Health Care
The high cost of being broke: Dental care
Delayed dental care can lead to infection, costly surgery.
6 years ago
Listen 2:36‘Dear Doctor’ letters use peer pressure, government warning to stop overprescribing
Too frequently Seroquel is given to people who have Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. The problem with that? Seroquel can be deadly for dementia patients.
6 years ago
Doctors with disabilities push for culture change in medicine
The Americans with Disabilities Act passed in 1990, But culture change has been slow to take hold in the medical profession.
6 years ago
Will the Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade? And if it does, what happens to abortion rights?
Pro-choice advocates began losing sleep the minute Donald Trump was elected.
6 years ago
When doctors struggle with suicide, their profession often fails them
An estimated 300 to 400 doctors kill themselves each year, a rate of 28 to 40 per 100,000 or more than double that of general population.
6 years ago
NewsWorks Tonight, August 2, 2018
Former President Barack Obama endorses seven Democratic candidates from the Philadelphia region. Puerto Rican scholars and artists displ ...
Air Date: August 2, 2018
Listen 21:32Puerto Rico’s wounded Medicaid program faces even deeper cuts
The government needs to squeeze $840.2 million in annual savings from Medicaid by 2023, a reduction required by the U.S. territory's agreement with the federal government.
6 years ago
Cheaper ‘dry-leaf’ medical marijuana draws crowds to Philly-area dispensaries
The dried, cured flower is now legal for sale at medical marijuana dispensaries in Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
HHS Inspector General’s report finds flaws and fraud in U.S. hospice care
A federal report published Tuesday found that some hospice providers are bilking Medicare and neglecting patients.
6 years ago
Libertarian policy center study: ‘Medicare for all’ projected to cost $32.6 trillion
Sanders' plan builds on Medicare, the popular insurance program for seniors. All U.S. residents would be covered with no copays and deductibles for medical services.
6 years ago
To keep women from dying in childbirth, look to California
Since 2006, California has cut its rate of women dying in childbirth by more than half. And it's a state whose impact could make a big difference.
6 years ago
AP-NORC Poll: Latinos see health care communication barriers
Nearly 6 in 10 Hispanic adults have had a difficult time communicating with a health care provider because of a language or cultural barrier.
6 years ago
Encouraging results from experimental Alzheimer’s drug
Results from an early trial give doctors hope that an effective treatment could be within reach.
6 years ago
Hospitals gear up for new diagnosis: Human trafficking
According to a 2014 survey of about 100 survivors of sex trafficking, 88 percent said that while they were being trafficked they had contact with a health care provider.
6 years ago
With $1M state grant, Temple to address need for addiction meds in Philadelphia
The grant comes from a program trying to enlist more community-based primary care physicians in the fight against the opioid addiction.
6 years ago