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Coronavirus (booster) FAQ: Can it cause a positive test? When should you get it?

We talked to experts to help answer some of the most common and confusing questions.

3 years ago

FILE — The Biogen Inc., headquarters is shown March 11, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass.  Shares of Biogen and other drugmakers researching Alzheimer’s disease soared early Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, after Japan’s Eisai Co. said its potential treatment appeared to slow the fatal disease’s progress in a late-stage study. Eisai announced results late Tuesday from a global study of nearly 1,800 people with early-stage Alzheimer’s (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Health

New potential drug treatment for Alzheimer’s disease has Pa. patients, advocates, and doctors hopeful

Two biotech companies announced last week that preliminary trial data show their new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, slowed cognitive decline.

3 years ago

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Planned Parenthood mobile clinic will take abortion to red-state borders

Planned Parenthood says it will provide abortions out of an RV-based clinic in southern Illinois by the end of the year.

3 years ago

File photo: Nurses at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia picketed on Broad Street during negotiations of a 3-year contract to raise awareness about issues of recruiting, retention and pay disparity, on Sept. 23, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philadelphia health care workers say they experience violence and assaults ‘constantly’ while on the job

Unionized nurses, technicians and others at Temple University Hospital are calling for better security and safety measures to protect staff and patients.

3 years ago

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A woman sits on a couch in front of a therapist.
Health

Increasing numbers of Black Americans report mental health concerns, survey finds

An annual survey from CVS Health and Morning Consult found that more Black Americans are reporting mental health concerns.

3 years ago

Planned Parenthood (Jeff Roberson / The Associated Press)
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Central Pa. Planned Parenthood clinics see increase in out-state-patients

To accommodate the rise in demand for abortion services, Planned Parenthood Keystone is adding more days per week for abortion appointments.

4 years ago

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Courts & Law

Crozer Health, Prospect sued over plan to close Delaware County Memorial Hospital

The Foundation for Delaware County is taking Crozer and its parent company, Prospect Medical Holdings, to court over their plan to shut down Delaware County Memorial Hospital.

4 years ago

A resident is pictured using a wheelchair inside a nursing home.
Courts & Law

Philly care home resident died with paper jammed in windpipe, lawsuit alleges

Cheryl Yewdall died five days after she was found face down with a large paper towel or disinfecting wipe in her windpipe.

4 years ago

A doctor types on a laptop.
NPR
Health

Telemedicine abortions just got more complicated for health providers

Prescribing medical abortions across state lines is now risky for doctors.

4 years ago

File: In this April 3, 2020, photo, Jessica Shiroff (right) directs exchange student Joao Martucci, of Brazil, as he poses for a photo with the Rocky Statue at the Philadelphia Art Museum in Philadelphia.
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The Regional Roundup: September 26, 2022

The latest on your gut microbiome and how to keep it healthy. Plus, climate change efforts underway in New Jersey with the DEP commissioner, and ROCKY: The Musical is here!

Air Date: September 26, 2022 10:00 am

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File photo: In this Dec. 2, 2020, file photo, Arizona Republican Gov. Doug Ducey answers a question during a news conference in Phoenix.  (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)
Courts & Law

Arizona judge: State can enforce near-total abortion ban

Arizona can enforce a near-total ban on abortions that has been blocked for nearly 50 years, a judge ruled Friday, meaning clinics statew ...

4 years ago

Jamelia Norton is seen at a hospital union rally
Health

‘We’re struggling to save lives’: Temple University Hospital employees stage picket over working conditions, low wages

Two union groups affiliated with Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals are in negotiations with hospital leadership for new three-year contracts.

4 years ago

Up-close slides show virus particles.
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Flu is expected to flare up in U.S. this winter, raising fears of a ‘twindemic’

After virtually disappearing for the last two years, there are troubling clues that the flu could come roaring back this year.

4 years ago

A close-up of a nurse injecting a syringe, filled with a vaccine, into a patient's arm.
Health

Philly draws 22 proposals from health orgs vying for grants to expand monkeypox access, equity

They have submitted proposals to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health to expand vaccination and outreach efforts with funding from the city.

4 years ago

The exterior of Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill
Health

Crozer Health plans to permanently close Delaware County Memorial Hospital’s emergency department

The company plans to transition DCMH into a behavioral health hospital that offers detox and inpatient services. Springfield Hospital will become an ambulatory surgery center.

4 years ago

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