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Patience Sunne: HB 836 is a blank check for the fertility industry at the expense of children

April 17, 2026April 16, 2026
Patience Sunne

With increased attention to the topic of IVF at the national level, the Pennsylvania legislature has recently joined the trend […]

Healthcare

Sen. Jarett Coleman: Phase out toxic additives in IV bags

April 14, 2026April 13, 2026
Jarrett Coleman

When Pennsylvanians enter a hospital, they should have full confidence that the care they receive will help them get better; […]

Healthcare

McCormick and Bhattacharya tout medical advances in visit to Penn Medicine

April 3, 2026April 2, 2026
Linda Stein

“These are the days of miracle and wonder” — Paul Simon  Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and National Institutes of Health […]

Mental Health

Montgomery and Chester County cases highlight flaws in Pennsylvania’s involuntary commitment law. 

April 1, 2026April 1, 2026
Linda Stein
1

Montgomery and Chester County cases highlight flashpoints with Pennsylvania’s involuntary commitment law.  Is it too easy to involuntarily commit someone […]

Healthcare

Stephen F. Gambescia: Health panels, policies, and politics

March 24, 2026March 24, 2026
Stephen Gambescia

Early last month, the American Medical Association announced a collaboration with the Vaccine Integrity Project to create an “evidence-based review […]

Healthcare

Candidate Marty Young pitches healthcare fix

February 25, 2026February 25, 2026
Linda Stein
2

Although former President Obama tried to fix U.S. healthcare, many people believe it’s still a mess.  And the costs for […]

Healthcare

Marion Mass: Demand change to reverse upward pressure on American health care costs

February 10, 2026February 9, 2026
Marion Mass
1

On January 22, 2026, two  congressional committees — Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means — grilled the CEOs of America’s largest health insurance […]

Health

Beverly Plosa-Bowser: I like surprises, but not when it comes to my health

February 5, 2026February 4, 2026
Beverly Plosa-Bowser

The thing about brain aneurysms is you can’t see them coming. After years in the U.S. Air Force, I didn’t […]

Health

Marion Mass: Diet’s role in avoiding entanglement with our sick-care system

January 13, 2026January 12, 2026
Marion Mass
1

In 1981, my father had a massive heart attack. He was 50. His cardiologist advised him to (1) replace butter […]

Healthcare

Emily Greene Brey: Pennsylvanians want affordable health care, not more Obamacare

January 7, 2026January 6, 2026
Emily Greene Brey

Last month, four Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives broke away from their party to support Democrats’ number one […]

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Op-Ed

Thom Nickels: Will USA 250 lead to a better Philadelphia? Don’t bet on it.

Thom Nickels: Will USA 250 lead to a better Philadelphia? Don’t bet on it.

schedule April 17 2026
ink_pen Thom Nickels

The poet T.S. Eliot once wrote, “April is the cruelest month, breeding lilacs out of the dead land, mixing memory […]

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