Healthcare
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Yardley Med-Tech Company’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Feeding Software Keeps Arkansas Babies’ Tummies Full
Astarte Medical, headquartered in Yardley, has closed a deal with St. Bernards Medical Center, Jonesboro, Ark., for its newborn intensive care feeding software. The high-tech system monitors neonatal nutrition, protecting some of the most vulnerable patients a health care system can treat. The capability, NICUtrition, takes part of its name from the acronym for neonatal…
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Pennsylvania Ranks Among Top Half of States Recovering Quickest from COVID-19
Pennsylvania ranked in the top half of states that are recovering the quickest from COVID-19, according to a new report by WalletHub. To determine which geographies are recovering the fastest, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across three key dimensions: COVID health Leisure and travel Economy and labor market Analysts evaluated…
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Grand View Hospital, Sellersville, Becomes Bucks County’s Second Level II Adult Trauma Center
Sellersville’s Grand View Hospital is now the second Level II trauma center serving Bucks County. Its recent accreditation by the Pennsylvania Trauma Systems Foundation was covered by John George of the Philadelphia Business Journal. To earn this designation, a hospital must be able to initiate definitive care for all injured patients. Other qualifications center around…
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U.S. DoD Contracts with Doylestown BioTech Firm for $34M Investment in War Against Viral Pathogens
Evrys Bio, a nine-year-old biotechnology firm in Doylestown, landed a $34 million contract from the U.S. Department of Defense. The government agency seeks a drug to counteract multiple high-risk viral agents, reports John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Evrys develops next-generation antiviral medicines. The company’s technology platform is based on Princeton University research on…
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Center Valley’s DeSales MBA Program Helps Local Doctor Prepare for Pandemic
There was no playbook to prepare local health networks for the global medical crisis that arrived on the doorstep of the United States in early 2020. And so, as cases of COVID-19 began to mount here and across the country, it was up to people like Dr. Jennifer Stephens to create their own plan. “When…
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Bucks County Biotech Company Launches Innovative Test of COVID-19 Vaccine Efficacy
A COVID-19 vaccine efficacy test created by Bucks County biotechnology firm FlowMetric got a boost of $750,000 in state funding. The capital infusion resulted from the work of state Senator Steve Santarsiero (D-10). “If the last year and a half or so has taught us anything, it’s that having data and information is critically important,”…
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COVID-19 Blog, ‘Dear Pandemic,’ Was Yardley Nurse’s Idea for a ‘Dear Abby’-Style Forum for Health Advice
Nurse Ashley Ritter, from Yardley, spent the coronavirus lockdown looking at online information about the health crisis. There was good info out there, but there was a lot of sketchy “advice,” too. She launched a blog to cull the wheat from the chaff. Katie Fishman, MSN, reports on “Dear Pandemic,” named for the “Dear Abby”…
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Help for the Helpers: In the Aftermath of COVID-19, Medical Personnel Find Themselves in Need of Healing
For Bill Engle, a nurse at St. Mary’s Medical Center, Langhorne, COVID-19 meant daily grief, stress, and burnout. The resulting emotional burden, shared by many healthcare professionals, was tallied by Jason Laughlin at The Philadelphia Inquirer. “Every day going into work and knowing I was going to be in that N95 and seeing these people…
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Chew on This: Despite Its Dental Benefits, Support for Fluoridated Water Supplies Is Going Down the Drain
While Philadelphia fluoridates its drinking water, many of its surrounding suburban towns do not. How this public service got scaled back was explained by Kenny Cooper for WHYY. Fluoride’s beneficial effect on teeth was discovered more than 100 years ago, according to Catherine Carstairs, a professor of history at the University of Guelph in Ontario.…
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Breathe Deep: National Ranking Shows Bucks County to Be a Pretty Healthy Place to Live
Maybe it’s our abundance of fresh air and outdoor exercise opportunities. Maybe it’s the cardiovascular benefit of an occasional visit to our brewpubs and wineries. But whatever the root of it, Bucks County is a pretty healthful place to live, according to a new ranking published by U.S. News & World Report. The publication’s analysts…
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Invo Healthcare, Doylestown, Defines Standard of Care Protocols for Treatment of Autism Spectrum Disorder
Invo Healthcare, in collaboration with Magellan Healthcare (Phoenix, AZ), is working to define standards of care for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) whose treatment is applied behavioral analysis (ABA). ABA is a newer regimen whose success rate is difficult to assess, given the heavy reliance on long-term monitoring by caregivers. Nearly half of families…
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Penn Foundation/St. Luke’s Merger Brings a Partner That ‘Shone a Light’ on Substance Abuse Efforts
Penn Foundation, the Sellersville-based behavioral health provider, merged with St. Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN), effective July 1. Its 25 treatment centers, which serve approximately 20,000 individuals annually, join St. Luke’s network of 12 hospitals and 300 outpatient sites. WFMZ 69 News reported the business’ unification. “Penn Foundation has a long and proud history of…
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As COVID-19 Raged, How Well Did Pennsylvania Keep Citizens Safe?
Pennsylvania placed in the upper half in the list of safest states during COVIS-19, according to a new ranking recently released by WalletHub. To find out which residents were safest during COVID-19, WalletHub compared the 50 states and the District of Columbia across five key metrics: Vaccination rate Positive testing rate Hospitalization rate Death rate…
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As Coronavirus Delta Variant Spreads Nationally, Pennsylvania’s High Vax Rate Offers Protection
The COVID-19 Delta variant — a highly transmissible strain — continues to spread throughout the country. Pennsylvania, however, remains one of the most protected states, given its high vaccination rate. Erika Fry and Nicolas Rapp reported the statewide level of protection for Fortune. So far, studies show that vaccines are effective against this variant. Its…
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Al Roker-Produced Documentary Depicts the Lengths to Which a Doylestown Nurse Went to Treat Her COVID-19 Patients
“American Nurse Heroes” — a televised documentary produced by the American Nurse Journal, NBC journalist Al Roker, and the American Nurses Association — spotlighted above-and-beyond COVID-19 caregivers nationwide. It included the exhausting, harrowing, frustrating, fear-filled, and emotionally wrenching first-person account of Shumi Mazzacano, an intensive care nurse at Doylestown Hospital. The 16-month pandemic forced Mazzacano, a 12-year veteran, to tap professional and personal reserves she wasn’t even…
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Disparate Guidelines on Medical Marijuana Funding Prove Fatal for Bensalem Resident
Opioid withdrawal held Tyler Cordiero in its tight grasp. Despite a lack of health insurance, his treatment provider had authorized him for medical marijuana usage. But a federal-state disconnect ultimately led to his death, reports Ed Mahon for The Daily Item. Cordiero, a Bensalem 24-year-old, accessed treatment for his addiction from the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. Federal funding for this local…
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On the Streets in Bensalem: The Nation’s First Self-Cleaning Ambulance
Bensalem EMS has deployed the nation’s first self-cleaning ambulance. The high-tech rescue vehicle saves both time and lives, reports Shawnette Wilson for FOX 29 Philadelphia. Battalion Chief Robert Elliott cites one of the vehicle’s primary advantages, saying, “The concept of a highly infectious disease ambulance allows us to protect our providers.” The rescue transport is appropriate for patients showing symptoms of “…a…
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Phoenixville Woman Designs Mental Health App to Help Ease Panic Attacks
Phoenixville’s Alexandra Dodge, a graphic and interactive design student at Temple University, has designed a mental health app that guides users through panic attacks, writes Bethany Ao for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dodge is one of the millions of Americans who are dealing with an anxiety disorder. She knows from personal experience how debilitating the symptoms…
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