Health Care
Penn researchers’ experiment shows how pigs could help people who have liver failure
Surgeons externally attached a pig liver to a brain-dead human body and watched it successfully filter blood.
3 months ago
Measles cases are rising in the Philly region. Here’s what you need to know
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that spreads through the air. Experts say vaccination is the greatest tool in preventing an outbreak’s spread.
3 months ago
Listen 1:14CHOP to train Mastery Schools students for jobs in health care
CHOP and Mastery Schools are partnering to teach Philly high school students to serve in health care roles.
3 months ago
Gov. Carney calls out sick for State of the State as Delaware sees an uptick in flu and COVID
It’s not clear what the governor has, but lots of Delawareans are sick too with COVID and flu cases rising.
3 months ago
Listen 1:139th case of measles confirmed in Philadelphia as city organizes vaccination opportunities
Measles symptoms include fever, runny nose, cough, and puffy eyes, followed by a rash.
3 months ago
Camden County in New Jersey reports one confirmed case of measles
Camden officials are working with the state Department of Health to investigate contact tracing after a confirmed measles case.
3 months ago
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has identified eight confirmed cases of measles and nine locations where people may have been exposed.
3 months ago
Crozer-Chester Medical Center’s surgical residency program granted an extension to remain open
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education will hold off on its decision to strip Crozer-Chester Medical Center of its surgical residency program.
3 months ago
Penn Medicine to acquire Doylestown Health and its hospital as health system expands in Bucks County
Doylestown Hospital would become Penn Medicine’s seventh hospital facility.
3 months ago
Listen 0:46The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education stripped Crozer Health of its certification — dealing another blow to the struggling hospital system.
3 months ago
Listen 0:56Pennsylvania extends ACA open enrollment final deadline for Pennie health insurance plans
Pennsylvanians who select health insurance plans this month by the final deadline will get coverage starting on Feb. 1.
4 months ago
Red Cross declares an emergency blood shortage, as number of donors hits 20-year low
The number of people donating blood has dropped 40% over the last two decades, according to the Red Cross.
4 months ago
Philadelphia measles outbreak reaches 8 confirmed cases as city offers walk-in vaccine clinics
The list of potential exposure locations has grown to include health care sites in Delaware and Montgomery County, Pa.
4 months ago
Penn Medicine updates masking guidelines due to rise in respiratory viruses
Starting Monday, Penn Medicine says in certain departments like emergency and waiting rooms, everyone two and older is required to wear a mask.
4 months ago
New Dover health resource center aims to tackle Delaware’s high Black maternal mortality rate
The state’s Black maternal mortality rate is more than double what it is for white or Hispanic residents. The Do Care Doula Foundation aims to change that.
4 months ago