
Health Care
Texas clinics’ lawsuit over abortion ban ‘effectively over’
Texas abortion providers say their best hope of stopping the nation’s most restrictive abortion law is all but over.
3 years ago
Nemours to study, attack, reduce children’s health disparities using $25 million gift
The new Ginsburg Institute will focus on the root causes of asthma, obesity, diabetes, and behavioral disorders that disproportionately affect Black and Latino kids.
3 years ago
Listen 2:20Unvaccinated Djokovic says he is out of Indian Wells, Miami
The 20-time Grand Slam champion tweeted Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control “confirmed the regulations won’t be changing so I won’t be able to play in the U.S.”
3 years ago
The prospective buyer of the shuttered Chester County hospitals has ended a new bid to purchase and reopen them.
3 years ago
Philly’s Magic Gardens helps employees donate organs
The executive director of Magic Gardens found “joy” in donating a kidney. She changed the company's health benefits so workers can do the same.
3 years ago
Listen 1:53Delaware is shrinking racial gaps in cancer death. Its secret? Patient navigators
Its free cancer screening and treatment is reducing inequities. Key to its success is outreach by patient navigators who connect with those least likely to seek care.
3 years ago
I’m immunocompromised. How does a mask protect me if no one else wears one?
Lifted mandates leave a lot of risk calculations up to immunocompromised individuals, for some of whom vaccines aren’t much help.
3 years ago
Listen 3:51White House: Congress must act soon to replenish COVID funds
Nearly a year after passage of the $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, the administration says the federal government has nearly depleted funding dedicated to COVID-19.
3 years ago
‘Long haulers’: Months later, the devastating impact of Covid-19
With Long Covid, millions of people suffer from clusters of symptoms ranging in severity. And, Philadelphia's Covid-19 level is "All Clear": most mandates lifted.
Air Date: March 3, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:41Why billions in Medicaid funds for people with disabilities are being held up
Almost a year after the American Rescue Plan Act allocated up to $25 billion to home and community-based services run by Medicaid, many states have yet to access the funds.
3 years ago
Pa. grants Delaware County’s first health department final approval
The state Department of Health issued the certificate this week, allowing Delco to start official notifications to all 49 municipalities.
3 years ago
Medical marijuana dispensary Restore meets hurdles expanding into Delco
In mid-February, the company opened in Yeadon, its sixth area location. Borough zoning officials reversed their decision just three days later.
3 years ago
N.J. veterans want better mental health services for ‘other-than-honorable’ discharges
New Jersey veterans joined state senators, medical experts, and former Governor Jim McGreevey, calling for benefits for vets with service related trauma.
3 years ago
Pfizer shots protect kids from severe COVID even in omicron
Pediatricians say the back-and-forth results may seem confusing but that parents need to understand the shots are still the best way to prevent serious illness.
3 years ago
FDA warns against using another powdered baby formula after a 2nd death
The FDA now cautions against using a specific lot of Abbott Nutrition's Similac PM 60/40 after a second infant dies. Abbott voluntarily recalled the specialty product on Monda
3 years ago