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Claudia Martinez
Health

Medical deportation averted in case of Guatemalan patient at Jefferson Torresdale

Immigration advocates say the hospital would have been violating its ethical obligations to care for the man, injured in a traffic accident and uninsured.

6 years ago

Bamby Salcedo
NPR
Courts & Law

LGBTQ clinics sue Trump administration over discrimination in trans health care

"Everyone deserves easy access to health care, and health care that is respectful of who we are," Bamby Salcedo says.

6 years ago

An LGBTQ pride flag is pictured in Center City.
Community

What Supreme Court? Trump’s HHS pushes LGBT health rollback

The Trump administration rule would overturn Obama-era sex discrimination protections for transgender people in health care.

6 years ago

Sometimes it feels like we’re being inundated with conflicting messages about the coronavirus. How do we sort what’s true from what isn’t? (Wladimir.B/Big Stock)
The Pulse
Health

Social Media’s ‘Infodemic’

Thanks to COVID-19, social media has never been more important — or more dangerous. Information — good or bad — spreads at lightnin ...

Air Date: June 19, 2020

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Coronavirus test sample
Health

Accuracy still unknown for many coronavirus tests rushed out

Months into the coronavirus pandemic there are still unanswered questions about the accuracy of tests used to screen Americans.

6 years ago

Roger Severino, who directs the Office for Civil Rights in the Department of Health and Human Services, has long argued that
NPR
Health

Transgender health protections reversed by Trump administration

The Trump administration Friday finalized a rule that would remove nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people when it comes to health care and health insurance.

6 years ago

John and Catherine Stagliano, both 82., pose for a photo during a trip to Key West over the Thanksgiving holiday.  Both were treated for COVID-19 at home in Exton, Pa. (Provided by John Stagliano)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

‘Nursing homes as we know them are over’: COVID-19 fuels push to home-based care

As boomers age, hospital systems, government agencies, insurers have shifted long-term care away from costly institutions. The pandemic may accelerate that.

6 years ago

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Nice pharmacy on the 100 E block of Allegheny Avenue in Kensington. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philly pharmacies reeling, rebuilding after more than a third were looted

For independent pharmacies already struggling to compete with large chains, losses incurred by looting could force them to close in the weeks or months ahead.

6 years ago

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Dr. Michal Elovitz is one of the Penn Medicine researchers involved in a clinical trial for COVID-19. Its one of the first in the world to accept pregnant women. (Courtesy of Penn Medicine)
Health

Penn Medicine accepting pregnant women in COVID-19 study of convalescent plasma

Historically, those expecting babies have been excluded from non-pregnancy related clinical trials.

6 years ago

National Guard tends to COVID-19 patients
Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Day by day, fewer patients hospitalized

The number of people getting inpatient treatment in Delaware as of Tuesday night was 108, less than half the figure of May 21.

6 years ago

COVID-19 testing facility at Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Health

Fixing the health care system: lessons from the pandemic

The pandemic has revealed the failures and inequities in our healthcare system. Ezekiel Emanuel, author of "Which Country Has the World’s Best Healthcare?" discusses reforms.

Air Date: June 9, 2020 10:00 am

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Philly City Foot Doc podiatrists (from left) Priscilla Howie, Kim Nguyen and Michael Walinsky outside their South Street offices. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Private medical practices suffer from the coronavirus’s many complications

Physicians providing outpatient care say they are losing business, which affects their staff. They also lack PPE and COVID testing supplies.

6 years ago

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(Steph Chambers/Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Politics & Policy
Spotlight PA

UPMC rakes in $228 million in coronavirus stimulus cash, dwarfing competitors

The enormous handout to the state’s largest hospital chain is the result of a federal formula that rewarded companies based on revenue and medical claims, not actual need.

6 years ago

A medical technician performs a nasal swab on a patient at Camden's drive-through testing center at 2600 Mt. Ephraim Ave. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Health

Coronavirus testing and medical mistakes under the pandemic

We get an update on COVID-19 testing and talk with physician Danielle Ofri about treating patients during pandemic and her new book, "When We Do Harm."

Air Date: May 29, 2020 10:00 am

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A syringe with an influenza vaccine inside heads to its mark during a flu vaccination at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (LM Otero/AP Photo)
Health

Is now the time to go for an annual physical exam or health screening?

Doctors and hospitals are open again for routine yet important care like vaccines and mammograms. Some patients are still unsure if they should go.

6 years ago

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