Health Care
City notified about potential closing of West Philly Mercy Hospital’s inpatient facility
Under a law enacted in reaction to Hahnemann University Hospital’s abrupt closure last summer, a hospital is required to give 180 days’ notice to the city.
5 years ago
Wolf vetoes bill to halt closure of two state centers for people with intellectual disabilities
The state centers are set to close within three years and move about 300 people with intellectual disabilities into community-based care.
5 years ago
Will the urgent care boom be good or bad for Philly’s health?
The number of urgent care clinics has doubled in Philly over the last four years. How far can these for-profit clinics go toward filling healthcare gaps in your community?
Air Date: February 11, 2020
Listen 11:56HIV testing hits the streets in Delaware
A new van will make it more convenient for AIDS Delaware to test for HIV.
5 years ago
Impeachment over, Pelosi and N.J. House Dems focus on lowering prescription drug costs
The roundtable discussion was a re-promotion of the bill H.R.3, more formally known as the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Act.
5 years ago
Lawmakers Act to ease fiscal burden of retiree benefits on USPS
All members of New Jersey delegation support move in House to go back to pay-as-you-go system for retiree health benefits
5 years ago
Pa. will expand insurance coverage of innovative treatments for advanced cancers
Patients in Pennsylvania facing the most serious stage of cancer will no longer be forced to try cheaper drugs before their insurance covers other, more expensive treatments.
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Family says daughter sentenced to jail still hasn’t received cancer treatment
Ashley Menser was transferred to a state prison on Monday, 12 days after being taken into custody in Lebanon County
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This mental health law passed with broad support. Why aren’t counties using it?
One county mental health administrator said the way the law was written makes it 'impossible' for counties to take advantage of it.
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Delaware case tests negative for coronavirus
It’s not coronavirus. Suspected Delaware case tests negative, according to the CDC.
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Donor found ‘right at home’ for N.J. baby needing liver transplant, mother says
After being widely shared across social media and the radio and television airwaves, a match "right at home" has been found for a baby girl needing a liver transplant.
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1st person-to-person spread of coronavirus has occurred in U.S., CDC says
The first human-to-human transmission of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus has occurred in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.
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When Philly paramedics arrive, many overdose victims have vanished
As Narcan’s widespread availability saves lives, it complicates treatment efforts.
5 years ago
Project HOME, insurance companies seek to alleviate harm caused by poverty
Project HOME, Independence Blue Cross and AmeriHealth Caritas unveiled a 3-year, $1 million initiative to offer services to reduce the harm of poverty.
5 years ago
Saint Joseph’s, Jefferson partner to train future doctors as autism specialists
The collaboration seeks to combine Jefferson's clinical expertise with the work already being done to educate autism professionals at Saint Joseph's Kinney Center for Autism
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