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Public Health

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Health

Prospect Medical Holdings reaches deal to halt litigation, opening 270-day window to sell Crozer Health

The move comes as Crozer hospitals have continued to shutter critical services and lay off health care workers.

2 months ago

Rite Aid store
Community
6abc

Here are the 15 Rite Aid stores closing in the Philadelphia region following bankruptcy filing

Over the past six years, Rite Aid has tallied nearly $3 billion in losses.

2 months ago

Presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. speaks during a campaign event at Independence Mall, Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Studio 2

RFK Jr. Runs as Independent, Nobel Prize Winner Dr. Weissman, ’72 Seconds in Rittenhouse Square’

Kennedy Jr. officially declared his bid for the presidency as an independent, sparking speculation about the potential impact of his campaign on the upcoming 2024 election.

Air Date: October 10, 2023 12:00 pm

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Newborn baby in the hospital
Health

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.

2 months ago

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Frontline health care workers hold a demonstration outside Kaiser Permanente Los Angeles Medical Center
NPR
Health

75,000 Kaiser nurses, pharmacists and other workers have walked off the job

In the largest health care strike in U.S. history, over 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on Wednesday.

2 months ago

A sign reads Drexel University. The Philadelphia skyline is visible behind it.
Health

Drexel 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.

2 months ago

Closeup of Penn Medicine researchers Katalin Karikó Ph.D. and Dr. Drew Weisman Ph.D. in a Penn Medicine lab. (Peggy Peterson Photography courtesy Penn Medicine)
Science

Decades of ‘resilience’ led to Penn Medicine researchers’ Nobel Prize

Katalin Karikó Ph.D. and Dr. Drew Weisman Ph.D. won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine and their colleagues raised a glass to toast it in the hospital lobby.

2 months ago

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Looking out at the Philadelphia skyline from the Allegheny SEPTA station
Health

A record number of people died from drug overdoses in Philadelphia last year as racial disparities widen, new report shows

Drug overdose deaths increased for the fourth year in a row, according to a new city report, including a 20% jump among Black residents.

2 months ago

Katalin Kariko, left, and Drew Weissman, pose with trophies
Science

Nobel in medicine goes to 2 Penn scientists whose work enabled creation of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19

Karikó and Weissman met by chance in the 1990s while photocopying research papers.

2 months ago

Thomas Jackson holds up a candle that repels mosquitos in each hand as he smiles.
Community

‘They’re gonna get you’: Southbridge residents seek relief from decades-old mosquito problem

Scientists say the mosquito problem could worsen as climate change threatens more rain and increased sea levels.

2 months ago

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Philadelphia City Councilmember Curtis Jones gestures as he speaks.
Politics & Policy

Philly Councilmember Curtis Jones voted to ban adult-use marijuana. Then he walked into a cannabis conference

Advocates say most people don’t realize what it’s like inside a dispensary, citing false narratives about “drug dens.”

2 months ago

Nutrition labels like these, seen in a store in 2014, have helped consumers better understand the contents of the food they buy.
NPR
Community

Next time you read a food nutrition label, pour one out for Burkey Belser

"When design works, it looks like it's always been there," the graphic designer behind the ubiquitous panel on food packaging said.

2 months ago

A medical professional prepares a vaccine syringe.
NPR
Health

This year’s COVID vaccine rollout is off to a bumpy start, despite high demand

Some people are finding pharmacies still don't have supply of the shots, and others are having insurance coverage troubles. Here's what's going on.

2 months ago

Rite Aid store
Community
6abc

Rite Aid pharmacy chain plans to close hundreds of stores as part of bankruptcy plan

Rite Aid, which is now based in Philadelphia, has nearly 2,100 stores nationwide.

3 months ago

Neshaminy Creek at sunset
Science

Pennsylvania to increase PFAS monitoring in rivers and streams

The announcement comes a month after the USGS found 76% of waterways in the state contain PFAS.

3 months ago

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