Health Care
Lack of telehealth law in Pennsylvania a major headache for patients who need it most
The state is one of only seven that do not require reimbursement for virtual visits, meaning patients must deal with uneven insurance coverage.
2 years ago
Why is it so hard to get a COVID booster these days?
Demand is high, and appointments in and around Philadelphia are at a premium right now. But super vaccination clinics probably won’t be back.
2 years ago
California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns
California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he wants to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state.
2 years ago
How the U.S. got on the slow track with at-home COVID tests
Self-testing kits remain expensive and hard to find. The reasons go back to the approach the U.S. took from the outset in developing tests.
2 years ago
COVID-19 boosters on backburner for most U.S. pro sports leagues
Even as cases continue to crop up, the NFL and NHL have no current plans to follow the NBA’s lead of requiring an additional dose of a COVID-19 vaccine.
2 years ago
Delaware students try to sweeten day for hospital staffers amid latest COVID spike
Culinary students from Delcastle Technical High School deliver 12,000 cookies to ChristianaCare workers amid the latest COVID spike.
2 years ago
Court won’t stop Texas abortion ban, but OKs clinics’ suit
The Supreme Court has ruled that Texas abortion providers can sue over the state’s ban on most abortions, but the justices are allowing the law to remain in effect.
2 years ago
Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals in Chester County to close
Tower Health says a deal with Texas-based hospital management firm Canyon Atlantic Partners LLC has fallen apart and left it no options.
2 years ago
COVID surge: Pennsylvania hospital chain runs out of beds
Statewide, an average of 3,900 people per day have been hospitalized with COVID-19 over the past two weeks, up 50% in a month.
2 years ago
N.J. coronavirus update: State may have a ‘handful’ of cases of the omicron variant
Health Commissioner Dr. Judy Persichelli confirmed that the state lab had conducted sequencing on three suspected cases and the results are pending.
2 years ago
Philadelphia’s 2020 HIV rates mirror reduced screenings over the pandemic
Diagnoses in people who inject drugs were rising before the pandemic. Health officials worry now about spread among people who don’t know their HIV status.
2 years ago
I’m vaccinated but got COVID-19 anyway. Now what?
With omicron on everyone’s minds, people are concerned about breakthrough infections. How do you proceed if you think you’ve had one?
2 years ago
Listen 4:59Pro-Trump counties now have far higher COVID death rates. Misinformation is to blame
An NPR analysis shows that since the vaccine rollout, counties that voted heavily for Trump have had more than twice the COVID mortality rates of those that voted for Biden.
2 years ago
More omicron detected as hospitals strain under virus surge
New York has announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing to eight the number of state cases linked to the new variant.
2 years ago