Jefferson Health‘Seeing my dad cry, that’s how I know it’s something’: Inside a Jefferson student’s Match Day experienceKevin Carolina has dreamed of becoming a doctor since high school, when he learned there were fewer Black men entering medical school in 2014 than 1978.Kayla Yup Jefferson Health hit with $108.6 million verdict in Einstein birth injury caseHarold Brubaker Mayor Parker plans to renew SEPTA’s Zero Fare program. Here’s how it benefits riders, in their own words.Thomas Fitzgerald Jefferson Health will close four Einstein pediatric practices and move three others to True North PediatricsHarold Brubaker Jefferson Health Plans had big gains in Medicare Advantage during open enrollment last yearHarold Brubaker AdvertisementMost Philly-area health systems had improved financial results in first half of fiscal 2026Children's Hospital of Philadelphia had the highest operating profit margin in the region in the six months that ended Dec. 31.Harold Brubaker One year of inspections at Jefferson Abington Hospital: December 2024 - November 2025Inspectors visited the Jefferson Health facility more than a dozen times to investigate potential safety problems in the one-year period. Sarah Gantz FDA is removing the ‘black box’ warning on hormone treatments for women in menopause. Here’s what you need to know.For more than two decades, the FDA warned women of risks linked to estrogen, scaring them off hormone therapy. The FDA now says the benefits of HRT outweigh the risks for most menopausal women. Wendy Ruderman Union membership dipped in Pa. and N.J. amid Trump’s anti-labor push, data suggestsU.S. union membership rates held fairly steady. But the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that comparison to prior years is more difficult because the government shutdown affected their data.Ariana Perez-Castells After 20 years of growth, this Philadelphia-born company says it’s ready to help in the caregiver crisisAs the American population ages, medical alert devices can help to lower the risk of burnout for caregivers while allowing aging adults to maintain independence and privacy.Erica Lamberg, For The Inquirer Jefferson Health reported a $201 million operating loss in the first half of fiscal 2026The loss included a $64.7 million restructuring charge related to severance for 600 to 700 people laid off in October and other changes in the nonprofit system.Harold Brubaker Philly-area bariatric surgery programs face upheaval amid growing GLP-1 use for weight lossOzempic and other GLP-1s have cut into the volume of bariatric surgeries in Philadelphia and nationally, but surgeons say the need for the procedures will continue.Harold Brubaker Jefferson Health plans to boost capacity at the Abington Hospital emergency departmentIt's the third emergency department project announced by Jefferson in the past year. Jefferson did not disclose how much it was spending in Abington.Harold Brubaker One year of inspections at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital: November 2024 - October 2025Inspectors visited nearly three dozen times to investigate potential safety problems. Sarah Gantz Virtual nursing programs get mixed reviews in Penn Nursing studyThe mixed results of the largest survey to date on virtual nursing should be a warning to hospital administrators to proceed cautiously, Penn researchers say.Sarah Gantz and Kayla Yup The new owner of Crozer-Chester Medical Center wants to restore hospital and emergency servicesChariot Equities completed its $10 million purchase of the hospital Wednesday and is aiming have an agreement with a health system to restore services within six months.Harold Brubaker and Sarah Gantz Lehigh Valley Health Network will go out of network for UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plans MondayThe failure of LVHN and UnitedHealthcare to reach a contract will affect more than 20,000 Medicare Advantage patients, Jefferson said.Harold Brubaker Jefferson and Temple join wide-ranging litigation over high insulin pricingThe move follows similar suits from the University of Pennsylvania, the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, and Bucks County.Aubrey Whelan St. Luke’s Health Network uses AI tool to reduce cardiac arrests and ICU transfersThe tool automatically alerts medical staff when a patient's status is declining.Sarah Gantz Forty years after a brain injury changed this veteran’s life, a Jefferson program helped him rebuildAfter a service-related brain injury left him with lasting effects, Scott Edgell found relief through a rehabilitation program for veterans called the MossRehab Institute for Brain Health.Kayla Yup See more storiesAdvertisement
