
Health
Health providers and legal experts say changes to federal funding, insurance coverage and federal law during Trump’s first presidency could foretell what’s to come.
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Listen 1:16The powerful animal tranquilizer has started appearing in the illicit heroin and fentanyl market in recent years.
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Listen 1:47Penn Medicine and student group take over free West Philly community health clinic
Care providers recently wrote about the clinic as a model for how academic health systems can partner with community health organizations.
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Listen 1:31Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital closes inpatient behavioral health unit
The cuts to behavioral health care at the 178-bed hospital is a major blow to Delaware County and Southwest Philadelphia.
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How health care could change under the new Trump administration
Trump's victory gives a broader platform to critics of federal health programs. He may try to weaken the Affordable Care Act and cut funding for Medicaid coverage.
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Does it matter what time you take your medicine?
Years of research show it matters when a patient takes medicine. So why don't drugs come with those instructions?
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Listen 9:48Practice in the dark: a student athlete’s guide to waking up before dawn
Corinne Carlson, a student athlete, shares how early morning rowing practice affects how she schedules her sleep, and her life.
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Listen 4:16Can night owls become morning larks — and should they?
What science has to say about what makes someone a night owl, whether it’s bad for your health, and if it’s even possible to change.
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Listen 8:46Even as Delaware cancer rates are declining, there’s still persistent disparities in cases. Experts emphasize the need for early detection.
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Listen 1:34What Makes Our Circadian Clocks Tick
As the days grow shorter, we take a look at how changes to our circadian clocks affect our health.
Air Date: November 1, 2024
Listen 48:58ACA open enrollment kicks off Nov. 1 in Pa., N.J. and Del. Here’s what you need to know
This year’s open enrollment for health insurance coverage in 2025 includes boosted tax credits and new eligibility for DACA recipients.
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Pa. AG sues Prospect Medical Holdings for ‘corporate looting’
Attorney General Michelle Henry said Crozer Health, Delaware County’s four-hospital system, is suffering from the ill effects of private equity.
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Listen 1:05Volunteers with the Positive Women’s Network, Pennsylvania chapter are urging support for HIV prevention, reproductive health care and addiction programs.
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CHA Partners deal to acquire Crozer Health collapses
CHA Partners had signed a letter of intent to purchase the embattled four-hospital system from Prospect Medical Holdings.
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The regional coalition of health systems is reevaluating the role of race in tools used to assess kidney and lung function and other health conditions.
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