Health Care
Candlelight vigil in Kensington honors victims of fatal drug overdoses
Nearly 100 people at McPherson Square lit candles and read the names of deceased loved ones Wednesday.
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Philly’s Overdose Memorial Garden honors those who have died from substance use disorders
The garden, open through September, honors loved ones who have died from opioid and substance use disorders, and calls attention to an ongoing addiction epidemic.
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With fentanyl tied to 83% of Delaware overdoses, state now providing free test strips
The synthetic painkiller is 50 times stronger than heroin, and two milligrams can kill. Officials want users to know if it’s in their heroin, cocaine, and other drugs.
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Philly families honor lost loved ones on International Opioid Overdose Awareness Day
Families and communities in the Greater Philadelphia area will come together on Wednesday, August 31, to remember and honor loved ones lost to addiction.
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Philly reports 70 new monkeypox cases as vaccination effort inches on
Monday's update ties the previous record for most cases reported in Philadelphia during a single week.
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Crozer Health’s transition back to nonprofit status could come with a catch
Prospect Medical Holdings, the parent company of the four-hospital system, wants to receive a management fee from Crozer Health after the nonprofit conversion.
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Major shift in medical malpractice rules in Pa. could help victims, but opponents fear the cost
Pa.’s highest court took the controversial step of reversing a rule aimed at tamping down a crisis of doctors leaving the state because of high medical malpractice insurance.
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For the first time, prosthetics manufacturers in the U.S. also own clinics that can recommend their products to patients.
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Listen 12:06How one doctor’s risky experiment paved the way for modern intensive care
Some anesthesiologists and intensive care physicians mark August 27 as Bjørn Ibsen Day — honoring the lives he saved during a polio outbreak 70 years ago.
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Listen 19:54Mask requirement returns for University of Delaware to start fall semester
Students will be required to wear masks on campus for the first two weeks of the fall semester to stem an expected spike in COVID cases.
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Suburban voters are key for Doug Mastriano. His abortion views seem to be turning them off
In statewide Pennsylvania races, candidates need support from suburban women. Doug Mastriano’s extreme abortion views may be turning them off.
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Philly launches primary care finder tool to help connect residents to free and low-cost providers
The city’s health department launched a web-based tool this week with the goal of making it easier for residents to identify where they can seek free and low-cost primary care
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ChristianaCare backs out of deal to buy Crozer Health from Prospect Medical Holdings
Crozer is planning to return to nonprofit status as it seeks to evaluate the services that it offers at its hospitals.
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Monkeypox has sparked a debate on how to recognize its disproportionate impact on LGBTQ communities in a non-stigmatizing way.
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Biden signs massive climate and health care legislation
President Joe Biden signed Democrats’ landmark climate change and health care bill into law on Tuesday.
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