
Health Care
Prescription for arts classes could make med students better docs, scientists say
Scientists have found a correlation between medical students engaging in the arts and humanities and showing qualities of openness, wisdom and empathy.
7 years ago
CHOP’s Kathleen Noonan named CEO of New Jersey’s Camden Coalition
Noonan, who will begin her role next month, is a lawyer who has worked with the Camden Coalition as a consultant through PolicyLab, a research arm of CHOP.
7 years ago
A mother’s dilemma: Get cancer meds and risk deportation, or hide and surely die
Facing terminal cancer, an undocumented immigrant must decide if access to life-extending medicine is worth the increased risk of deportation.
7 years ago
Listen 9:23Bioethicists push back on Trump call for national ‘right-to-try’ legislation
If a national version of this bill is approved, terminally ill patients could try experimental treatments that have completed some testing but don’t yet have FDA approval.
7 years ago
Casey to support abortion limits in U.S. Senate vote
The measure bans abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy — with exceptions for cases of rape or incest or when continuing the pregnancy would put a woman’s life at risk.
7 years ago
Nadine Burke Harris’ “The Deepest Well”
Guest: Nadine Burke Harris Dr. NADINE BURKE HARRIS ...
Air Date: January 23, 2018
Listen 49:31Local specialists echo national concerns over ending behavioral health registry
Behavioral Health practitioners nationwide have used the registry’s list of hundreds of evidence-based practices as the industry standard for what works.
7 years ago
Delaware governor announces support for paid family leave
Gov. John Carney and state legislators announced a bill Tuesday that would offer 12 weeks paid maternity or paternity leave to full-time state employees.
7 years ago
Congress to sick kids in Delaware: Drop dead, maybe
2017 came and went, and with it hope that Congress would come to the aid of millions of kids in Delaware and all across the country depending on them for their health care.
7 years ago
Before Huntington’s: Seeking adventure while she’s able
Dogged by the specter of a disorder that feels like genetic destiny, a woman challenges her body and mind to do new things.
7 years ago
Listen 8:14The numbers are in: Here’s how ACA open enrollment went in Pa., N.J., and Del.
The number of people who signed up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act dipped slightly in all three states, despite Trump administration efforts to curtail the law.
7 years ago
Thousands sign up for Delaware health insurance marketplace despite challenges
Delaware’s health insurance marketplace remains strong after nearly 25,000 people signed up for 2018 coverage in midst of many insurance challenges.
7 years ago
Trump loses again: Americans flock to ‘dead’ Obamacare
Obamacare enrollment stats are a reminder that an historically unpopular president and a manifestly unpopular party cannot simply compel Americans to behave like sheep.
7 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, December 21, 2017
After nearly 20 years, Congressman Bob Brady might finally have competition for re-election. In New Jersey, why is it easy for teachers ...
Air Date: December 21, 2017
Listen 0:00Treating tremors through ultrasound waves deep in the brain
A new non-invasive procedure uses a beam of ultrasound waves to damage brain tissue associated with the involuntary movements.
7 years ago
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