers, and providers who lack cultural competence.
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