Health Care
Post-pandemic, even hospital care goes remote
A growing number of hospitals are shifting care into patients' homes.
2 years ago
Telehealth providers say the Biden administration should reconsider proposed regulations that would make obtaining prescription controlled drugs harder.
2 years ago
Pennsylvania aims to expand breast cancer screenings
Under the bill, health insurers must cover out-of-pocket costs for patients who are deemed to be at risk when they undergo a second screening during a coverage year.
2 years ago
Cooper University and Cape May Regional health systems reach merger agreement
Both entities have signed a definitive agreement cementing their previously announced merger.
2 years ago
Drug for rare form of Lou Gehrig’s disease OK’d by FDA
The Food and Drug Administration approved Biogen's infused drug for patients with a rare genetic mutation that affects less than 500 people in the U.S.
2 years ago
Delaware County to debut pilot program to train perinatal health care workers, doulas
Delaware County officials, U.S. Senator Bob Casey, and Representative Mary Gay Scanlon said the goal is to reduce racial disparities in maternal and infant health outcomes.
2 years ago
How do you get equal health care for all? A huge new database holds clues
The World Health Organization registry holds 11 million data points — key to addressing global health inequality.
2 years ago
Supreme Court preserves access to abortion pill for now
The Supreme Court has preserved women’s access to a drug used in the most common method of abortion, rejecting lower-court restrictions while a lawsuit continues.
2 years ago
Supreme Court set to decide on abortion pill access
The justices are scheduled to meet for a private conference Friday, where they could talk about the issue.
2 years ago
White House drug czar eyes Philly’s response to emerging xylazine threat
Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has been appearing in an increasing number of street drug samples and opioid overdose deaths in Philadelphia and across the U.S.
2 years ago
The Supreme Court fight over an abortion pill: What’s next?
The new abortion controversy comes less than a year after the Supreme Court’s conservative majority overturned Roe v. Wade.
2 years ago
Supreme Court temporarily extends access to abortion pill
In an order signed by Justice Samuel Alito on Wednesday, the court indicated it will act by Friday night.
2 years ago
Bills GM: Damar Hamlin cleared to play after cardiac arrest
The 24-year-old from the Pittsburgh area collapsed on the field after making what appeared to be a routine tackle in the first quarter of a Jan. 2 game against the Bengals.
2 years ago
Pa. court tosses Wolf suit against voter ID, abortion amendments
The challenge was about how lawmakers have bundled together five potential state constitutional amendments, including one regarding abortion.
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