Health Care
Sen. Casey, state and county officials discuss Black maternal health at Philly campaign stop
Casey joined Montgomery County Coroner Dr. Janine Darby and Pa. state Reps. Morgan Cephas and Gina Curry to discuss the cause behind the spike in Black Maternal mortality.
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A digital archive of Philly artists with disabilities finds physical form at the Painted Bride
Created by a collective of artists and activists, the Undue Burden archive catalogs the creative lives of disabled, neurodivergent and chronically ill Philadelphians.
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Listen 1:23Philadelphia medical students see street medicine as vital to care for more unhoused people
As the number of people experiencing homelessness rises in Philadelphia, health providers say street medicine can better deliver care to more people.
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Medical professionals gather to say arena would hurt health outcomes regionally
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Medical professionals gather to say arena would hurt health outcomes regionally
An increasingly congested Center City could affect the most vulnerable across the city, they said.
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Trump is consistently inconsistent on abortion and reproductive rights
Donald Trump has offered vague, contradictory and at times nonsensical answers to questions on an issue that's become a major political vulnerability for Republicans.
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Driver surrenders to police, accused of hitting 3 nurses outside Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Penn Medicine says one nurse is hospitalized in critical condition. Two others received treatment for their injuries.
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As of September 10, all mammogram centers and providers are required to inform patients if they have dense breast tissue, which can make screening more difficult.
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Listen 5:56Philadelphia police and the district attorney’s office say they’ve identified the driver who struck nurses and a gunshot victim Oct. 12 outside Penn Presbyterian.
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Voters with disabilities are feeling ignored by presidential candidates
A Rutgers University report says about 40 million U.S. voters are disabled. Advocates say they are less likely to receive political information and can face voting challenges.
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Twin boys born conjoined at CHOP celebrate 1st birthday after separation surgery
Amari and Javar Ruffin, whose family lives in Philadelphia, were born via cesarean section on Sept. 29, 2023.
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Voxelotor, which was sold under the brand name Oxbryta, was suddenly pulled from the market over safety concerns from clinical trials outside the U.S.
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Listen 4:28Democrats hope the latest court rulings restricting abortion energize voters as election nears
Advocates hope the rulings will serve as reminders about what’s at stake in a post-Roe America just weeks before a presidential election partly defined by abortion rights.
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Hurricane Helene shut down a factory in North Carolina that makes more than half of the U.S. supply of intravenous fluids. Hospitals use them everyday.
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