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12/24/2025

Homeless patient died after Temple U Hospital turned him away.

Staffers turned away a patient from the emergency department without evaluating him to determine if he was stable. Experts say the hospital’s actions amounted to “patient dumping."

12/20/2025

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12/20/2025

Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson found liable for its talcum powder cancer.

A Minnesota jury has awarded $65.5 million to a woman who claimed talcum products made by Johnson & Johnson exposed her to asbestos and contributed to her developing mesothelioma.

12/18/2025

Merger talks off between Virtua and the dominant DE hospital chain.

2 of the region's largest health care networks, with facilities across 4 states, have agreed to end their negotiations to merge.

12/18/2025

Jersey failed to background-check nursing home employees.

A federal probe found some New Jersey nursing homes did not complete background checks before employees started working, if ever.

12/18/2025

GI illness slams Haddonfield school.

Cases are more common in the winter as people spend more time indoors and in settings like schools, long-term care facilities and daycares.From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and …

12/11/2025

A rare national health story for RxPhilly:

Two bills failed to secure the necessary 60 votes to break a filibuster and advance Thursday. Congress has no deal ahead of a Dec. 31 deadline to avoid premium hikes under Obamacare.WASHINGTON — The Republican-controlled Senate voted Thursday to reject health care bills offered by each party, as t...

12/11/2025

Botulism in baby formula in NJ , PA and others:

Federal health officials on Wednesday said an outbreak of infant botulism tied to recalled ByHeart baby formula has expanded to include all illnesses reported since the company began production in …

12/02/2025

12/02/2025

A remarkable finding:

Research has shown that the vaccine may reduce dementia risk. Now a study has found that vaccinated individuals are almost 30 percent less likely to die of dementia.

11/30/2025

A huge verdict against PennMed and Mainline Health—$35 million

A woman underwent a total hysterectomy at Penn based on a cancer misdiagnosis at Lankenau Medical Center. The verdict is the largest so far this year in Philadelphia.

11/20/2025

Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital in Camden was about to harvest a donated organ when a sign of life halted the procedure.

A donor group did NOT intervene.

The New Jersey Organ and Tissue Sharing Network is also accused of destroying evidence.