‘Seeing my dad cry, that’s how I know it’s something’: Inside a Jefferson student’s Match Day experienceKevin Carolina has dreamed of becoming a doctor since high school, when he learned there were fewer Black men entering medical school in 2014 than 1978.Kayla Yup
‘Seeing my dad cry, that’s how I know it’s something’: Inside a Jefferson student’s Match Day experienceKevin Carolina has dreamed of becoming a doctor since high school, when he learned there were fewer Black men entering medical school in 2014 than 1978.Kayla Yup
Mayor Parker plans to renew SEPTA’s Zero Fare program. Here’s how it benefits riders, in their own words.Thomas Fitzgerald
Mayor Parker plans to renew SEPTA’s Zero Fare program. Here’s how it benefits riders, in their own words.Thomas Fitzgerald
Jefferson Health will close four Einstein pediatric practices and move three others to True North PediatricsHarold Brubaker
Jefferson Health will close four Einstein pediatric practices and move three others to True North PediatricsHarold Brubaker
Jefferson Health Plans had big gains in Medicare Advantage during open enrollment last yearHarold Brubaker
Jefferson Health Plans had big gains in Medicare Advantage during open enrollment last yearHarold Brubaker
Most Philly-area health systems had improved financial results in first half of fiscal 2026Children's Hospital of Philadelphia had the highest operating profit margin in the region in the six months that ended Dec. 31.Harold Brubaker
Most Philly-area health systems had improved financial results in first half of fiscal 2026Children's Hospital of Philadelphia had the highest operating profit margin in the region in the six months that ended Dec. 31.Harold Brubaker
One year of inspections at Jefferson Abington Hospital: December 2024 - November 2025Inspectors visited the Jefferson Health facility more than a dozen times to investigate potential safety problems in the one-year period. Sarah Gantz
One year of inspections at Jefferson Abington Hospital: December 2024 - November 2025Inspectors visited the Jefferson Health facility more than a dozen times to investigate potential safety problems in the one-year period. Sarah Gantz
FDA is removing the ‘black box’ warning on hormone treatments for women in menopause. Here’s what you need to know.For more than two decades, the FDA warned women of risks linked to estrogen, scaring them off hormone therapy. The FDA now says the benefits of HRT outweigh the risks for most menopausal women. Wendy Ruderman
FDA is removing the ‘black box’ warning on hormone treatments for women in menopause. Here’s what you need to know.For more than two decades, the FDA warned women of risks linked to estrogen, scaring them off hormone therapy. The FDA now says the benefits of HRT outweigh the risks for most menopausal women. Wendy Ruderman
Union membership dipped in Pa. and N.J. amid Trump’s anti-labor push, data suggestsU.S. union membership rates held fairly steady. But the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that comparison to prior years is more difficult because the government shutdown affected their data.Ariana Perez-Castells
Union membership dipped in Pa. and N.J. amid Trump’s anti-labor push, data suggestsU.S. union membership rates held fairly steady. But the Bureau of Labor Statistics notes that comparison to prior years is more difficult because the government shutdown affected their data.Ariana Perez-Castells
After 20 years of growth, this Philadelphia-born company says it’s ready to help in the caregiver crisisAs the American population ages, medical alert devices can help to lower the risk of burnout for caregivers while allowing aging adults to maintain independence and privacy.Erica Lamberg, For The Inquirer
After 20 years of growth, this Philadelphia-born company says it’s ready to help in the caregiver crisisAs the American population ages, medical alert devices can help to lower the risk of burnout for caregivers while allowing aging adults to maintain independence and privacy.Erica Lamberg, For The Inquirer
Jefferson Health reported a $201 million operating loss in the first half of fiscal 2026The loss included a $64.7 million restructuring charge related to severance for 600 to 700 people laid off in October and other changes in the nonprofit system.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health reported a $201 million operating loss in the first half of fiscal 2026The loss included a $64.7 million restructuring charge related to severance for 600 to 700 people laid off in October and other changes in the nonprofit system.Harold Brubaker
