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Diego López displays his hands, the left hand bearing the absence of a finger lost to a bullet. (Aníbal Martel for palabra)
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Gun Violence

The price of a gunshot: Health impacts and the cost of violence on Latinos

Gun violence suffered by Latinos in the U.S. has increased. Survivors often face a difficult road ahead that includes medical bills and accessing mental health resources.

1 year ago

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Diego López muestra sus manos. El dedo que le falta en la izquierda lo perdió por un balazo. (Aníbal Martel para palabra)
The Pulse
Gun Violence
Health Care
Mental Health

El precio de un disparo

La violencia armada que sufren los latinos en Estados Unidos ha aumentado. Los sobrevivientes deben atravesar un arduo camino que incluye elevados costos médicos y dificultade

1 year ago

an opioid crisis resource kit
Addiction
Delaware
Government
Health Care

Delaware health officials celebrate bright spots in recent drug overdose data

Statistics released earlier this month reveal a slight decrease in overdose deaths for the first time in 10 years.

1 year ago

People stand outside of a building with a banner that reads,
Health Care
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Public Health
6abc

Health officials warn of rise in ‘highly contagious’ whooping cough in Philadelphia region

Health officials say the only way to confirm you have whooping cough is to get a diagnosis.

1 year ago

Dr. drawing blood from a patient
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health
Sex & Relationships

What’s behind Philadelphia’s soaring STI rates?

Younger people, between the ages of 15 and 24, have some of the highest rates of infection.

1 year ago

Oak tree pollen (Emma Lee/WHYY News)
Environment
Outdoors
Philadelphia

Philly, meet the new normal of spring allergy season

Tree and grass pollen are at extreme levels, according to local pollen counts. Experts say climate change is to blame for longer allergy seasons.

1 year ago

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Priscilla Mpasi
Delaware
Health Care
Race & Ethnicity

Delaware faces persistent health disparities, particularly for Black maternal health

Health disparities for Black maternity remain a challenge in Delaware. Advocates say the problem stems from systemic racism, implicit bias and injustice.

1 year ago

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A mother holds her daughter in the air.
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

Pa. Black Maternal Health Caucus caps off Black Maternal Health Week

The group touted efforts to improve Black maternal health outcomes at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.

1 year ago

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Dr. Armando Moreno performs an ultrasound on a patient at the CSVS Gonzales Clinic. (Mayra Pantoja)
The Pulse
Health Care
Race & Ethnicity

One bold initiative to recruit Mexican doctors to help bridge language barriers back home

A physician and policy expert team up on a decades-long effort to bring Spanish-speaking doctors to California — and the roadblocks that stood in their way.

1 year ago

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El Dr. Armando Moreno atiende a un paciente en la Clínica CSVS Gonzales.(Mayra Pantoja)
The Pulse
Health Care
Race & Ethnicity

Una gran iniciativa recluta médicos mexicanos para construir puentes lingüísticos en los Estados Unidos

Un médico y un experto de políticas se unen en un esfuerzo de décadas para traer médicos mexicanos a California – y los obstáculos que enfrentaron.

1 year ago

A family nurse practitioner talks with a pregnant patient at the Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas, a community clinic, in Salinas, Calif. (AP File Photo)
The Pulse

Bridging the Gaps for Latino Health

Latinos are America’s biggest minority — and yet many of them feel alienated by our country’s health care system.

Air Date: April 12, 2024

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A mother holds her daughter in the air.
Community Events
New Jersey
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

A symposium in Salem County will raise awareness about Black maternal health issues

An event addressing maternal health disparities will be held in one of the poorest cities in New Jersey.

1 year ago

A worker is seen next to a water filtration system
Environment
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly-area water providers grapple with potential costs of reducing toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Drinking water providers are seeking funding to cover the costs of eliminating toxic PFAS from its water supplies.

1 year ago

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Denise Wolf
Health Care
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Public Health
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

50 years later, Drexel commemorates the first graduate program for creative arts therapy worldwide with an exhibit

An exhibition features works by art therapy alumni, faculty and students to honor 50 years of a program that changed the art therapy field.

1 year ago

A dog named Cappuccino is seen sitting under a table
Animals
Medicine
Philadelphia

Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train

Maria Wright recently found herself in an unlikely position when she received a devastating cancer diagnosis — becoming one of the people she usually serves.

1 year ago

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