Health Care
A look at how antibodies from a COVID-19 infection and vaccination wane over time
Penn Med researchers found that memory T and B cells play a significant role in fighting COVID-19 even 6 months after vaccination.
3 years ago
The pandemic has worsened poverty’s effects on childhood obesity, report says
About 1 American child in 6 experiences obesity, says a new report from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Deepening poverty has a big impact.
3 years ago
How HUP plans the big move — including patients — to its new Pavilion building
In two weeks, about 400 Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania patients will be wheeled out of their units. Thursday was the final dress rehearsal.
3 years ago
With hospitals crowded from COVID, 1 in 5 American families delays health care
Putting off surgeries or routine treatments for serious illnesses has become common during the pandemic, a new NPR/Harvard poll finds.
3 years ago
What happens now that the Supreme Court won’t hear Safehouse’s supervised injection site case?
The high court rejected a request to overturn an appeals court ruling. So Safehouse has a new plan: force the Biden administration to take a stand.
3 years ago
Delco Council to vote on establishment of health department — pending state approval in January 2022
Delco’s health department could be created this month, but it won’t have any power until the Pennsylvania Department of Health gives the final stamp of approval.
3 years ago
The NJ gubernatorial race, nursing shortages and Sonia Manzano, who played the role of Maria on Sesame Street, on the new PBS show "Alma's Way, inspired by her life.
Air Date: October 11, 2021 10:00 am
Listen 49:27In the quest for a liver transplant, patients are segregated by prior alcohol use
In the U.S., a widespread clinical practice requires patients with alcoholic liver disease to complete a sobriety period before they can get on the waiting list for a liver.
3 years ago
School nurses: We’re now the ‘de facto health department’
‘We’re on our knees begging,’ says one school nurse
3 years ago
The inability to hire and retain workers — in part driven by low wages due to low government reimbursement rates — was already a crisis, but now threatens to collapse.
3 years ago
Philly extends deadline for health care, university staff to be fully vaccinated against COVID
Health care workers, and university faculty, staff, and students, must have at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine by Oct. 15. Here’s what else you need to know.
3 years ago
Jefferson Hospital shooting suspect charged with murder, other crimes
Police say Stacey Hayes walked into Jefferson Hospital wearing blue scrubs and shot coworker Anrae James.
3 years ago
‘Medicine is an unstable field’: Jefferson shooting reveals precarity of hospital work
Under immense pressure and staffing shortages, the shooting of a nursing assistant by one of his colleagues at Jefferson Hospital is the latest burden for health care workers.
3 years ago
In young children, CPR with rescue breathing leads to better outcomes, CHOP study says
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia researchers looked at data for rescue breathing vs. chest compression CPR for kids in cases of sudden cardiac arrest.
3 years ago
Yelp reviews may provide key insights into patient experiences with racism
With no standardized survey available to measure patient experiences with racism, some researchers are turning to Yelp to do the work.
3 years ago