“These are the days of miracle and wonder” — Paul Simon Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and National Institutes of Health […]
Montgomery and Chester County cases highlight flaws in Pennsylvania’s involuntary commitment law.
Montgomery and Chester County cases highlight flashpoints with Pennsylvania’s involuntary commitment law. Is it too easy to involuntarily commit someone […]
Stephen F. Gambescia: Health panels, policies, and politics
Early last month, the American Medical Association announced a collaboration with the Vaccine Integrity Project to create an “evidence-based review […]
Candidate Marty Young pitches healthcare fix
Although former President Obama tried to fix U.S. healthcare, many people believe it’s still a mess. And the costs for […]
Marion Mass: Demand change to reverse upward pressure on American health care costs
On January 22, 2026, two congressional committees — Energy and Commerce and Ways and Means — grilled the CEOs of America’s largest health insurance […]
Beverly Plosa-Bowser: I like surprises, but not when it comes to my health
The thing about brain aneurysms is you can’t see them coming. After years in the U.S. Air Force, I didn’t […]
Marion Mass: Diet’s role in avoiding entanglement with our sick-care system
In 1981, my father had a massive heart attack. He was 50. His cardiologist advised him to (1) replace butter […]
Emily Greene Brey: Pennsylvanians want affordable health care, not more Obamacare
Last month, four Republicans in the U.S. House of Representatives broke away from their party to support Democrats’ number one […]
Arianna Hairston: Philly’s outpatient boom calls for better support networks
Imagine a young lawyer in Center City, fresh from knee surgery at Penn Medicine, returning home alone. They don’t have […]
Seth Higgins: House Bill 1460 is the wrong answer to hospital closures
Few events rock a community like a hospital closure. When this happens, residents quickly turn to their elected representatives to […]