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July 12, 2024 | 8:14 AM

Pa. bill to regulate the middlemen of pharmaceutical drug prices heads to Gov. Shapiro’s desk

By Kiley Koscinski/WESA
June 26, 2024 | 9:33 AM

Script for disaster: PBM practices widely blamed as Pennsylvania ‘pharmacy deserts’ grow

By Roger DuPuis/WVIA News
June 26, 2024 | 8:56 AM

Bill to ensure access to contraception advances in Pennsylvania, aided by dozens of GOP House votes

By Mark Scolforo/The Associated Press

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June 25, 2024 | 3:32 PM

The surgeon general declared gun violence a public health crisis. What does that do?

By Rachel Tresiman/NPR
June 14, 2024 | 12:07 PM

Black Pennsylvanians are 50% less likely to receive naloxone, despite soaring overdose deaths, new study finds

Cultural, systemic and historical factors have converged to create the perfect storm when it comes to Black overdose deaths.
By Liz Tung/WHYY
June 13, 2024 | 3:44 PM

Baseball has played a major role in Charlie Manuel’s recovery from a stroke

By Rob Maaddi/The Associated Press
June 10, 2024 | 9:51 AM

No ‘playbook’: A Paoli teen is navigating a rare genetic condition. Her family says insurance is calling the shots

When it comes to rare diseases like HLH, the Zangrilli family says insurance can end up being the barrier to desperately needed treatment.
By Nicole Leonard/WHYY
June 4, 2024 | 1:38 PM

Battlefield medicine has come a long way. But that progress could be lost

By NPR
May 22, 2024 | 4:12 PM

CDC reports suggest Central Pa. drug deaths slowing

The CDC noted the data is provisional, but it still expects a drop when the final numbers are analyzed.

By Katie Knol
May 17, 2024 | 10:47 AM

Democratic senators and representatives say the healthcare system does bad business

By Isabella Weiss/WVIA
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