Health Care
2019 ACA rates to decrease for first time in Pennsylvania
What people will end up paying, as in previous years, varies by age and county.
6 years ago
Private medicaid plans receive billions in tax dollars, with little oversight
Some experts are asking if insurance companies — which receive hundreds of billions in public money — are earning their Medicaid checks?
6 years ago
Republicans once campaigned on health care; now, N.J. Democrats take up tactic
Recent N.J. polls have shown health care to be among the top issues for voters heading into November’s midterm elections.
6 years ago
Listen 5:30Midterm election could reshape health policy
The fate of Obamacare could be decided by which party wins control of Congress in November.
6 years ago
Last year, the flu put him in a coma. This year he’s getting the shot
Many flu-related deaths are caused not by the flu itself but by secondary infections and complications.
6 years ago
Rate of C-sections is rising at an ‘alarming’ rate, report says
C-sections now outnumber vaginal deliveries in parts of southeast Europe, Latin America and China.
6 years ago
With Kavanaugh confirmed, both sides of abortion debate gear up for battle
Planned Parenthood is unveiling a new strategy. Several states have passed abortion restrictions that are currently being litigated.
6 years ago
Patients give doctors high marks for prescribing antibiotics for common sniffles
Doctors are often rated on Yelp or other online platforms.
6 years ago
Acupuncture: real relief or theatrical placebo?
Alan Yu heads home to Hong Kong to investigate the ways acupuncture is used in the medical system there.
6 years ago
Listen 13:20At hospitals in India, waiting family become health care helpers
Visitors line the hallways — even sleep on the floor — anxious for loved ones to recover. Noora Health trains overflow family to care for patients once they return home.
6 years ago
Listen 5:58The roots of the overdose crisis
Guests: Beth Macy, Aubrey Whelan A “bad batch” of drugs, most likely a mix of heroine, fentanyl and K2, kille ...
Air Date: September 26, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56Delaware schools win $9M grant to improve mental health services
The program will prevent young students from falling through the cracks.
6 years ago
Biden Cancer Summit at WHYY highlights advances, disparities in cancer care
Cancer researchers, doctors, and patients gathered at WHYY’s Philadelphia studios on Friday to focus attention on the latest efforts to ...
6 years ago
WHYY hosts Biden Cancer Initiative session with Jill Biden
Wife of former vice president says part of the plan is to come up with a roadmap to help cancer patients manage their care.
6 years ago
Listen 4:14Doctors today may be miserable, but are they ‘burnt out’?
This week, JAMA publishes two major studies on a hot topic: physician burnout.
6 years ago