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Drexel offers Community Health Worker, Certified Peer Specialist Training

Start a career healing your community! This paid job training program provides young adults with human services credentials and job search assistance. Applications are due by Friday August 27th. more

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Hospital study links gun violence to food insecurity

An Atlanta study assessed 1,700 patients treated by the medical institution for gunshot wounds during a seven-year period and found a significant link between food insecurity and gun violence. more

US drop in life expectancy is largest among peer nations

The U.S. declines were most pronounced among minority groups, specifically Black and Hispanic people. more

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COVID pandemic brings renewed focus to telemedicine

The onset of the health crisis brought a renewed focus to telemedicine, with patients utilizing phone calls, video visits and other means to access health care services. more

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Proposed PA regs increase direct care hours in nursing homes

More than 72,000 skilled nursing home residents in Pennsylvania would see an increase in the hours of direct care they receive daily under proposed regulation changes, the first in over 20 years. more

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Philly Counts spreads the word on COVID in neighborhoods

As COVID-19 cases pick back up, Philly Counts is trying to reach as many people as quickly as it can. more

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NJ Gov. Murphy signs landmark maternal, child health act

New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has signed landmark legislation to improve New Jersey’s maternal and infant health outcomes for all New Jersey families. more

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People with HIV at highest risk of death if diagnosed with COVID

They found that people living with HIV had a 24% higher risk of infection and a 78% higher risk of death from COVID-19 than people without HIV antiretroviral therapy. more

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U.S. issues warning about threat of COVID vaccine misinformation

Health misinformation, including disinformation, have threatened the U.S. response to COVID-19 and continue to prevent Americans from getting vaccinated. more

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PA overdose deaths increased by 16 percent in 2020

Overdose deaths in Pennsylvania grew along with the national rate last year during the pandemic, according to new federal estimates from the CDC. more

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