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an Ozempic prescription
Health

Health insurers are struggling with the cost of weight-loss drugs, including in Philly

Independence Health Group, the parent company of Independence Blue Cross, spent $500 million last year to provide weight-control medications to its members.

4 months ago

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Curio Theatre Artistic Director Paul Kuhn with his wife, would-be director of ''A Funeral Farce,'' Gay Carducci
Arts & Entertainment

In West Philly, real life and death interfere with the Curio Theatre comedy ‘A Funeral Farce’

Curio’s original comedy about a funeral home is superseded by the creative team’s familial cancer diagnoses, one of which is terminal.

4 months ago

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El hospital Beebe Healthcare en el condado de Sussex, Delaware. Un estudio dice que ninguno de los sistemas de salud del condado – Beebe Healthcare, Bayhealth o TidalHealth – tiene suficientes recursos para poder tener una facultad de medicina, pero podría ser posible si lo hicieran juntos
Education

¿Una facultad de medicina en el condado de Sussex? Líderes opinan sobre la necesidad de más médicos en el sur de Delaware

El sur de Delaware afronta una creciente escasez de médicos. Los líderes están considerando si una nueva Facultad de Medicina podría ayudar a cubrir esta carencia.

4 months ago

Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Community

Crozer Health CEO Tony Esposito is stepping down

Crozer Health CEO Tony Esposito shared the announcement with staff Monday. Greg Williams, of parent company Prospect Medical Holdings, will assume his role in the interim.

4 months ago

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The ethics of genetic screening and ‘designer babies’
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Science

Designer babies: Discussing the ethics of genetic screening

Gene sequencing lets us screen embryos for diseases and traits. Is this the right track for healthy and happy babies, or a slippery slope to eugenics?

Air Date: April 15, 2025 12:00 pm

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Carol Ferguson (left) and Jim Smith pose for a photo at a Post Polio Network event
Health

70 years after the first polio vaccine was licensed, Philly-area survivors stress importance of continued vaccination

Dr. Jonas Salk is credited with creating the first polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh. The government licensed the shot in 1955 for its safety and efficacy.

4 months ago

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Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Health

Upper Darby to ditch Crozer Health ambulance services amid staffing woes

STAT Medical Transport has agreed to provide two paramedic units to cover Upper Darby. The start date has yet to be determined.

4 months ago

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Taylor Hospital
Health

Taylor Hospital to lose home care and hospice units, union says

A spokesperson for the Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals says approximately 25 employees will lose their jobs.

4 months ago

measles under a microscope
Health

Philly health officials report second case of measles, warn of possible exposures in 2 locations

This is the city’s second case of measles so far this year. Neither of the cases are connected to ongoing larger outbreaks in western states.

4 months ago

Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Health

Penn Medicine and Delaware County dish out $6M to delay Crozer health closure

The money grants Prospect Medical Holdings, Pennsylvania officials and potential buyers more time to negotiate a deal to transition Crozer Health to new ownership.

4 months ago

a poster reads DELAWARE HIV CONSORTIUM under a tent at an event
Money

Possible HIV funding cuts could ‘wipe out’ Delaware prevention program

Delaware groups that provide HIV prevention, testing and treatment fear their federal support could soon disappear.

4 months ago

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Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Health

Prospect will begin closing Crozer Health if Pa. does not provide $9 million

If another cash infusion doesn’t arrive by Wednesday, the hospital system could begin diverting ambulances and patients to other facilities as soon as Thursday morning.

4 months ago

A closeup of Philadelphia City Hall.
Courts & Law

Philadelphia courts offer post-trial counseling to help jurors cope with secondary trauma

The service will give jurors three counseling sessions if they feel troubled after rendering a verdict.

4 months ago

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The Philadelphia skyline is seen on a cloudy day
Health

Hundreds of public health jobs at risk in Philly after city loses federal grants

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health lost three COVID-19 era federal grants in what leadership described as a “fluid situation,” internal emails show.

4 months ago

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Kristy Carabello smiles
Health

Philly woman uses her experience with vestibular disorders to increase awareness and support for others

Vestibular disorders is a group of conditions that can include symptoms like dizziness, imbalance, vertigo and hearing loss.

4 months ago

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