New Jersey Legislators Propose Blood Oxygen Test For Every Newborn
Dr. Nandini Madan, a pediatric cardiologist at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, says a pulse oximetry test for every infant is a good idea and could save lives.
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Dr. Nandini Madan, a pediatric cardiologist at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, says a pulse oximetry test for every infant is a good idea and could save lives.
Philadelphia city councilman Frank DiCicco won't seek a fifth term as the councilman for the 1st District, which encompasses parts of South Philadelphia, center city, Old City, and Northern Liberties.
Going into today's Philadelphia Housing Authority board special meeting, the PHA board chairman, former Mayor Street, was giving no indication that he's willing to bail and resign at the request of HUD.
Pennsylvania's auditor general says more than a billion dollars in tobacco settlement funds intended for health-related programs have been quietly raided to balance the state budget in recent years.
Amid word of a new, emerging terrorist group in the Middle East, a US congressman serving Delaware County held a homeland security hearing today focusing on Philadelphia and the surrounding area.
Several thousand police and firefighters held a rally today outside the New Jersey capitol. Theirs are the latest unions to go after New Jersey governor Chris Christie as he continues his efforts toward pension and benefit reform in the state.
The Quinnipiac University Polling Institute says three out of four voters like President Obama personally but only 42 percent say they like his policies.
Mayor Michael Nutter was delivering his new budget on Thursday morning to City Council, unveiling a hold-the-line spending plan.
Dr. Eli Avila, tapped by Governor Corbett to head the state Health Department, says he will play a personal role in changing the mindset of his agency, which had virtually abdicated its duty to regulate Pennsylvania abortion clinics.
For almost ten years, Councilman at-large James Kenney has been working to get a statue placed at City Hall of 19th century civil rights activist, educator, soldier, and baseball player Octavius Catto.
As pressure mounts from federal authorities for change at the Philadelphia Housing Authority, Philadelphia city councilwoman Jannie Blackwell has decided to give up her seat on the PHA board.
The findings of the new Quinnipiac University poll, just released, includes what nearly 2,000 people think about government shutdowns -- and public-sector labor unions.
Corbett, as the board's new chairman, vowed to keep an open mind on things at the embattled bi-state agency.
Katz has been chosen by Governor Tom Corbett to serve on the Pennsylvania Intergovernmental Cooperation Authority board, the state agency that must sign off each year on Philadelphia's long-range budget.
Philadelphia City Council was holding a lengthy public hearing today on a controversial topic: whether the city should require companies to offer employees earned sick leave.
