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Health Care

Roxborough Memorial Hospital emergency entrance.
Money

ER doctors worked without pay for weeks as three Philly area hospitals changed management

At the end of October, Lower Bucks, Roxborough Memorial and Suburban Community hospitals abruptly ended their contract with the staffing ...

7 years ago

Listen 2:20
Expensive gene therapies could change the way we pay for medicines, such as making incremental payments over time (Katherine Streeter for NPR)
NPR
Money

A search for new ways to pay for drugs that cost a mint

Researchers expect that three dozen new drugs will come on the market over the next few years with astronomical prices — some likely topping a million dollars per patient.

7 years ago

Army veteran Chuck Schretzman was diagnosed with ALS in April 2015, six months after her retired from his 26-year military career. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Philly veteran’s battle with ALS highlights troubling trend

Studies suggest that military veterans have a higher risk of developing ALS, though it's unclear why that's the case.

7 years ago

Listen 2:09
Carol Erzen (right) of Merakey Allegheny Valley School in Pittsburgh trains special-needs caregivers in how to identify signs of Alzheimer’s and dementia and adjust a patient’s surroundings accordingly. (Merakey Allegheny Valley School)
Health

Special-needs caregivers learn how to spot, treat dementia

Those with special needs are living longer, but that means they are more susceptible to age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's

7 years ago

A pediatrician holds up a measles
Down the Shore
Health

Officials: 2 more cases reported in Ocean County measles outbreak

New Jersey health officials have confirmed two more cases of measles in a central New Jersey community, with another seven people also suspected of having the virus.

7 years ago

A change in hospital culture can help prevent serious complications and death during delivery, according to clinicians who work in the field. (Ian Hoot/Science Photo Library/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

How hospitals can tackle the maternal mortality crisis

7 years ago

Medics with the Cincinnati Fire Department nasally administer naloxone to a man while responding to a possible overdose report at a gas station, Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017, in downtown Cincinnati.
The Why
Health

The Chronicles of Narcan

Narcan is heralded as one of the most important weapons to fight the opioid epidemic. But on the ground, the decision whether or not to use Narcan is a bit more complicated.

Air Date: November 8, 2018

Listen 14:29
NPR
Health

She chose to ‘go flat’ and wants other breast cancer survivors to know they can too

Catherine Guthrie already knew a lot about breast cancer when she found a lump on her left breast at age 38.

7 years ago

This undated image provided by AcelRx Pharmaceuticals shows the dispenser and a tablet for the company's medication Dsuvia. On Friday, Nov. 2. 2018, U.S. regulators announced the approval of the fast-acting, super-potent opioid tablet as an alternative to IV painkillers used in hospitals. (Craig Sherod Photography/AcelRx Pharmaceuticals via AP)
Science

FDA OKs powerful opioid pill as alternative to IV painkiller

In one study, the pill provided about the same pain relief to patients as IV morphine.

7 years ago

Nina Ajdin has spent years battling eczema, a chronic skin condition that affects roughly 30 million Americans. (Image courtesy of Ajdin)
The Pulse
Health

Can skin become addicted to topical steroids?

Inside one woman's experience with topical steroids — and why she says the cure was worse than the disease.

7 years ago

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Open enrollment for 2019 health plans begins Nov. 1 on HealthCare.gov and on most state insurance exchanges. (Healthcare.gov via Screenshot by NPR)
NPR
Health

Looking for ACA health insurance for 2019? Here’s what to expect

Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act coverage starts Thursday across most of the country.

7 years ago

Kiana Wallace is a part of a new movement on social media called ‘skin positivity.' (Rachel Ishikawa/For The Pulse)
The Pulse
Health

‘Skin positivity’ confronts acne stigma

A new movement on social media is trying to change the way we think about acne.

7 years ago

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Janet Winston stands in her rose garden in Eureka, Calif. Testing revealed she is allergic to numerous substances, including linalool. Winston still can handle roses, which contain linalool, but she can't wear perfumes and cosmetic products that contain the compound.
NPR
Health

Bill of the month: A $48,329 allergy test is a lot of scratch

A study recently published in Health Affairs found that consolidation in California has caused health care costs to spike for both patients and insurers.

7 years ago

(Bigstock photo)
Health

Philly’s best and worst nursing homes, according to government data

New quality measures are shining a light on troubled nursing homes covered by Medicare and Medicaid.

7 years ago

A general look of the marquee outside of the Wanaque Center For Nursing And Rehabilitation, where New Jersey state Health Department confirmed the 18 cases of adenovirus, Tuesday, Oct. 23, 2018, in Haskell, N.J.  (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Health

State sending training teams to centers amid fatal outbreaks

The teams will assess infection prevention practices and deploy beginning in November, according to Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal.

7 years ago

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