Health
Smoking ban at drug rehab centers fuels black market for cigarettes, safety issues
Philly says the ban, started in January at city-funded centers, has been a success. But providers and clients say it’s still easy to smoke in treatment.
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Public toilets and sinks are installed in Kensington — and were vandalized on the first day
The mobile trailers, part of an effort to combat hepatitis A, are locked up overnight.
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If e-cigs were romaine lettuce, they’d be off the shelf, vaper’s mom tells Congress
"We are seeing more and more cases each day," the CDC's Dr. Anne Schuchat told lawmakers
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Is Philly’s smoking ban at drug rehabs working?
It's been nine months since Philly banned smoking at city-funded drug rehab centers. Why it's hard to get answers about whether it's helping or hindering people in recovery.
Air Date: September 25, 2019
Listen 14:03St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital sale can go forward, bankruptcy judge rules
STC Opco — a partnership between Reading-based Tower Health and Drexel University — bought the North Philadelphia facility for $50 million.
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Mosquito found at Joint Base tests positive for dangerous disease
Military officials at a New Jersey base say a mosquito found at the installation tested positive for a dangerous disease.
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A new way of paying for maternity care aims to reduce c-sections
Instead of paying doctors piecemeal for prenatal appointments and delivery of the baby, some insurers now offer medical practices one lump sum to cover it all.
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Drexel and Tower Health reach deal to buy St. Christopher’s Hospital
Sale of the North Philadelphia hospital is part of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding involving Philadelphia Academic Health, which also owns Hahnemann.
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Does pretty hurt? A look at the health risks of hair dyes
Coloring is a complex chemical reaction, a sophisticated organic synthesis, that takes place in each strand on the top of your head.
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Listen 11:09How long can my kinky natural hair grow? To be length-obsessed and black
Long natural hair elicits wonder — but also much wondering about how to achieve it, and how to stop comparing ourselves with others who have.
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Listen 07:19How an ‘international price index’ might help reduce drug prices
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi unveiled her sweeping plan to reduce drug prices Thursday, which included an international price index.
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It’s not just insulin: Diabetes patients struggle to get crucial supplies
Type 1 diabetes can be well managed with insulin if blood sugar is consistently monitored. But insurance rules can make it hard for patients to get medical supplies.
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Children spend a lot of time on screens, which worries many parents. We discuss the effects of screens on kids' mental, physical, emotional, and social health.
Air Date: September 18, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:30‘Tip of the iceberg’ — 1 in 16 women reports first sexual experience as rape
More than 3 million women experienced rape as their first sexual encounter, according to a new study, which surveyed women ages 18 to 44.
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Judge puts freeze on sale of Hahnemann residency program — for now
A federal judge has temporarily stopped the sale of more than 550 slots for doctors in training, cutting off a potential infusion of funds to the troubled hospital.
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