
Health Care
Delaware case tests negative for coronavirus
It’s not coronavirus. Suspected Delaware case tests negative, according to the CDC.
5 years ago
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.
5 years ago
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.
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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.
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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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Why are health care costs in the United States so high and why has there been little effort to control them?
Air Date: January 23, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Deaths of people with intellectual disabilities in Pa. went unreported, says federal regulator
Thousands of unreported “critical incidents,” including two deaths and cases of abuse and neglect, were found in an audit of medical claims.
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Murphy signs nine bills to protect N.J.’s health insurance gains from federal attack
All state-run plans would be required to cover basic services and not penalize patients with preexisting conditions
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Aging and the costs of long-term care
The cost of long-term care for our aging population is rising but experts worry we are not prepared to meet their needs.
Air Date: January 16, 2020 10:00 am
Listen 48:59WHYY's Nina Feldman gives us an update on the legal battles over supervised injection sites in Philadelphia.
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Listen 13:30Pa. is paying hospitals to get patients into opioid treatment after overdosing — and it’s working
Half of Pennsylvania hospitals are all-in for a financial incentive program to connect emergency room patients with continuing opioid treatment.
5 years ago
Pa. Democrats push to shore up insurance coverage in case ACA is struck down
They want a GOP-controlled Senate committee to hold hearings on several of their bills backstopping ACA provisions. It’s not clear if they’ll get their wish.
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Regulator cites failures at hospital where 3 preemies died
The hospital routinely failed to sanitize the equipment it used to prepare donor breast milk, according to a state health department report released Monday.
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Murphy approves $9.5 million for Planned Parenthood, other N.J. women’s health organizations
Murphy hopes to supplant lost federal funding with state money as Title X Trump lawsuit continues.
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