Health Care
Nebraska cops used Facebook messages to investigate an alleged illegal abortion
The Nebraska case shows how police may rely on digital communications to investigate abortions in states where they're illegal.
4 years ago
More Black NFL retirees win dementia cases in rescored tests
The 2020 lawsuit unearthed the fact the dementia tests were being “race-normed” — adjusted due to assumptions that Black people have a lower cognitive baseline score.
4 years ago
Delco reaches agreement with Crozer Health to keep behavioral health services intact
The agreement does not include the restoration of other shuttered services and units within the hospitals.
4 years ago
FDA: Take 3 home tests if exposed to COVID to boost accuracy
They say new studies suggest taking two tests can miss too many infections, and could result in people spreading COVID to others, especially if they don't develop symptoms.
4 years ago
From Polio to COVID — the Evolution of Intensive Care
The modern ICU, or Intensive Care Unit, was born out of a time of crisis. It was 1952, and polio was raging in many places — especially ...
Air Date: August 12, 2022
Listen 47:41Demand for online abortion services increases, as coverage expands to New Jersey
Online providers say much of the demand has come from patients in states where abortion is now restricted.
4 years ago
Temple makes masks optional for fall semester, but not everyone is happy about it
The decision has been met with mixed reactions, but ultimately Temple University says they are following what the city is doing.
4 years ago
CDC drops quarantine, screening recommendations for COVID-19
The changes are driven by a recognition that an estimated 95% of Americans 16 and older have acquired some level of immunity, either from being vaccinated or infected.
4 years ago
Health care premiums could jump more than 20% for thousands of public employees in New Jersey
Health care premiums could jump more than 20% for thousands of public employees.
4 years ago
The Inflation Reduction Act: what’s in it and what’s not
With Democrats poised to pass the Inflation Reduction Act, we look at what's in it, what got dumped and why, and how it may impact the economy, healthcare and climate change.
Air Date: August 11, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:15Pa. doctors call Oz’s run for Senate a ‘threat to public health’
Doctors launched the “Real Doctors Against Oz” tour in opposition to a Senate run by GOP nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz. The group is backing Democrat John Fetterman.
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Listen 3:36The proposed legislation would require hospitals to give notice 180 days and meet a set of regulatory benchmarks before they can close.
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A ‘staggering’ number of people couldn’t get care during the pandemic, poll finds
Among households that had a serious illness in the past year, one in five respondents said they had trouble accessing care during the pandemic.
4 years ago
Temple Health, partners to purchase Chestnut Hill Hospital from Tower Health
Temple Health will manage the facility which will be named Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital following the acquisition.
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