
Health Care
Delaware lawmakers to again consider legalizing physician-assisted suicide
Supporters say the bill has numerous safeguards like requiring the patient to self-administer the medication.
1 month ago
Listen 0:56Penn expecting $467M windfall from COVID-19 vaccine royalty dispute
At issue was how much the manufacturer could carve out to third parties before paying the university its stake of the profits in the form of royalties.
1 month ago
Listen 0:54How to fight ageism in the world around you — and in yourself
Ageism — discrimination and prejudice based on someone's age — is so ingrained in society that most of us don't notice it.
2 months ago
‘We live people’s worst day — every single day’: How EMTs in Lansdale, Pa. battle burnout
EMTs and paramedics have long been encouraged to suppress their feelings, but that culture of stoicism is changing. Here's how a Montco ambulance service is making it happen.
2 months ago
Independence Blue Cross joins other insurance companies in restricting coverage of Wegovy and Ozempic to Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.
2 months ago
Listen 1:18How are states spending their opioid settlement cash? Look yours up in this database
From addiction treatment to toy robot ambulances, here's how state and local governments used billions in opioid settlement funds in 2022 and 2023.
2 months ago
Suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing faces new federal murder charges with his return to New York
Luigi Mangione agreed on Thursday to be extradited at a court appearance in Pennsylvania, where he was arrested last week after five days on the run.
2 months ago
How New York prosecutors used a terrorism law in the charges against Luigi Mangione
Mangione was charged under a state law that allows for stiffer sentences for terrifying civilians or influencing government. He is currently jailed in Pennsylvania.
2 months ago
Pa. health providers urge Congress to extend Medicare telehealth options set to expire in 2025
Policies expanding access to telehealth for Medicare participants will end Dec. 31 unless Congress extends them this week.
2 months ago
Listen 1:12Take note of these new health care laws coming to Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware in 2025
State legislatures passed new laws on medical debt, cancer testing, insurance coverage and more. Some will kick in early in the new year.
2 months ago
Listen 1:07Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi underwent hip surgery after injury on trip abroad
Spokesperson Ian Krager said that Pelosi "continues to work" but will not attend the rest of the events of the congressional delegation.
2 months ago
Former Manhattan prosecutor to represent suspect in killing of UnitedHealthcare’s CEO
Friedman Agnifilo’s law firm confirmed late Friday that she had been retained to represent Mangione.
2 months ago
Americans are furious over health care. Is this an Occupy Wall Street moment?
The public outrage unleashed by the killing of UnitedHealthcare's CEO echoes the anti-banking fury after the financial crisis.
2 months ago
Police say suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing wasn’t a client of the insurer
Investigators have uncovered evidence that Luigi Mangione had prior knowledge UnitedHealthcare was holding its annual investor conference in New York City.
2 months ago
Back trouble and brain fog bothered suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, his posts show
Social media posts from Luigi Mangione show the man suspected of killing Brian Thompson underwent successful back surgery last year that alleviated debilitating chronic pain.
2 months ago