Philly-area bariatric surgery programs face upheaval amid growing GLP-1 use for weight lossOzempic and other GLP-1s have cut into the volume of bariatric surgeries in Philadelphia and nationally, but surgeons say the need for the procedures will continue.Harold Brubaker
Philly-area bariatric surgery programs face upheaval amid growing GLP-1 use for weight lossOzempic and other GLP-1s have cut into the volume of bariatric surgeries in Philadelphia and nationally, but surgeons say the need for the procedures will continue.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health plans to boost capacity at the Abington Hospital emergency departmentIt's the third emergency department project announced by Jefferson in the past year. Jefferson did not disclose how much it was spending in Abington.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health plans to boost capacity at the Abington Hospital emergency departmentIt's the third emergency department project announced by Jefferson in the past year. Jefferson did not disclose how much it was spending in Abington.Harold Brubaker
One year of inspections at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital: November 2024 - October 2025Inspectors visited nearly three dozen times to investigate potential safety problems. Sarah Gantz
One year of inspections at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital: November 2024 - October 2025Inspectors visited nearly three dozen times to investigate potential safety problems. Sarah Gantz
Virtual nursing programs get mixed reviews in Penn Nursing studyThe mixed results of the largest survey to date on virtual nursing should be a warning to hospital administrators to proceed cautiously, Penn researchers say.Sarah Gantz and Kayla Yup
Virtual nursing programs get mixed reviews in Penn Nursing studyThe mixed results of the largest survey to date on virtual nursing should be a warning to hospital administrators to proceed cautiously, Penn researchers say.Sarah Gantz and Kayla Yup
The new owner of Crozer-Chester Medical Center wants to restore hospital and emergency servicesChariot Equities completed its $10 million purchase of the hospital Wednesday and is aiming have an agreement with a health system to restore services within six months.Harold Brubaker and Sarah Gantz
The new owner of Crozer-Chester Medical Center wants to restore hospital and emergency servicesChariot Equities completed its $10 million purchase of the hospital Wednesday and is aiming have an agreement with a health system to restore services within six months.Harold Brubaker and Sarah Gantz
Lehigh Valley Health Network will go out of network for UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plans MondayThe failure of LVHN and UnitedHealthcare to reach a contract will affect more than 20,000 Medicare Advantage patients, Jefferson said.Harold Brubaker
Lehigh Valley Health Network will go out of network for UnitedHealthcare’s Medicare Advantage plans MondayThe failure of LVHN and UnitedHealthcare to reach a contract will affect more than 20,000 Medicare Advantage patients, Jefferson said.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson and Temple join wide-ranging litigation over high insulin pricingThe move follows similar suits from the University of Pennsylvania, the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, and Bucks County.Aubrey Whelan
Jefferson and Temple join wide-ranging litigation over high insulin pricingThe move follows similar suits from the University of Pennsylvania, the city of Philadelphia, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, and Bucks County.Aubrey Whelan
St. Luke’s Health Network uses AI tool to reduce cardiac arrests and ICU transfersThe tool automatically alerts medical staff when a patient's status is declining.Sarah Gantz
St. Luke’s Health Network uses AI tool to reduce cardiac arrests and ICU transfersThe tool automatically alerts medical staff when a patient's status is declining.Sarah Gantz
Forty years after a brain injury changed this veteran’s life, a Jefferson program helped him rebuildAfter a service-related brain injury left him with lasting effects, Scott Edgell found relief through a rehabilitation program for veterans called the MossRehab Institute for Brain Health.Kayla Yup
Forty years after a brain injury changed this veteran’s life, a Jefferson program helped him rebuildAfter a service-related brain injury left him with lasting effects, Scott Edgell found relief through a rehabilitation program for veterans called the MossRehab Institute for Brain Health.Kayla Yup
