Healthcare
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Warrington-based Windtree Therapeutics Finds Its New Executive Director of Clinical Development
Warrington-based Windtree Therapeutics, a biotechnology and medical device company, has appointed Joseph Soffer, M.D., F.A.C.C., as its new Executive Director of Clinical Development, effective immediately. “We are thrilled to welcome Joe to lead our cardiovascular clinical development efforts at such an important time for Windtree,” said Dr. Steve Simonson, Chief Medical Officer at Windtree Therapeutics.…
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St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne Adds Second Surgical Robot
St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne has expanded its robotic program with the addition of the state-of-the-art da Vinci Xi Surgical System. The new system features three-dimensional, high-definition visualization. It also allows for enhanced dexterity and greater precision and control for surgeons. The center’s second robot has expanded community access to numerous advanced surgical therapies…
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Washington Post: Bucks County’s ‘Social Capital’ May Have Inoculated It from Severe COVID-19 Outbreaks
New research suggests that, with social factors at the heart of any pandemic response, communities with a high amount of social capital – what experts refer to as interconnectedness and communal trust – experienced less severe outbreaks of coronavirus in 2020, writes Christopher Ingraham for The Washington Post. Research by Christos Makridis of the Massachusetts…
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Bucks County Officials: We Are Not Getting the Amount of Vaccine We Need
While Bucks County has the means to start vaccinating people by the thousands, due to the shortage of the COVID-19 vaccine it will be able to only tackle hundreds of the hundreds of thousands who are waiting for their turn to be vaccinated, according to a Deanna Durante report for NBC10 Philadelphia. “We are not…
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Bucks County Ready To Vaccinate ‘Everybody Right Now’ If There Were COVID-19 Vaccines Available
Bucks County is ready to vaccinate as many as 15,000 people each week under its new $14 million plan but there is one issue putting a break on the county’s ambitious plan: the lack of COVID-19 vaccine, writes Greg Vellner for The Reporter Online. The plan calls for six clinics and two mobile units to…
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Legendary Bucks County Vaccinologist Talks Challenges of Getting the Vaccine He Helped Create
Stanley Plotkin, the 88-year-old legendary vaccinologist who lives in nearby Bucks County, did not expect to run into as many issues as he encountered while trying to receive the COVID-19 vaccine he helped develop, writes Eli Saslow for The Washington Post. “I’ve been so focused on helping to develop these vaccines that I barely thought…
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Pennsylvania is the 8th Least Safe State During COVID-19, According to WalletHub Study
With only 0.62% of the population fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as of January 20, and vaccination being an essential component for full reopening of the economy, PA is the 8th least safe state during the pandemic, writes Adam McCann for WalletHub on the Safest States During COVID-19. “The level of safety in a state is…
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Screening Students for Covid-19: Doylestown Laboratory Research Company Partners with Neumann University
FlowMetric Life Sciences, a Doylestown laboratory research company, is partnering with Neumann University in Aston to screen returning students for COVID-19, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. FlowMetric is taking its mobile COVID-19 testing to the school’s campus this week to provide free tests for up to 520 residential students to help protect…
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Bucks County’s Health Department Makes Its Own Path in Dealing with Pandemic
Despite being criticized by many – including numerous healthcare experts – Bucks County’s Health Department is sticking to its unique way of dealing with the pandemic, write Jason Laughlin and Maddie Hanna for The Philadelphia Inquirer. About a month ago, the department became the only one in the region to stop providing new data on…
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Obesity in Pennsylvania: Nearly One-Third of Residents in 2020 Self-Reported Being Dangerously Overweight
Obesity in Pennsylvania rose again in 2020, now encompassing nearly a third of Commonwealth residents. Taylor Allen covered the trend, self-reported by residents, for AXIOS. According to 2020 data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 31 percent of Pennsylvania adults reported being obese. A decade ago, that statistic was 28.6…
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COVID-19 Testing Trucks Bring Safe Testing to Vulnerable Populations
Conshohocken-based Aardvark Mobile Health is bringing safe and efficient coronavirus testing to vulnerable populations with its COVID-19 testing trucks, writes Queen Muse for the Philadelphia Magazine. The company was originally Aardvark Mobile Tours. It organized various promotional events for large brands such as Coca-Cola and Starbucks using trucks it builds in Pennsylvania. But with the…
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Pennsylvania Department of Health Reports 49 COVID-19 Deaths, 4,087 Reported Cases in the State
The Pennsylvania Department of Health is reporting as of midnight, Monday, March 30, nine more deaths in the state from COVID-19, bringing the total number of deaths to 49. There were 693 more positive cases in the state, bringing the total number of cases to 4,087 in 58 counties. Seven deaths have been reported in…
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Fox Chase Cancer Center unveils its first suburban outpatient care site
Fox Chase Center Center, looking to expand its reach deeper into the Philadelphia suburbs, officially unveiled its first suburban outpatient center Friday. In a partnership with Suburban Community Hospital, Fox Chase took over the operation of the East Norriton, medical center’s 11,474-square-foot cancer center that was originally built in 2012, writes John George in the Philadelphia…
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TerraVida Opens Medical Marijuana Dispensary in Sellersville
TerraVida, which opened Feb. 17 next to the firehouse on Main Street in Sellersville, is one of the first medical marijuana dispensaries in Pennsylvania. It’s also the only female-owned dispensary in the state, said Visco, who co-owns it with Adina Birnbaum. The Sellersville TerraVida, which has about 15 employees, is expected to serve people living…
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Meadowbrook’s Holy Redeemer Hospital Unveils New NICU Technology
Holy Redeemer Hospital in Meadowbrook unveiled a new technology this week that allows parents, wherever they are, to keep a close eye on their newborn in the medical center’s neonatal intensive care unit, writes John George of the Philadelphia Business Journal. The hospital has installed Angel Eye Camera Systems to its NICU beds to allow…
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