Health Care
U.S. Senator Bob Casey says he’ll undergo surgery for prostate cancer
Democratic Sen. Bob Casey of Pennsylvania said Thursday that he will undergo surgery for prostate cancer but is expected to make a full recovery.
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Cooper University Health Care and Cape Regional Health expect merger agreement by March
Cooper University Health Care and Cape Regional Health announced an intent to merge in December. It represents an acquisition trend that began pre-pandemic.
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2 Philly elementary schools tagged with anti-mask graffiti as students return to school
The messages, one of which instructed children not to wear masks, were painted on the sidewalks outside Meredith and Nebinger Elementary Schools in South Philly.
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FDA finalizes rule expanding availability of abortion pills
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens the availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains.
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Chestnut Hill Hospital ‘reopens’ with new Temple Health leadership and ownership
Tower Health’s $28 million-dollar sale of Chestnut Hill Hospital to Temple Health and its partners is complete. Transfer of ownership was finalized Jan. 1.
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Penn’s new living organ donor center aims to close gaps in transplant access
A majority of organ transplants are still done with deceased organ donations, but living organ donations can last longer.
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Listen 1:18The closure of two hospitals in Chester County has led to dangerously long ambulance rides to overcrowded emergency rooms in the three remaining hospitals.
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Listen 5:14Fentanyl test strips become decriminalized this week under new Pennsylvania law
Fentanyl test strips, which can detect the deadly synthetic opioid in drugs, were previously considered as illegal drug paraphernalia under state law.
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Philly Fighting Covid founder files lawsuit against Drexel University
The lawsuit calls Drexel's investigation into Doroshin's conduct and resulting disciplinary process "deeply flawed."
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Last year, the state initiated more than 2,100 investigations into senior abuse.
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$3.5 million federal grant to help fill Delaware’s ‘huge need’ for mental health care providers
The $3.5 million federal grant will add more fellows to Jewish Family Services’ newest mental health program.
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Chester County to introduce mobile mental health crisis unit as part of revamped 3-pillar system
Chester County hopes to deploy the mobile mental health crisis teams starting July 2023 as part of a new three-pillar approach to mental and behavioral health services.
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Spread the word: Trenton is now down to 1 hospital
St. Francis Hospital in Trenton is now operating as a standalone emergency room, under a new name, following a merger with Capital Health.
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Federal agencies have awarded about $3.5 million in total to Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey to expand mental health and suicide crisis response.
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Children’s medicine shortage hits as flu season starts fast
Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children’s Tylenol and other medicines.
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