
Health Care
Hahnemann plans to transfer most medical residents to Tower Health hospitals
Drexel College of Medicine and Hahnemann Hospital announced a shift of most residency programs to Philly region facilities managed by Tower Health.
6 years ago
The Affordable Care Act is back in court: 5 facts you need to know
The fate of the ACA is again on the line, as a federal appeals court in New Orleans takes up a case in which a lower court judge has already ruled the law unconstitutional.
6 years ago
Congress has ambitious agenda tackling health care costs
Lawmakers are trying to set aside their irreconcilable differences over the Obama-era Affordable Care Act and work to reach an agreement on more immediate health care issues.
6 years ago
Compassion in medicine / the detention center crisis
We start the hour talking with U.S. Representative Madeleine Dean about her visit to migrant detentions centers and then, we discuss the role compassion plays in medicine.
Air Date: July 5, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 48:57Half of OD deaths in Delaware study happened three months after an ER visit
A new study of Delaware overdose deaths in 2018 found 52% of people who died had visited the emergency room within three months of their death.
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Hahnemann Hospital bankruptcy complicates Philadelphia’s bid to keep it open
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has confirmed it will put an independent monitor in place to oversee Hahnemann University Hospital’s closure.
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Hahnemann no longer receiving trauma patients; ER to remain open
The Center City hospital’s chief medical officer said: “We felt this move is in the best interest of patient safety.”
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Hahnemann’s fate is uncertain, but patients and staff are already feeling the pain
Citing concerns about loss of ER services, Pa. Health Secretary Rachel Levine says the hospital’s owners must give 90 days’ notice before shutting.
6 years ago
Listen 3:33Elizabeth Warren wants to abolish private health insurance. Uh oh.
Is it possible to pluck one newsworthy moment from last night's cacophonous 10-contestant Democratic quiz show? You bet. Here we go.
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They thought this HIV strategy couldn’t work. But it did
In low-income countries, "test and treat" is not the typical approach to prevention. There has been no research to support it.
6 years ago
Why is creating electronic canes for the blind so hard?
People who are visually impaired know what works for them and what doesn’t. They’d rather innovate their own technologies.
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Listen 11:23Allergic to penicillin? Maybe not
About 30 million Americans have this allergy noted in their medical records. That means the most commonly prescribed antibiotics are off-limits.
6 years ago
Listen 05:14Can you reshape your brain’s response to pain?
Around 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain.
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Storytelling helps hospital staff discover the person within the patient
Writers seek out vets in the hospital, and ask them about their lives. Then they write up this life story, a 1,000-word biography, and go over it with the patient.
6 years ago
Poll: Majority want to keep abortion legal, but they also want restrictions
The poll comes as several states have pushed to limit abortions in hopes of getting the Supreme Court to reconsider the issue.
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