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Medicine

The entrance to the office.
Health

Rosa Health Center expanding on its mission to serve southern Delaware’s uninsured population

Rosa Health Center has grown from a small farmhouse office to serving over 2,000 patients in Delaware’s uninsured population. Now they’re growing again.

4 months ago

Listen 1:13
Tammy Murphy smiles as she claps.
Health

New Jersey will spend $2.2 million to launch Maternal and Infant Health and Innovation Center in Trenton

The center in Trenton will serve as an incubator for new programs to address racial disparities in maternal health outcomes.

5 months ago

Box of oral contraceptive pills.
Health

Philly doctors call new OTC birth control pill ‘a game changer’ for reproductive health options

The newly approved daily birth control pill, Opill, will be the first contraceptive pill sold as an over-the-counter option.

5 months ago

The Food and Drug Administration has fully approved Leqembi, the first drug shown to slow down Alzheimer's disease.(Andrew Harnik/AP)
NPR
Health

Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi gets full FDA approval. Medicare coverage will likely follow

The first drug found to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease has been granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

5 months ago

Close up hands of caregiver doctor helping old woman at clinic.
Health

New Pa. nursing home staffing requirements in effect, with more changes slated for 2024

New regulations require more direct care hours for residents and tighter staffing ratios at nearly 700 long-term care facilities statewide.

5 months ago

A nurse treats a man's skin wounds.
NPR
Health

Overdose deaths involving street xylazine surged years earlier than reported

The CDC concluded that by 2021, the "rate of drug overdose deaths involving xylazine was 35 times higher than the 2018 rate."

5 months ago

Protesters marched through Center City demanding access to abortion after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022
Health

1 year after Dobbs, Pa. clinicians say it’s time to revise the state’s physician-only abortion law

Pennsylvania law only allows physicians to perform abortions. Advanced practice clinicians say they want to be able to do the same.

5 months ago

Listen 3:56
Glass containers display varieties of marijuana for sale on shelves
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania lawmakers eye liberalization of medical marijuana rules

The three-bill package passed the Senate Law and Justice Committee almost unanimously.

5 months ago

The skyline is reflected in the Schuylkill River as the sun rises over Philadelphia.
Health

How clinics in the Philadelphia area are dealing with a national shortage of penicillin

This injectable form of penicillin is a critical treatment for infections like syphilis, and could be in short supply for the rest of the year.

5 months ago

Listen 1:38
Samantha Richards stands outside of her apartment, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Bloomington, Ind. Richards has been on Medicaid her whole life and currently works two part-time jobs as a custodian
Health

More than 1 million people are dropped from Medicaid as states start a post-pandemic purge of rolls

States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during the pandemic. But that ban was lifted in April.

6 months ago

The SKCC and Dietz Watson Mobile Cancer Screening van is visible parked outside on a sunny day.
Health

Delaware County partnering with Jefferson to offer free prostate cancer screening

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 21 at the Wellness Center in Yeadon, healthcare professionals will administer the free test. Health officials say early detection is key.

6 months ago

A doctor takes a man's blood pressure.
Health

This weekend, Philly residents can get free screenings for peripheral arterial disease

Peripheral arterial disease is a serious health condition that causes blockage of blood vessels in the lower body that can lead to amputations.

6 months ago

a bowl of syringes.
Health

FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strain

While infections have declined, the virus could be a real concern next winter, FDA's vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks said as the daylong meeting began.

6 months ago

Penny Cooper poses for a portrait outside
Health

After years of advocacy, Medicare finally extends coverage for kidney transplant recipients

Despite the win, many services are still not covered, and this does not apply to patients who receive other organs.

6 months ago

Listen 2:54
A woman steps towards a mammogram machine, guided by a health care professional.
Health

Penn Medicine offering free cancer screenings during the month of June

The university is partnering with the Community of Compassion CDC to hold a series of health care events for preventative care.

6 months ago

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