Health Care

Even with uniform access to medication and insurance, patients of color at the VA were less likely to get standard-of-care meds for atrial fibrillation.

health care workers say there is another frightening prospect looming: a surge in children diagnosed with a combination of COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus.

To announce their intention to organize as a local of PASNAP, nurses gathered in front of the hospital. They say their employer is union busting.

Carney’s vaccine mandate for state workers comes amid a steady surge in recent weeks of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

Only about 23% of those currently pregnant in the U.S. have been vaccinated against COVID-19, statistics show.

Delaware’s largest hospital system says about 70% of its 14,000 employees and contractors are inoculated — but that’s not enough.

Penn Medicine’s new center aims to directly connect vulnerable patients to surgical care, often out of reach for those who are uninsured.

All ChristianaCare employees must receive the first dose of the vaccine by Sept. 21, or the health system with terminate workers who don’t unless given an exemption.

Kathryn Kolbert, who argued the landmark Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which is credited with saving Roe v. Wade, discusses the ongoing assault on abortion rights in the U.S.

New Jersey officials are requiring vaccinations for those who work in health care and congregate settings by Sept. 7 or be tested for COVID at least once a week.

The state’s largest hospital system says all workers must have at least one dose by Sept. 21 if they want to keep their job.

Delaware issues fines to insurers for not treating people with mental health or substance abuse issues as fairly as they treat others.

Is an equation most commonly used to predict kidney health unintentionally contributing to health disparities — and reinforcing racist thinking?

RWJBarnabas Health said Monday that it is extending its COVID-19 vaccine mandate to all staff including all employees, new employees and medical staff.

Health care should be considered a human right, says Put People First! PA, which organized a Center City march.