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Community discussion on trauma, PTSD and access to mental health services at the Blackwell Regional Library in West Philadelphia, on Wednesday. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Mental Health
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

In Philly’s black community, charting a way beyond decades of pain toward mental health

Nearly 50 people gathered at the West Philly Library on 52nd Street to talk about mental health in the black community.

7 years ago

Booths line the Cactus safe-injection site where drug addicts can shoot up using clean needles, get medical supervision, and freedom from arrest in Montreal.  (Paul Chiasson/The Canadian Press via AP)
Addiction
Philadelphia

Mapping project to assess best, worst locations for Philly safe-injection site

As Philadelphia mulls opening what could be the nation’s first safe-injection site, questions swirl about its location. Researchers are trying to figure that out.

7 years ago

Flu vaccine
(Image/BigStockPhoto)
Delaware
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

Flu cases in Delaware prisons mirror statewide trends

As of Wednesday, 87 Delaware inmates have been diagnosed with the flu within the past two to three weeks.

7 years ago

Addiction Diagnosis. (Picture/Bigstock Photo)
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Delaware
Health Care

Delaware to implement model for addiction treatment

The state is asking recipients to treat more than 900 new individuals across three counties during the first 12 months of launching the model of care in the state.

7 years ago

Amanda Fury listens to a resident's comment during a presentation on neighborhood conditions at a recent meeting of Somerset Neighbors for Better Living.
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Public Health

Kensington residents: Stronger commitment to neighborhood must accompany any safe-injection site

Residents have a long list of grievances about conditions including used syringes and human feces littering streets, as well as sidewalks blocked by makeshift tents.

7 years ago

Listen 5:10
A woman cries as she bows her head in prayer during a vigil at the Parkland Baptist Church, for the victims of the Wednesday shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, in Parkland, Fla., Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018. Nikolas Cruz, a former student, was charged with 17 counts of premeditated murder on Thursday. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Radio Times
Law
Mental Health
Policing
Public Safety

Mass shootings and the conversation around mental health

Guests: Jennifer Mascia, Mark Salzer, Joshua Hazelton  Wednesday’s school shooting in Florida ...

Air Date: February 16, 2018

Listen 49:28
A segregated obstetrics ward at
University Hospital,University of Alabama,
Birmingham. (Courtesy of UAB)
The Pulse
History
Race & Ethnicity

Medicare and the desegregation of health care

It wasn’t that long ago that separate hospitals for black and white patients were the norm in America, but then all of that changed — and it changed quickly.

7 years ago

Listen 13:20
Megan Ritter (left) at Great Falls, outside Washington, D.C., says hiking, going to concerts, and visiting museums keeps her balanced. And she thinks that makes her a better doctor. (Courtesy of Megan Ritter)
Health Care
Medicine

Prescription for arts classes could make med students better docs, scientists say

Scientists have found a correlation between medical students engaging in the arts and humanities and showing qualities of openness, wisdom and empathy.

7 years ago

Ruth Ann Norton, president of the Green and Healthy Homes Initiative, says more prevention efforts are needed so children don’t suffer learning disabilities and organ damage from lead poisoning. She spoke Wednesday at the State House in Trenton. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
New Jersey

Hoping to eradicate childhood lead poisoning, N.J. groups join forces

The plan would require regular inspection of all rental housing and that the state share data on neighborhoods where lead-exposure risks are high.

7 years ago

Closeup photo of male and female legs during a date in autumn park. Love couple romantic concept
Speak Easy
Sex & Relationships

The time is now to end dating violence

February is Teen Dating Violence Awareness Month. It's a perfect opportunity to talk to young people.

7 years ago

(Illustration by Ella Trujillo)
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Medicine

Looking for a black doctor for my kids

A millennial mom wants a black pediatrician for her girls and wrestles with why the search was so hard — and why finding a black doctor matters.

7 years ago

Listen 7:19
Bryanna Shanahan holds her son Jorden. Bryanna died Dec. 16, 2015 from an overdose of drugs laced with fentanyl. (Provided)
WITF
NewsWorks Tonight
Addiction
Kids

As overdose deaths rise, more children are growing up without parents

For many children, it's an eye-opening experience just learning that they're not the only person who lost a parent.

7 years ago

Shalonda Cooper shows pictures of her mother, Windora, before and after she got sick. She says the poor, segregated neighborhood she grew up in contributed to her mother's bad health. (Jake J. Smith)
The Pulse
Housing
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

How segregation leads to health disparities

In Chicago, one doctor traces the health disparities between white and black residents to the neighborhoods where they live.

7 years ago

Listen 7:00
Reed Olson, 8, gets a flu shot, Monday, Feb. 5, 2018. The U.S. government's latest flu report released on Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, showed flu season continued to intensify the previous week, with high volumes of flu-related patient traffic in 42 states, up from 39 the week before. (David Goldman/AP Photo)
Delaware

Record-breaking number of flu cases in Delaware

Nearly 1,000 flu cases were reported in Delaware for the week ending Feb. 3, the highest total in a single week since the state’s been keeping records.

7 years ago

John Millan, (left), a 17-year member of the Washington Army National Guard who was diagnosed with PTSD in 2005 after serving in Iraq, talks with U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Thomas Bostick, (right), deputy chief of staff, G-1, as Col. Mike Miller, (center), looks on, following a field hearing of the U.S. Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee, Wednesday, April 4, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash. (Ted S. Warren/AP Photo)
Military

Short-term PTSD treatment provides relief for half in Penn study at Texas army base

About eight percent of Americans will contend with post-traumatic stress disorder at some point in their lives; for military veterans, the incidence is much higher.

7 years ago

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