Health Care
The state’s largest hospital system says all workers must have at least one dose by Sept. 21 if they want to keep their job.
3 years ago
Delaware issues fines to insurers for not treating people with mental health or substance abuse issues as fairly as they treat others.
3 years ago
Listen 1:35How a clinical tool meant to predict kidney function could be hurting Black patients
Is an equation most commonly used to predict kidney health unintentionally contributing to health disparities — and reinforcing racist thinking?
3 years ago
Listen 21:17N.J. health care system mandates COVID-19 vaccine for all staff
RWJBarnabas Health said Monday that it is extending its COVID-19 vaccine mandate to all staff including all employees, new employees and medical staff.
3 years ago
Decrying pandemic ‘profiteering,’ protesters call for a Pa. public health care advocate
Health care should be considered a human right, says Put People First! PA, which organized a Center City march.
3 years ago
Delaware Nat. Guard to deliver free health care in Dover
Residents in the Dover area can get no-cost medical, dental, and eye care next month as part of the Delaware Army National Guard’s Innovative Readiness Training.
3 years ago
Temple physicians learn mindfulness to cope with the trauma of treating COVID
Witnessing so much suffering and loneliness took a toll, so Temple Hospital’s Practitioner Wellness Committee sought a program to help.
4 years ago
Racial differences in COVID mortality rates linked to unequal hospital quality, Penn study shows
Researchers looked at 10 months of data from more than 44,000 Medicare patients from 1,188 hospitals in 41 states and the District of Columbia.
4 years ago
Hospitals have started posting their prices online. Here’s what they reveal
A colonoscopy might cost you or your insurer a few hundred dollars — or several thousand, depending on which hospital or insurer you use.
4 years ago
N.J. first lady tackles maternal and infant health care in Mini Family Festivals
New Jersey first lady Tammy Murphy launches Mini Family Festivals to connect families with state and local resources as part of the Nurture NJ initiative.
4 years ago
Health care professionals unanimously vote to unionize in Delaware County hospitals
About 100 health care workers at Taylor Hospital and Delaware County Memorial Hospital have unanimously voted to unionize because of staff shortages and low pay.
4 years ago
Pandemic ‘silver lining’: Emergency telehealth expansion made permanent in Delaware
Delaware’s temporary expansion of telehealth rules during the pandemic is now permanent under legislation signed into law by Gov. John Carney Wednesday.
4 years ago
Some of the most and least racially inclusive U.S. hospitals are located in the same cities, according to a Lown Institute study.
4 years ago
Democrats see springboard for health care in high court win
With the Affordable Care Act now secure in the framework of the nation's health care programs, Democrats are eager to leap above and beyond.
4 years ago
Unpaid caregivers were already struggling. It’s only gotten worse during the pandemic
Two-thirds of survey respondents who identified as unpaid caregivers said they experienced mental health challenges during the pandemic.
4 years ago