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Health Care

Black mothers are more likely than white mothers to die during pregnancy or delivery or in the year following. (JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images/Tetra images RF)
NPR
Health

Why racial gaps in maternal mortality persist

Black mothers die at a rate that's 3.3 times greater than whites , and Native American or Alaskan native women die at a rate 2.5 times greater than whites.

7 years ago

Protestors called for Representative Brian Sims to resign outside the Planned Parenthood Clinic on Locust Street in Center City Friday morning.(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Hundreds rally outside Philly Planned Parenthood, call for Sims’ resignation

State Rep. Brian Sims self-recorded two videos as he harassed anti-abortion demonstrators outside a Planned Parenthood facility in Center City. Backlash has been swift.

7 years ago

U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after delivering remarks on ending surprise medical billing in the Roosevelt Room of the White House May 9, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Olivier Douliery/Abaca/Sipa USA(Sipa via AP Images)
Politics & Policy

Trump taking aim at ‘surprise medical bills’

President Donald Trump will begin a push Thursday to fight health care sticker shock by limiting "surprise medical bills."

7 years ago

In this photo provided by the New Jersey Office of the Governor, N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy signs the Medical Aid in Dying for the Terminally Ill Act Friday, April 12, 2019 at the New Jersey Statehouse in Trenton, N.J. New Jersey is the seventh state to enact a law permitting terminally ill patients to seek life ending medication. (New Jersey Office of the Governor via AP)
Politics & Policy

Assisted suicide is legal in N.J. But key medical society still opposed after vote

The Medical Society of New Jersey has charted a middle-of-the-road course in dealing with the controversial new law.

7 years ago

Jennifer O'Toole gives a talk about living with autism to a group of health professionals at Jefferson Health's Navy Yard facility. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Jefferson’s autism-friendly initiative aims to make health care better for everyone

A Jefferson initiative aims to make patient care more accommodating. It offers noise-canceling headphones, chairs that rock, and ‘fidgets’ to occupy hands.

7 years ago

Westmoreland County MH/ID administrator Dirk Matson, at right, recently traveled to the state capitol with people who receive mental health services through Pennsylvania's Medicaid Program, including John Herrmann of Greensburg, at left. Herrmann said he has bipolar disorder. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
Health

Pa. counties fight plan to nix Medicaid behavioral health model

The plan would eliminate the state's $4 billion behavioral health program, merging it with the state's $12 billion physical health Medicaid program.

7 years ago

Opponents and supporters of Planned Parenthood are shown demonstrating in Philadelphia in 2015. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Health
NJ Spotlight

Women’s health care funding survives, but N.J. advocates still wary

Judge halts Trump administration’s efforts to change how Title X funds can be used; ‘Protect X’ campaign to continue, including in N.J.

7 years ago

The newer 3D mammograms provide a more detailed picture of the breast tissue, leading to more precise detection of abnormalities.
NPR
Health

When it’s time for a mammogram, should you ask for 3D?

The newer 3D mammogram offers a more thorough picture of breast tissue and is more accurate.

7 years ago

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene A. DePasquale, speaks after he was sworn in for his second term at the Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017.
Money

Pa. turns to random audits in bid to track Medicaid dollars

Six Medicaid providers are getting word they're being audited by the state. The random reviews are part of a new strategy to make sure contractors aren't misusing Pa. dollars.

7 years ago

PReP provides a 92 percent chance of preventing HIV. (Britta Pedersen/Associated Press)
Health

To curb spread of HIV, Episcopal Hospital starts people on PReP in emergency room

The recent spike in HIV among people in Philadelphia who use injection drugs has prompted new steps to stop the virus’ spread.

7 years ago

Dr. Stephanie Bonne is director of surveillance for New Jersey's Center on Gun Violence Research. She answered questions from the audience during the center's first conference at Rutgers University in New Brunswick. (Ximena Conde/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

N.J. Center on Gun Violence Research wants ‘all hands on deck’ approach to stem shootings

Researchers say addressing gun violence will take time, but starts with better data.

7 years ago

Google is looking to artificial intelligence as a way to make a mark in health care. (Michael Short/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Google searches for ways to put artificial intelligence to use in health care

Google's push into artificial intelligence as a tool for health improvement is a natural evolution for a company that has developed algorithms that reach deep into our lives.

7 years ago

The Student National Medical Association's 2019 Annual Medical Education Conference drew more than 2,200 attendees. (Abdul Sulayman/The Philadelphia Tribune)
Science
The Philadelphia Tribune

Nation’s oldest organization of Black medical students convenes in Philly

After decades of efforts to increase the ranks of African-American doctors, Blacks are still underrepresented in the nation’s medical schools.

7 years ago

AP Photo/Patrick Semansky
Radio Times
Health

Designing healthy hospital sound

Doctors, musicians, and engineers are teaming up to find out how to rid hospitals of stressful beeps and alarms and replace them with more harmonious alternatives.

Air Date: April 17, 2019

Listen 49:51
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro.
Courts & Law

How to reduce Medicaid fraud? A Pa. grand jury has some ideas.

After an 18-month investigation into Medicaid fraud in Pa., a grand jury panel suggests that state lawmakers make changes to disrupt "systemic" malfeasance.

7 years ago

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