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Health Care

A doctor leans forward as she vaccinates a young child, who is crying as she is held by her mother.
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Philadelphia-area health experts see shift in attitudes on vaccination in ‘post-COVID’ era

Misinformation, distrust in medical providers, politics and experiences during the height of COVID are playing into people’s views of vaccination, experts say.

10 months ago

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Arts & Entertainment

‘Convalescence’ at Philly’s Jefferson Hospital is an immersion into health care inequities

Pepón Osorio’s installation centers on patients of color experiencing traumatic medical crises.

10 months ago

Lisa Konialian and other nurses stand, some holding signs reading PROSPECT'S CUTS WON'T HEAL
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Elected officials, health care workers criticize Prospect for operating room closure at Taylor Hospital

Delaware County elected officials accuse the California-based Prospect Medical Holdings of starving Crozer Health to line the company’s coffers.

10 months ago

Studio 2
Health

Dr. Ala Stanford’s memoir, actor Ed Helms on 1970s FBI scandal

We talk about Dr. Stanford’s North Philly childhood, the barriers she broke to become a pediatric surgeon and her new memoir. Plus, Helms talks talks about a 1971FBI heist.

Air Date: August 29, 2024 12:00 pm

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Health

Auditor faults Pennsylvania agency over fees from Medicaid-funded prescriptions

A review by Pa.'s elected financial watchdog says there are shortcomings in a state agency’s oversight of fees paid to pharmacy benefit managers in the Medicaid program.

10 months ago

Residents are seen outside Penn Hospital
Health

Resident doctors at Penn Medicine to demand contract both inside and outside the hospitals this week

After almost a year of negotiations, the big sticking point now is over wages. Residents say they make a little above minimum wage after accounting for long hours.

10 months ago

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Health

Temple’s Institute on Disabilities launches a new community center

Tech OWL, which stands for Technology for Our Whole Lives, provides the surrounding North Philadelphia community with workshops, classes and a space for connecting.

10 months ago

a mosquito on human skin
Health
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Mosquito-borne illnesses discovered throughout Philadelphia region

West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes in nearly every county in the region, and one case of Eastern equine encephalitis was reported in Atlantic County, New Jersey.

10 months ago

JD Vance speaks behind a podium
Politics & Policy

Trump would veto legislation establishing a federal abortion ban, Vance says

"Donald Trump’s view is that we want the individual states ... to make these decisions," Vance said on NBC's "Meet the Press."

10 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out
Health

FDA approves two updated COVID vaccines

The new COVID vaccines are designed to keep the shots up to date with the virus, which keeps evolving to evade our immune systems.

10 months ago

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Community

No, Philly twin newborns on ‘missing’ posters were not abducted from Thomas Jefferson University Hospital

Infant abductions from hospital and health care settings have happened, but federal data show they’ve become more rare over time.

10 months ago

Kamala Harris and Tim and Gwen Walz
Politics & Policy

Tim Walz has described his family’s IVF experience. His wife says they used a different procedure

The Democratic nominee for VP has implied that he and his wife used IVF to conceive. They actually used IUI, a different process that has attracted less controversy.

10 months ago

Workers with machines excavate coffins from a construction site in the Old City
Science

Human remains discovered at Philly construction site 8 years ago have been reburied, but issues still persist

Workers in Philly's Old City hit upon a historic cemetery with hundreds of people. It took years to study, identify and rebury them.

10 months ago

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A physical therapist works with a patient at a field hospital.
Health

Pa. opens public feedback on rate increases to 2025 health insurance plans

Pennsylvania health insurance companies are requesting average rate increases of 2.9% to 15.2% on individual plans sold in the ACA marketplace.

10 months ago

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Health

Montgomery County now offers free period products in all county buildings

Pads and tampons will be available in all bathrooms in county buildings, including courthouses, health and human services buildings, parks and historic sites.

10 months ago

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