
Public Health
The move comes as Crozer hospitals have continued to shutter critical services and lay off health care workers.
2 months ago
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
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
Listen 50:14Philly-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
Listen 4:2275,000 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
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
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
Listen 1:30Drug 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
Karikó and Weissman met by chance in the 1990s while photocopying research papers.
2 months ago
‘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
Listen 5:23Advocates say most people don’t realize what it’s like inside a dispensary, citing false narratives about “drug dens.”
2 months ago
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
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 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
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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