
Health Care
Libertarian policy center study: ‘Medicare for all’ projected to cost $32.6 trillion
Sanders' plan builds on Medicare, the popular insurance program for seniors. All U.S. residents would be covered with no copays and deductibles for medical services.
7 years ago
AP-NORC Poll: Latinos see health care communication barriers
Nearly 6 in 10 Hispanic adults have had a difficult time communicating with a health care provider because of a language or cultural barrier.
7 years ago
Encouraging results from experimental Alzheimer’s drug
Results from an early trial give doctors hope that an effective treatment could be within reach.
7 years ago
With $1M state grant, Temple to address need for addiction meds in Philadelphia
The grant comes from a program trying to enlist more community-based primary care physicians in the fight against the opioid addiction.
7 years ago
Abortion Access: Before Roe and Now
Guests: Elizabeth Nash, Amelia Bonow, Gillian Frank Abortion access in America might be undergoing some changes s ...
Air Date: July 20, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56For a long time disability meant one thing — limitations. Think about the word disabled: its literal meaning is broken, not functioning ...
Air Date: July 20, 2018
Listen 49:46Medical respite for homeless now open in North Philly
Serenity has a total of 20 beds for homeless men and women.
7 years ago
Listen 2:18New Jersey looking to add 6 medical marijuana dispensaries
New Jersey is seeking to double the number of medical marijuana dispensaries, Gov. Phil Murphy said Monday.
7 years ago
The Pulse explores how the environment shapes biology. Turns out that influence goes deep, down to the molecular level — to th ...
Air Date: July 13, 2018
Listen 48:57ACA funding freeze adds uncertainty for Pa. marketplace
The U.S. Health and Human Services department has put a freeze on $10.4 billion in funding that was expected to go to Affordable Care Act insurers later this year.
7 years ago
Trump administration takes another swipe at ‘Obamacare’
At stake are billions in payments to insurers with sicker customers.
7 years ago
A Wilmington church gets its congregation moving
It's Thursday evening. The work day is over and people are filing into the Resurrection Center in Wilmington.
7 years ago
Listen 4:01Which state has the most restrictive abortion laws in Philadelphia region?
U.S. Supreme Court strikes California law mandating pregnancy counselors post notices about abortion rights and access.
7 years ago
Philly tries a different approach for training nurse practitioners
There's a shortage of primary care providers. University of Pennsylvania is testing a model, using Medicare funds, to train more nurse practitioners.
7 years ago
Blood emergency declared in Delaware as supplies hit ‘critically low levels’
Officials say supplies have fallen below the three-day inventory.
7 years ago