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Ryan Keough leads a tour of the new mental health unit at Project HOME’s Helen Brown Community Center
Mental Health
Philadelphia

Philly health organizations partner to expand care, survive looming funding cuts under the Trump administration

The Center for Families and Relationships and Project HOME have partnered to open a new mental health unit in North Philadelphia at the Helen Brown Community Center.

1 month ago

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Health Care
Law
Pennsylvania
Politics

Cancer survivors, health care advocates rally in Philadelphia to demand Pennsylvania senators reject Medicaid cuts

The federal budget bill, passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last week, would add Medicaid work requirements for childless adults to stay in the program.

1 month ago

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Nurses and technicians in Philadelphia hold signs regarding complaints over staffing
Employment
Health Care
New Jersey

New Jersey’s largest nurses union warns of a possible strike if hospitals don’t provide safe staffing ratios

Inspira Health Network would be hardest hit if Health Professionals and Allied Employees, the state’s largest nurses union, choose to go on strike.

1 month ago

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Sign for Crozer Health
Health Care
Pennsylvania

ChristianaCare to acquire former Crozer Health outpatient locations

The pending acquisition includes two facilities in Glen Mills, a location in Havertown, an office in Broomall and a site in Media.

1 month ago

Boxes for the medications Wegovy and Zepbound
Health Care
Medicine

Pa. and N.J. poison control centers see steep rise in exposure calls tied to popular weight-loss drugs

Poison control experts say calls related to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are rising, with symptoms like nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

1 month ago

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Amyloid plaque
Aging
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly Alzheimer’s disease researchers call a new diagnostic blood test promising, but advise caution

The blood test measures two subtypes of tau and amyloid proteins, which can indicate the presence of amyloid plaque in the brain, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease.

1 month ago

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Shakira in concert
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

Measles is very contagious. Here’s how to avoid it

A person infected with measles recently attended a New Jersey Shakira concert. More than 1,000 cases have been confirmed across the U.S. this year.

1 month ago

Planned Parenthood at 12th and Locust streets in Center City
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania Planned Parenthood advocates warn of clinic closures if organization is dropped from Medicaid program

The federal proposal would block Medicaid reimbursements for preventative health services to nonprofit family planning clinics if they also perform abortions.

2 months ago

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Governor Josh Shapiro speaks at press conference
Business
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Crozer closure: Gov. Josh Shapiro, Delaware County legislators unite behind bills to tackle private equity

Legislation to reel in for-profit health care usually dies in Harrisburg. Shapiro said he hopes with a united Delaware County, bills safeguarding hospitals can reach his desk.

2 months ago

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Kellogg's Front Loops on a shelf
Delaware
Food & Drink
Health Care

Legislation banning petroleum additive in school meals headed to Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer

Studies have suggested that Red 40 can cause neurobehavioral problems in some children. But some experts say more research is needed.

2 months ago

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Justin Roncaioli poses for a photograph
Employment
Health Care
Philadelphia

Early career researchers at Penn want to form a union, which the university is challenging

Organizers say they want better job security, protections against being fired unfairly and salaries that keep up with the cost of living.

2 months ago

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Philadelphia skyline over the Delaware River
Environment
Public Health

Philly gets failing grades for air pollution that makes asthma worse

In its annual report, the American Lung Association flunked the city for its levels of ozone and particle pollution. The 2023 wildfires played a role.

2 months ago

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A therapy session with health care professional taking notes
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Philadelphia

Wedge Recovery Centers will close behavioral health services after 31-year run in Philadelphia

The organization has provided mental health and addiction treatment since 1994. Most services will stop by the end of May.

2 months ago

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People in the encampments
Philadelphia
Politics
Public Health

Philly City Council passes restrictions on mobile van services in Kensington, bill heads to mayor’s desk

The bill dictates when and how mobile van service providers can operate in Kensington as they support people who are homeless and using drugs.

2 months ago

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A sign for a Rite Aid Pharmacy
Business
National
Public Health

What customers can expect as Rite Aid closes or sells all its drugstores

The company runs 1,245 stores in 15 states, according to its website. It has a heavy presence in New York, Pennsylvania and California, which alone has 347 locations.

2 months ago

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