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Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania lawmakers push to find out causes of death for older adults in abuse or neglect cases

Shapiro's Department of Aging has balked at the idea raised by Republican lawmakers.

1 year ago

Sen. Vincent Hughes
Health

Pa. Democrats, doctors push preservation of Affordable Care Act in face of Trump’s promise to repeal

Although initially highly partisan, Republicans appear to have largely given up the fight over the 2010 law. However, the presumed party nominee still has it in his sights.

1 year ago

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An up-close look at a midwife performing an ultrasound.
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U.S. maternal mortality rates ‘not as bad as previously thought’ says Rutgers epidemiologist, researchers in new study

Researchers found a much lower mortality rate — 10.4 deaths per every 100,000 births — after investigating data collected by the CDC.

1 year ago

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Maria Matos and the LACC staff celebrated the ribbon cutting for the grand opening of La Fiesta 3, a childcare center.
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Amid growing demand, a new bilingual child care center is opening in New Castle

With the Latino population on the rise, more families are seeking support for first-generation Spanish-speaking children.

1 year ago

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After going through addiction treatment, Felisha Buzard is a student at Camden County College and looks forward to regaining custody of her 2-year-old daughter. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Camden County’s Project SAVE program reaches 10,000 referrals, adds mental health services

About 36 municipalities in Camden County participate in Project SAVE. To date, the program has helped make more than 3,400 treatment admissions.

1 year ago

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Politics & Policy

How IVF is complicating Republicans’ abortion messaging

For years, Republicans pushed "life at conception." IVF is complicating that message as GOP lawmakers struggle to agree on a path forward.

1 year ago

One person applying a tourniquet to another's arm
Community

As a precaution, New Jersey officials are handing out thousands of bleeding control kits to houses of worship

They encourage all worshipers to understand how to stop the bleeding if someone is shot or stabbed.

1 year ago

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Miriam Palomino, right, receives the COVID-19 vaccine in Paterson
Politics & Policy

N.J. Gov. Murphy says task force will be formed to implement recommendations from COVID response review

The $9 million report has 33 recommendations that Gov. Phil Murphy says will be worked on through the end of his term.

1 year ago

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Entrance of the Honickman Center
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Jefferson Health opens Honickman Center in Philly’s Market East

Jefferson Health plans to consolidate several specialties in the new building, which was designed with suggestions from patients and healthcare workers.

1 year ago

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Health

Nemours Children’s Health opens specialty care, ambulatory surgical center in Malvern

The 43,000-square-foot facility in Chester County will offer 18 medical and outpatient surgical specialties for children.

1 year ago

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Helen Fitzpatrick, 97, right, receives a COVID-19 vaccine administered by Dr. Hillary Cohen at Englewood Health
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New Jersey ‘failed’ to have an adequate response to COVID-19 pandemic, report finds

The report found that the state was not prepared to manage the crisis with limited resources, which was aggravated by the global supply chain breakdown.

1 year ago

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A group of kids from the Southwest Philadelphia Healthnastics program, ages 3-18, held signs at a protest demanding the Kenney administration do more to address gun violence in the city on Aug. 4, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Philadelphia hospital program adds psychologists to bridge mental health services for trauma survivors

The new psychology team at the Penn Trauma Violence Recovery Program has already provided about 46 survivors with short- and long-term therapy.

1 year ago

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Philadelphia City Councilmember Nina Ahmad.
The Pulse
Health

Philadelphia City Council holds hearing on maternal deaths and health disparities

The Committee on Public Health and Human Services marked International Women’s Day on Friday with a conversation about addressing inequities in local health care systems.

1 year ago

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Health

UPenn professor receives $48.3 million to find new treatments in old drugs

Over the past few years, Every Cure has developed a blueprint for an AI-powered platform that can do what humans can’t — match thousands of diseases with thousands of drugs.

1 year ago

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Dr. Melanie Pellecchia poses for a photo
Health

UPenn study helps caregiver coaches extend autism care beyond therapy sessions

AT PEACE Study supports providers who coach parents of children with autism on how to implement therapy strategies into their daily routines.

1 year ago

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