Nicole Leonard | WHYY
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Researchers are seeking FDA approval for their soy-based bandages, which they say are an alternative to other synthetic and animal-derived products.
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In 2021, four people became the first all-civilian team to orbit Earth multiple times. Researchers studied their cognition, behavior and psychological performance.
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A group of 400 parents and families nationally are calling for solutions that treat addiction and the opioid crisis as a public health problem.
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Candidates running to become Pennsylvania’s next attorney general say addressing the opioid epidemic, gun violence and public safety would be among their priorities as the state’s top law enforcement official.
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Philadelphia Safehouse leaders say they are reviewing their options and next steps, which could include filing an appeal. The lawsuit was first filed in 2019.
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State officials said an estimated 1 million Pennsylvanians hold some amount of medical debt, and many are subjected to debt collectors.
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The Independent External Review program will take cases from people who believe their insurer has incorrectly denied them health care coverage.
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The new payouts are from a second wave of national opioid lawsuit settlements with Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart.
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Pennsylvania cuts at least 137,000 people from Medicaid as some participants fight paperwork denialsSome people are getting cut from the program for missing paperwork. Pennsylvanians have up to 90 days to file appeals with the county and state.
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One year after Dobbs, Pa. clinicians say it’s time to revise the state’s physician-only abortion lawPennsylvania law only allows physicians to perform abortions. Advanced practice clinicians say they want to be able to do the same.