Health Care
Twin boys born conjoined at CHOP celebrate 1st birthday after separation surgery
Amari and Javar Ruffin, whose family lives in Philadelphia, were born via cesarean section on Sept. 29, 2023.
2 months ago
Voxelotor, which was sold under the brand name Oxbryta, was suddenly pulled from the market over safety concerns from clinical trials outside the U.S.
2 months ago
Listen 4:28Democrats hope the latest court rulings restricting abortion energize voters as election nears
Advocates hope the rulings will serve as reminders about what’s at stake in a post-Roe America just weeks before a presidential election partly defined by abortion rights.
3 months ago
Hurricane Helene shut down a factory in North Carolina that makes more than half of the U.S. supply of intravenous fluids. Hospitals use them everyday.
3 months ago
Listen 1:39The vaccine program is open to all county residents and offers shots for COVID, flu, RSV and other diseases.
3 months ago
Listen 2:11‘Life or death’: Delaware lawmakers highlight new abortion access laws in Delaware
The new laws build on top of protections passed in previous years that have made Delaware a sanctuary state for providers and people seeking abortion care.
3 months ago
Abortion-rights groups are outraising opponents 8-to-1 on November ballot measures
Abortion rights groups have outraised opponents by a nearly 8-to-1 margin in campaigns for ballot measures across the U.S. this year.
3 months ago
It’s harder to pay and travel for abortion care and support funds are struggling
Financial aid funds that help women pay for abortions — or travel to other states to access care — are struggling financially, despite abortion's role in the 2024 elections.
3 months ago
Harris campaign issues report detailing how repealing ACA would effect Pennsylvanians
Democrats are seeing opportunity in Trump and Vance’s refusal to directly answer whether they would repeal Obamacare and what they would replace it with.
3 months ago
Sublocade is a long-acting form of buprenorphine, a medication for opioid use disorder. It’s given once a month as an injection instead of a daily oral dose.
3 months ago
Listen 2:15‘A game changer’: AFAHO’s new health center will serve uninsured, underinsured residents in Delco
The clinic will serve non- and under-insured residents, with a specific focus on African and Caribbean immigrants.
3 months ago
Listen 1:05Penn researchers develop new gene therapy for previously untreatable eye disorder
The gene therapy comes seven years after another research group at the university helped come up with the first FDA approved gene therapy for an inherited disease.
3 months ago
Listen 1:44It’s time to roll up sleeves for new COVID, flu shots
The CDC urges both an updated COVID-19 shot and yearly flu vaccine for everyone ages 6 months and older.
3 months ago
Harris says she would support ending the filibuster to bring back Roe v. Wade
Kamala Harris said that as president she would support eliminating the filibuster in the U.S. Senate to bring back federal protections for a woman's right to an abortion.
3 months ago