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Dr. Michal Elovitz is one of the Penn Medicine researchers involved in a clinical trial for COVID-19. Its one of the first in the world to accept pregnant women. (Courtesy of Penn Medicine)
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Penn Medicine accepting pregnant women in COVID-19 study of convalescent plasma

Historically, those expecting babies have been excluded from non-pregnancy related clinical trials.

5 years ago

National Guard tends to COVID-19 patients
Health

Del. coronavirus recovery: Day by day, fewer patients hospitalized

The number of people getting inpatient treatment in Delaware as of Tuesday night was 108, less than half the figure of May 21.

5 years ago

COVID-19 testing facility at Penn Presbyterian Hospital in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Radio Times
Health

Fixing the health care system: lessons from the pandemic

The pandemic has revealed the failures and inequities in our healthcare system. Ezekiel Emanuel, author of "Which Country Has the World’s Best Healthcare?" discusses reforms.

Air Date: June 9, 2020 10:00 am

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Philly City Foot Doc podiatrists (from left) Priscilla Howie, Kim Nguyen and Michael Walinsky outside their South Street offices. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Private medical practices suffer from the coronavirus’s many complications

Physicians providing outpatient care say they are losing business, which affects their staff. They also lack PPE and COVID testing supplies.

5 years ago

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UPMC rakes in $228 million in coronavirus stimulus cash, dwarfing competitors

The enormous handout to the state’s largest hospital chain is the result of a federal formula that rewarded companies based on revenue and medical claims, not actual need.

5 years ago

A medical technician performs a nasal swab on a patient at Camden's drive-through testing center at 2600 Mt. Ephraim Ave. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Radio Times
Health

Coronavirus testing and medical mistakes under the pandemic

We get an update on COVID-19 testing and talk with physician Danielle Ofri about treating patients during pandemic and her new book, "When We Do Harm."

Air Date: May 29, 2020 10:00 am

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A syringe with an influenza vaccine inside heads to its mark during a flu vaccination at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (LM Otero/AP Photo)
Health

Is now the time to go for an annual physical exam or health screening?

Doctors and hospitals are open again for routine yet important care like vaccines and mammograms. Some patients are still unsure if they should go.

5 years ago

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Virus Outbreak Inside A New York ER
Health

Dangerous blood clots pose a perplexing coronavirus threat

This feature is confounding doctors’ understanding of what was once considered mainly a respiratory infection. It's also raising questions about prevention and treatment.

5 years ago

FILE - This file image provided by U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service shows the website for HealthCare.gov. Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act. (U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Service via AP, File)
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1st deadlines for laid-off workers to get health insurance

Many laid-off workers who lost health insurance in the coronavirus shutdown soon face the first deadlines to qualify for fallback coverage under the Affordable Care Act.

5 years ago

Hospital
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Public health insurance claims soar in Pa., N.J. and Del.

The increase in people enrolling in medical assistance is exponentially higher than this time last year — but it’s still way less than officials expected.

5 years ago

Virus Outbreak Inside A New York ER
Health

Were hospitals unprepared for the pandemic? How are they planning for a 2nd wave?

The current pandemic exposed some deep-seated issues with disaster planning, and hospitals are working on those before a second wave of COVID cases arrives.

5 years ago

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Health

AP fact check: Trump’s false ‘Choice’ on vets’ health care

President Trump is putting forth a false “Choice" when he boasts about a program aimed at improving veterans' health care by steering more patients to the private sector.

5 years ago

Aubrey drescribes loneliness brought on by social distancing
Health

Pandemic threatens to deepen crisis in mental health care

The nation’s mental health care system is struggling to continue treating patients in spite of the coronavirus.

5 years ago

Philadelphia's Schuylkill River Trail
Radio Times
Health

Contact tracing and the fight against COVID-19

We look at how contact tracing works and speak to Montgomery County Commissioner Valerie Arkoosh about the high infection rates in the Pa. county.

Air Date: May 19, 2020 10:00 am

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A driver opens a self-testing kit at a CVS drive-through. (Provided by CVS Health)
Health

CVS, Rite-Aid expand free drive-through COVID-19 testing in Pennsylvania

Testing more people is important, but a negative result does not necessarily mean someone is in the clear.

5 years ago

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