Healthcare is a constant concern in America and even more so during the coronavirus pandemic. There's a lot of uncertainty around healthcare right now -- it's a pivotal election year, the fate of the Affordable Care Act is not clear, and now, doctors are speaking out against some changes proposed for Medicare in 2021 that deal with how doctors are compensate ... Show More
Aug 22
Shapiro’s data center flip, Philly’s new managing director, teachers ready for school | The Week in Philly
One of the few rallying cries that people from all walks of life can seemingly get behind these days? Opposition to data center development, especially in the suburbs. Concerned communities throughout the Delaware Valley have come out in full (throated) force to battle these proj ... Show More
34 m
Aug 8
Conviction overturned in a cop’s death, and a SEPTA station closing for a year | The Week in Philly
Rafael Jones, who was convicted in 2014 of shooting and killing Philadelphia Police Officer Moses Walker, had that conviction overturned this week because of disgraced former detective Philip Nordo’s involvement in the case. KYW’s Crime and Justice Reporter Kristen Johanson expla ... Show More
33m 35s
Jun 2021
The doctors are not all right
Doctors have suffered psychologically throughout the pandemic, but as Vox’s Julia Belluz reports, those who seek mental health treatment in the US put their careers at risk.
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35 m
May 2022
Finally Pushing Back on Covid - May 25th, Hour 2
Dr. Brian Tyson, candidate for Congress in California’s 25th district (https://drbriantyson.com) and Dr. George Fareed, authors of Overcoming the Covid Darkness: How Two Doctors Successfully Treated 7,000 Patients, discuss the World Health’s Organization attempts to create a glob ... Show More
30m 45s
Dec 2022
Pediatricians Caught in a Political Crossfire
After Roe v. Wade legalized abortion 50 years ago, abortion clinics and providers saw waves of violence, protests and lawsuits. Recently, a new group of healthcare providers has come under attack— the doctors providing gender affirming care for transgender kids. With politicians ... Show More
33m 41s
Oct 2020
Avoiding the Virus and the Doctor
Earlier this spring, doctors around the country began to worry that fear of Covid-19 was keeping their patients away. Now, we’re starting to see the consequences of that. Today, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta talks to Dr. Michelle Kittleson, a cardiologist in ... Show More
14m 37s