Jan
2024
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HEALTHCARE
Jan
2024
31
Record-breaking 435,000 Pennsylvanians sign up for healthcare coverage through Pennie
Nearly 435,000 Pennsylvanians signed up for healthcare coverage through Pennie, the commonwealth’s health insurance marketplace.
Jan
2024
19
Experiment by Penn surgeons shows how pigs might one day help people with liver failure
Surgeons at the University of Pennsylvania used a pig liver outside a brain-dead human body to filter blood, taking a step toward eventually trying the technique in patients with liver failure.
Jan
2024
16
Here’s how to get covered through Pennie with the healthcare open enrollment deadline on Friday
Pennsylvania residents who don’t have health insurance will have until this Friday, Jan. 19, to enroll in healthcare coverage through Pennie.
Jan
2024
3
Insulin prices plunge for Pennsylvanians due to Biden’s American Rescue Plan
Eli Lilly, Sanofi, and Novo Nordisk’s price cuts are expected to benefit many Pennsylvanians who need insulin to survive. The companies first announced the moves last year, as a response to an American Rescue Plan provision that threatened to penalize them if they kept prices high.
Jan
2024
2
VIDEO: Maternity care deserts in Pennsylvania
When you're pregnant, you shouldn't have to worry about accessing maternity care when you need it. Unfortunately for many women in Pennsylvania, that worry is a reality as five counties in the state are considered maternity care deserts. What is a maternity care...
Dec
2023
21
Expecting the unexpected: 193,000 women live in maternity deserts across PA
Five counties in Pennsylvania are maternity care deserts.
Dec
2023
18
Stay merry, stay healthy: Tips to keep germs at bay during holiday gatherings
Dr. Debra Powell, chief of Infectious Diseases at Reading Hospital, gives handy tips that will help you stay healthy over the holidays.
Dec
2023
18
Counties where the most opioids are dispensed in Pennsylvania
Counties where the most opioids are dispensed in Pennsylvania
Dec
2023
7
To lower the cost of expensive drugs, Biden targets Big Pharma’s patents
Under a plan announced Thursday, the government would consider overriding the patent for high-priced drugs that have been developed with the help of taxpayer money and letting competitors make them in hopes of driving down the cost.
