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Think is a national call-in radio program, hosted by acclaimed journalist Krys Boyd and produced by KERA — North Texas’ PBS and NPR member station. Each week, listeners across the country tune in to the program to hear thought-provoking, in-depth conversations with newsmakers from across the globe.

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Environment
Philadelphia
Transportation

Air pollution at Philadelphia’s 15th Street subway station ‘considerably higher’ than EPA standard

Local researchers say it’s unclear what the health impact is, but public transit is still preferable to driving.

9 months ago

Miguel Hernandez (left), art director at Jeme Agency, and Meegan Denenberg (right), Jeme Agency founder and president, worked on a free online design catalog that can be used by anyone looking to create their own 988 awareness materials, even if they have few design skills of their own, on Aug. 27, 2024
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Philadelphia

A Philly design agency wants people to help spread awareness about the 988 mental health crisis line

The Jeme Agency’s new online 988 awareness branding tool includes thousands of images and designs that people can pick from.

9 months ago

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Elected officials, health care workers criticize Prospect for operating room closure at Taylor Hospital

Delaware County elected officials accuse the California-based Prospect Medical Holdings of starving Crozer Health to line the company’s coffers.

9 months ago

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Black Lives Matter
Changing Communities
Health Care
Medicine
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

Dr. Ala Stanford’s memoir, actor Ed Helms on 1970s FBI scandal

We talk about Dr. Stanford’s North Philly childhood, the barriers she broke to become a pediatric surgeon and her new memoir. Plus, Helms talks talks about a 1971FBI heist.

Air Date: August 29, 2024 12:00 pm

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Health Care
Medicine
Pennsylvania

Auditor faults Pennsylvania agency over fees from Medicaid-funded prescriptions

A review by Pa.'s elected financial watchdog says there are shortcomings in a state agency’s oversight of fees paid to pharmacy benefit managers in the Medicaid program.

9 months ago

Residents are seen outside Penn Hospital
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia

Resident doctors at Penn Medicine to demand contract both inside and outside the hospitals this week

After almost a year of negotiations, the big sticking point now is over wages. Residents say they make a little above minimum wage after accounting for long hours.

10 months ago

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Showing new tools in the center
Health Care
Higher Education
Public Health

Temple’s Institute on Disabilities launches a new community center

Tech OWL, which stands for Technology for Our Whole Lives, provides the surrounding North Philadelphia community with workshops, classes and a space for connecting.

10 months ago

a mosquito on human skin
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health
6abc

Mosquito-borne illnesses discovered throughout Philadelphia region

West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes in nearly every county in the region, and one case of Eastern equine encephalitis was reported in Atlantic County, New Jersey.

10 months ago

COVID-19 vaccines are being rolled out
Health Care
Medicine

FDA approves two updated COVID vaccines

The new COVID vaccines are designed to keep the shots up to date with the virus, which keeps evolving to evade our immune systems.

10 months ago

A physical therapist works with a patient at a field hospital.
Business
Health Care
Insurance
Pennsylvania

Pa. opens public feedback on rate increases to 2025 health insurance plans

Pennsylvania health insurance companies are requesting average rate increases of 2.9% to 15.2% on individual plans sold in the ACA marketplace.

10 months ago

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National

A new Alzheimer’s study suggests where you live can affect the odds of a diagnosis

Findings shed new light on why dementia diagnosis is more prevalent in some areas than others, and that it does not simply have to do with an individual's risk factors alone.

10 months ago

Boxes of tampons on a shelf in a store
Biology
Gender
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Taxes

Montgomery County now offers free period products in all county buildings

Pads and tampons will be available in all bathrooms in county buildings, including courthouses, health and human services buildings, parks and historic sites.

10 months ago

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Animals
Health Care
New Jersey

What should New Jerseyans know about bird flu?

The state’s new avian influenza website is keeping tabs on the spread of bird flu. The risk is low for humans, but it’s dangerous for poultry flocks.

10 months ago

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Explainers
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Rethinking advice amid COVID summer surge: How long do you really need to isolate?

If you Google COVID isolation standards, you're likely to get a few different answers. So which one should you follow?

10 months ago

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Syringes, alcohol swabs, and other supplies sit on a table in Western Pennsylvania.
Addiction
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Spotlight PA

The fight over giving out needles to drug users in Pa., explained in 9 numbers

Opioid settlements support syringe programs, but they're considered illegal across most of Pennsylvania. A look at the numbers sheds light on the conflict.

10 months ago

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