Health Care

Racial Disparities Uterine Cancer

Black women wait longer for uterine cancer tests and diagnoses, study finds

Lansdowne home health care agency must pay $2.3 million to workers deprived of adequate overtime wages

Affectionate Home Health Care Court Order

The biggest health trends of 2023 may include journaling and eating kelp

Health trends 2023

Amazon launches online health clinic for common conditions. Who will use it?

amazon clinic.png

Philadelphia City Council abortion legislation advances towards passage

Philly abortion legislation advances to final vote

Temple University Hospital employees agree to a new contract, avoiding potential strike

Temple University Hospital union contract

'Abortion absolutely is healthcare': U.S. House panel told as GOP pursues nationwide ban

Embedded bias: How medical records sow discrimination

Medical bias

Chestnut Hill Hospital to be sold to Temple Health, Redeemer and PCOM

Chestnut Hill Hospital Temple

To boost protection of abortion access, New Jersey gets assistance from U.S. Attorney's Office

New Jersey establishes 'strike force' to protect abortion access for residents, out-of-state travelers

New Jersey lawmakers move to protect patients from states that criminalize abortion

Health Insurance

How much health insurers pay for almost everything must now be made public

Doctor's stethoscope

At-home COVID-19 tests soon will be available for free to Medicare recipients

Health Insurance

Independence names new chief medical officer, appoints first chief safety officer

IBX Leadership Changes

Rowan University, Virtua Health team up to establish new medical college

Rowan University Virtua Health medical college

Health Insurance

Pennsylvanians who buy health insurance using Pennie could pay more expensive premiums in 2022

Pennie Health Insurance obamacare

Quartet Health receives $60 million to improve mental health access

IBX Quarter Health

Johnson & Johnson will separate consumer products business into new company

Johnson & Johnson company spinoff

For younger generations, urgent care and telemedicine often trump primary care

Gen Z millennials health

Philly pushes back COVID-19 vaccination deadline for colleges, health care systems

Philly COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Philly to implement COVID-19 vaccine mandate for colleges, health care systems

Philly colleges COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Children's Health

Just months from opening, here's a quick look at CHOP's new King of Prussia hospital

CHOP's King of Prussia Hospital

New Jersey health care workers must get vaccinated or face regular COVID-19 testing

Life expectancy in US fell by 18 months in 2020, the largest drop since WWII

72121 life expectancy drop

Dunkin' will offer free coffee to health care workers on National Nurses Day

dunkin' donuts coffee

Philly museums offering free admission to hospital workers in May

Philadelphia Museum of Art

Many Black and Hispanic Americans lack confidence in access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments

Health Insurance

Think your health care is covered? Beware of the 'junk' insurance plan

Short-term health insurance

'Our Community, Our Health' campaign providing free health screenings to Philly's African American residents

Health Screenings IBC

Health Insurance

What to know as the Affordable Care Act heads to the Supreme Court — again

Supreme Court Obamacare.png

Health Insurance

Daniel Hilferty retiring as chief executive officer of Independence Blue Cross

Daniel Hilferty Gregory Deavens

Why Black aging matters, too

COVID-19 Racial Disparities

In health care field, family doctors now appear at highest risk of COVID-19 death

Doctor Primary COVID-19

Bucks County man pleads guilty to posing as former Navy SEAL, POW to receive health care benefits

richard meleski plead guilty

Philly, Pittsburgh rank among top cities for health care jobs, report finds

Philly Health Jobs

U.S. facing a growing physician shortage and COVID-19 may be making it worse

U.S. physician shortage

Kevin Hart surprises Philly nurse on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!'

Kevin Hart Philly nurse

You can help Dock Street send pizza, positive messages to homeless shelters

Dock Street donations

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