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Public Health

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Health

Parts of Delaware County could soon lose emergency medical services

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital notified the county as well as Clifton Heights, Folcroft, and Lansdowne of potential cuts to their emergency medical services.

1 day ago

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NPR
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What to know about xylazine, the drug authorities are calling a public safety threat

The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration issued an alert Monday warning of a "sharp increase in the trafficking of fentanyl mixed with xylazine."

2 days ago

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NPR
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The potentially deadly Candida auris fungus is spreading quickly in the U.S.

Cases of the fungus that did not respond to antifungal medicine tripled in 2021. It can be deadly, but does not seem to have adverse effects on healthy people.

2 days ago

A doctor holds a stethoscope on a pregnant person's belly.
Health

Philly gets closer to launching $1,000-a-month cash assistance program for pregnant residents to improve health outcomes

The Philly Joy Bank is modeled after similar programs in Canada and San Francisco that offer guaranteed cash income to pregnant residents.

2 days ago

Samuel Camacho, a health insurance navigator with the Universal Health Care Action Network of Ohio, assists people in enrolling for or renewing Medicaid
NPR
Health

Medicaid renewals are starting. Those who don’t reenroll could get kicked off

With a pandemic-era rule expiring this month, people on Medicaid will have to re-qualify to keep their coverage.

2 days ago

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NPR
Health

Colorectal cancer is rising among Gen X, Y & Z. Here are 5 ways to protect yourself

If you think you're too young to get colorectal cancer, consider this: About 20,000 people in the U.S. under the age of 50 will be diagnosed this year.

3 days ago

An Operational room with a dental chair in center, x-ray unit (right) and dental unit (left) at the William D. Kelley School in Brewerytown
Health

A Brewerytown school is now home to the city’s first on-site pediatric dental clinic

Operated by Temple Dental School, the practice aims to increase access to quality care in an area of Philly that has long needed it.

3 days ago

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Politics & Policy

Delaware lawmakers want accounting of PFAS-containing foam at fire stations statewide

A resolution approved in the Delaware House aims to start the process of replacing the toxic foam with an unnamed alternative.

4 days ago

Serbia's Novak Djokovic looks up during the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Health

US Open ‘very hopeful’ unvaccinated Novak Djokovic can play

Djokovic is a foreign citizen who is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Government rules still prevent him from entering the country.

5 days ago

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Health

Philadelphia health officials plan to eliminate hepatitis B and C, with potential boost from Biden’s national agenda

Hepatitis C kills more than 400 people in Pennsylvania every year, despite it being a curable infectious disease.

1 week ago

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Health

Crozer Health lays off 215 people as part of ‘operational restructuring plan’

The four-hospital system in Delaware County is in worsening financial shape and has been struggling to pay its bills and contractors.

1 week ago

Abortion-rights activists setup an abortion pills educational booth as they protest outside the Supreme Court in Washington, Monday, July 4, 2022. The Supreme Court has ended constitutional protections for abortion that had been in place nearly 50 years, a decision by its conservative majority to overturn the court's landmark abortion cases. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)
Courts & Law

Abortion pill access case: Judge wants ‘less advertisement’

Because the case has prompted death threats and protests, Trump-appointed U.S. District Judge Matthew Kacsmaryk said “less advertisement of this hearing is better.”

1 week ago

Eva Stebel, water researcher, pours a water sample into a smaller glass container for experimentation as part of drinking water and PFAS research at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Center For Environmental Solutions and Emergency Response
Politics & Policy

EPA proposes first limits on toxic ‘forever chemicals’ for public drinking water

While states like Pennsylvania and New Jersey have already set PFAS limits for public water systems, the EPA proposal is more restrictive and would apply nationwide.

1 week ago

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Crozer-Chester Medical Center is one of the Crozer Health's four hospitals
Health

Unpaid bills: Prospect, Crozer Health struggling to pay vendors for vital hospital services

Prospect’s inability to pay its bills has previously caused delays in vital supplies and the loss of a police officer, who was permanently stationed outside a medical center.

1 week ago

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Politics & Policy

Dealers with cancer beg for Atlantic City casino smoking ban

Several Atlantic City casino dealers with cancer, and others who fear they may develop it, are asking New Jersey lawmakers to ban smoking in the state's casinos.

2 weeks ago

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