Health Care
From March 3 through March 8, harm reduction group Project SAFE is offering free admission to its “Not Welcome Anywhere” art installation.
2 months ago
Listen 1:03State funding for high school wellness health has remained stagnant, and there’s no financial support to expand centers in elementary schools.
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Listen 1:56CVS and Walgreens plan to start dispensing abortion pill mifepristone soon
Walgreens will begin dispensing the medication within a week at some locations in Pennsylvania.
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U.S. health officials drop 5-day isolation time for COVID-19
The CDC changed its guidance, saying that people can return to regular activities if their symptoms are mild and improving and it's been a day since they've had a fever.
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Medical deportation is now unlawful in Philadelphia, but what could implementation look like?
In March, Philadelphia hospitals must begin to follow new guidance. Medical repatriation, or deportations, are not allowed. Here’s what that means.
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Listen 1:48Republicans block Senate bill to protect nationwide access to IVF treatments
Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, a Mississippi Republican, objected to a request for a vote by Sen. Tammy Duckworth, D-Ill.
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ChristianaCare plans to open 2 ‘neighborhood hospitals’ in Delco in 2025
In addition to the planned micro-hospital at the former Jennersville campus, ChristianaCare is now looking to build two “micro-hospitals” in Delaware County.
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Listen 0:50Shariah Harris started riding horses in Philadelphia at 8 years old. In addition to being a polo athlete, she also works as an operating room nurse.
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Listen 1:01A contagious stomach bug is circulating in the Northeast. Here are the symptoms
The area currently has the highest positivity rate for norovirus, which causes vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps.
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Crozer partners with Nemours to bolster neonatal, pediatric services
Nemours Children’s Health’s pediatric services will be embedded in Delaware County's four-hospital system.
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Delaware seeks to change state health care benefits to fill an unfunded $8.4 billion liability
Delaware’s health care benefits have run deficits for years. The state spends about $2 billion on health care annually.
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Listen 1:02Kensington stakeholders plan to use opioid settlement funds for the neighborhood’s housing issues
Community members met at the New Kensington Community Development Corporation to discuss using settlement funds toward home repairs, eviction and foreclosure prevention.
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Alabama hospital puts pause on IVF in wake of ruling saying frozen embryos are children
The ruling by the all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court prompted a wave of concern about the future of IVF treatments in the state.
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The Lifesaving Leave Act of 2024 would grant 40 hours of unpaid leave for people making bone marrow and blood stem cell donations.
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Listen 1:08When a law passed this January takes effect next year, health insurance companies will have three days — or sometimes 24 hours — to decide on prior authorization.
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