Doctors

Kermit Gosnell Death

Kermit Gosnell, the West Philly abortion doctor convicted of murder, dies at 85

Drexel University is rolling out a 3-year medical degree program to help address the shortage of primary care doctors

Drexel Medical School

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175 years ago, the world's first medical college for women graduated its inaugural class in Philly

Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania

Doctors increasingly see AI scribes in a positive light. But hiccups persist

Doctors AI Scribes

Medical school enrollment surpasses 100,000 for first time as application numbers rebound

med school trend

'Are you married?' Why doctors ask invasive questions during treatment

Demographic Info Doctors

Many fear federal loan caps will deter aspiring doctors and worsen MD shortage

Federal Loans Doctors

AI has become ubiquitous in online search results, and Americans are using it to answer their health questions

AI trust health care

American doctors are moving to Canada to escape the Trump administration

As the U.S. faces a physician shortage, 1 in 10 doctors say they are burned out

Doctor Burnout

Jefferson resident physicians vote to unionize, joining national trend

Jefferson residents union vote

Removing a splinter? Treating a wart? If a doctor does it, it can be billed as surgery

Surgery Billing

America is increasingly dependent on foreign doctors − but their path to immigration is getting harder

U.S. Doctors Immigration

After seeing a high-speed, 3-car crash in Vermont, a Temple Hospital resident rushed to aid the people injured

Kiley Nygren Temple

Medicare's push to improve chronic care attracts businesses, but not many doctors

Medicare CCM Doctors

A researcher's prescription for better health care: A dose of humility for doctors, nurses and clinicians

Doctor Patient Humility

New Pa. law requires consent for medical students to perform pelvic, rectal exams on unconscious patients

Pennsylvania Pelvic Exams

Compensation is key to fixing primary care shortage

Primary Care Shortage

Why it's so tough to reduce unnecessary medical care

Unnecessary Medical Care

Who will care for older adults? We've plenty of know-how but too few specialists

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Police blame some deaths on 'excited delirium.' ER docs consider pulling the plug on the term

Excited Delirium

The shrinking number of primary care physicians is reaching a tipping point

Primary Care Doctor

When temps rise, so do medical risks. Should doctors and nurses talk more about heat?

Heat Health Risks

Coalition that aims to improve diversity among Philly's doctors receives grant from IBX Foundation

Diversity Doctors Philly

Two new healthcare facilities are coming to Northeast Philly

health care center frankford

Penn Medicine residents and fellows vote to unionize, becoming the state's first hospital house staff union

Penn Medicine Union

Health Insurance

Prior authorization, a system that harms and frustrates patients, may be reined in

Prior authorization health care

Penn Medicine residents move to unionize, joining a nationwide trend

Penn Medicine Union

Haven't seen your doctor in a few years? You may need to find a new one

Primary Care Doctor

Embedded bias: How medical records sow discrimination

Medical bias

Penn Medicine seeks to expand value-based care by buying stake in Tandigm Health

Penn Medicine Tandigm Health

Men often hesitate to visit a doctor, but there are effective ways to persuade them

Men's Health Doctor Visit

Telemedicine can help reduce racial disparity in follow-up appointments, study finds

Telemedicine Study Penn

Dr. Oz considering run as Republican for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania

Center City doctor agrees to pay $2 million for illegally prescribing opioids

Stephen Padnes opioids

City Honors Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium with Magis Award

Black Doctor's COVID Consortium Magis Award

Men, it's time to make the routine doctor's visit a habit

Physical Exam Benefits

Q&A: Local medical expert explains Joel Embiid's meniscus injury and path forward

Colorectal cancer screenings should start for adults at age 45, medical task force says

Colorectal cancer screenings

Stigma against D.O.s had been declining until Trump’s doctor took the spotlight

These secret safety panels will pick the COVID-19 vaccine winners

COVID-19 vaccine safety panel

Philly, Pittsburgh rank among top cities for health care jobs, report finds

Philly Health Jobs

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