Health Care
Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate
The notice came minutes after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention asked the Justice Department to appeal the decision handed down by a federal judge in Florida earl
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The ordinance would require ownership to give the county a 180-day notice if they wanted to close a ward or hospital.
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As mask mandate returns, Philly reports higher COVID case numbers
The city of Philadelphia's renewed mask mandate went into effect today, as the city's infection rate has nearly doubled over the past two weeks.
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Do you need a second COVID booster? ‘It depends,’ Penn Medicine experts say
Some groups of people are eligible for second COVID-19 booster shots. But the advice around boosters can be confusing. Here’s what Penn experts suggest you know.
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Listen 4:18Doctors oppose bill that would let pharmacists continue to vaccinate children after pandemic
A bipartisan bill aims to permanently allow pharmacists and trained pharmacy staff members to vaccinate children. Pennsylvania Medical Society doctors oppose it.
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Listen 1:53Washington state retools a first-in-nation payroll tax plan for long-term care costs
The WA Cares Fund would help alleviate the financial burden of long-term care by providing workers a lifetime benefit of $36,500.
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Burlington County receives $900K for opioid addiction programs
The U.S. Justice Department grant will be used, in part, to get people into treatment. And, to help children of substance abusers.
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The four-hospital system in Delaware County has been reaching out to municipalities, threatening to shut off emergency medical services within 90 days unless they pay up.
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It’s not over: COVID-19 cases are on the rise again in U.S.
The U.S. may be heading into another COVID-19 surge, with cases rising nationally and in most states after a two-month decline.
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Philadelphia’s indoor mask mandate was triggered by the city’s COVID risk measurement system. Public health experts weigh in on how well that system works.
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A push to close the racial gap in maternal mortality rates in N.J.
First observed in 2016, Black Maternal Health Week is recognized from April 11-17 to call “attention and action” to “improving Black maternal health,” according to the CDC.
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N.J. first lady Tammy Murphy announces festival for Black Maternal Health Week
In New Jersey, the maternal mortality rate for Black people is seven times higher than the rate for white people.
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N.J. commission approves first recreational weed retail licenses
Retail licenses could be issued within a month, after approved alternative treatment centers pay fees and undergo compliance assessments.
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‘This is where we begin’: Delco’s new health department is fully operational
Delco is no longer the largest county in the United States without its own health department as it was busy its first week tackling inspections, STIs, and tuberculosis.
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Facing invasive treatments for uterine fibroids, Black women advocate for better care
Black women are more likely to get the noncancerous growths, at a younger age, and have higher rates of hysterectomy. A growing movement calls for more compassionate care.
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