Medicine
A family in Wilmington, Delaware, faced a looming deadline to get their son a new gene therapy treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
5 months ago
Listen 8:27CHOP’s on-site production could lower high cost of gene therapies
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia now houses a machine that is helping to make CAR T-cell therapy much less expensive.
5 months ago
Listen 9:25Philadelphia doula program could promote recovery and prevent drug overdose deaths, study finds
Philly’s Community Doula Support Program launched in early 2020 in response to rising drug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum people.
5 months ago
Listen 1:13Temple Health physicians are expanding a program to increase access to stool-based screening kits, an alternative to colonoscopies.
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Listen 1:09More free COVID-19 tests from the government are available for home delivery through the mail
Anyone who did not order a batch of four COVID-19 tests in September can secure up to eight of them this time around starting Monday at COVIDtests.gov.
5 months ago
Autoimmune disease patients hit hurdles in diagnosis, costs, and care
Despite the prevalence of autoimmune conditions, like the thyroid disease Hashimoto's, finding help can prove frustrating and expensive.
5 months ago
Eyedrops previously cited in FDA warning recalled by manufacturer
The drops were sold by CVS Health, Target, Rite Aid and other retailers.
5 months ago
Open enrollment starts this week for ACA plans. Here’s what’s new this year
ACA plans are now well entrenched — an estimated 16.3 million people signed up during open enrollment last year. This year may see even larger numbers.
6 months ago
Living in denial: Does not talking about death make it any easier?
After facing several serious illnesses, Bob Slade and partner Michael Klena, figured out their own way to cope.
6 months ago
Listen 17:08The FDA warns consumers to stop using several eyedrop products due to infection risk
Federal health officials issued the alert for six different brands of products after finding bacterial contamination at a manufacturing facility.
6 months ago
The Latest on Long COVID, A Pennridge Dad’s Book Ban Challenge
Brain fog, depression, joint pain, and difficulty breathing that lingers. What the latest research says about long COVID and possible treatments as millions seek answers.
Air Date: October 25, 2023 12:00 pm
Listen 49:54A seasonal viral stew is brewing with flu, RSV, COVID and more
National data shows COVID-19 levels are moderate. In most of the U.S., levels of other respiratory viruses are low, although RSV is ticking up in some southeastern states.
6 months ago
Which Pa. counties are receiving the most opioid settlement money — and why
Opioid payments for county governments and county district attorney offices equaled about $6.50 per resident across the state last year. But there were big differences.
6 months ago
Philly-area parents search for RSV antibody shots as winter approaches
The newborn RSV antibody shots offer protection against severe illness for at least five months, but they may not be widely available until next year.
7 months ago
Listen 4:22Drexel study finds link between structural racism and higher premature mortality rates
Researchers believe that white people are just as susceptible to high premature mortality rates as people of color in historically “Jim Crow” states.
7 months ago