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After her divorce at 45, Erica Gerard decided to try – one more time – to come off the antidepressants she'd been taking  since college. (Image by Joshua Max)
The Pulse
Medicine
Mental Health

I took antidepressants for more than 25 years. Getting off them was harder than I ever imagined.

What Erica Gerard found wasn't relapse. It was withdrawal, and a version of herself she'd almost forgotten.

2 months ago

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A person prepares to take a medication while holding a glass of qater
The Pulse
Health Care
Medicine
Mental Health

Quitting Antidepressants: From Withdrawal to Tapering One Step at a Time

Erica Gerard tried to find the right antidepressant for over two decades, one where the positive impact on her mood outweighed the debili ...

Air Date: August 14, 2026

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pills from a prescription bottle
Delaware
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Health Care
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‘Bureaucratic inertia’: Delaware lawmaker says state board should pursue more aggressive reforms to drive down employee drug prices

A report from the State Employee Benefits Committee said market realities prevent more strident moves to address rising drug costs.

2 months ago

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Studio 2
Aging
Gender
Health Care
Home & Family
Sex & Relationships
Technology

Why are more women freezing their eggs?

We're looking at how modern women are balancing life goals and fertility.

Air Date: August 11, 2026 1:00 pm

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Residents doctors and fellows
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health

More than 80% of resident doctors in Philadelphia region now covered by union contracts

Resident doctors at Temple Health and Jefferson Health organized to form unions more than a year and a half ago, and recently ratified their first contracts.

2 months ago

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The AMC Fashion District 8 movie theater
Philadelphia
Public Health
Visual Arts

Are movie theaters getting too loud? Viewers, audiologists in the Philadelphia region consider sound exposure in film

People seeing summer blockbusters like “The Odyssey” or the new Spider-Man film question if loud theater sounds are causing hearing damage.

2 months ago

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Matt Meyer speaking at press conference
Delaware
Government
Health Care

‘Wildly unprecedented’: Delaware lawmakers question lack of role in Gov. Matt Meyer’s creation of a $270K state surgeon general

The governor’s friend and advisor Neil Hockstein says he was hired for the position without having to apply.

2 months ago

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Jim Wilson is a gene therapy researcher who recently left Penn
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia

2 Philadelphia labs receive millions in federal funding to create treatments for rare genetic diseases in 5 years

The research builds on existing work and will have to meet a challenging timeline of starting human trials in three years.

2 months ago

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Mehmet Oz holds a graph titled TOTAL MEDICAID AND CHIP PAYMENTS FOR ABA SERVICES BY DELIVERY SYSTEM
Health Care
Pennsylvania

‘Your days are numbered’: DOJ, federal agencies target health care fraud, Medicaid schemers in Pennsylvania

Federal agencies and state partners announced criminal charges against 19 people who allegedly defrauded Medicaid with home health schemes.

2 months ago

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Pediatricians at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia “prescribe” books to young patients
Books
Kids
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania pediatricians want to help improve child literacy rates by ‘prescribing’ books at health visits

The Reach Out and Read model targets literacy rates among young kids. A new Pennsylvania affiliate is expanding services in the commonwealth.

2 months ago

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Posters about healthy eating and nutritious foods hang on the wall
Philadelphia
Public Health

In Philly, roughly 1 out of 3 adults is obese. How should doctors, pediatricians talk to their patients about it?

Health care providers say initiating conversations about weight and nutrition is a key aspect to tackling obesity-related health problems.

2 months ago

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Boxed and bagged produce sits on store shelves
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Public Health

Cyclospora outbreak has Philly shoppers on alert as health department confirms 13 cases

More than 4,100 cases of the parasite have been confirmed nationwide as grocers continue to monitor the lettuce-linked outbreak.

2 months ago

Two kids walk under an umbrella
K-12
Mental Health

Health experts warn summer relief may hide ongoing mental health struggles for teens

Teenagers may seem happier once school ends, but mental health experts say summer can mask anxiety and depression rather than resolve it.

2 months ago

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The Pulse
Addiction
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

The Future of Pain Relief: Managing Chronic Pain, Laughing Gas and Safer Opioids

Exploring new research on the causes of — and potential solutions to — different kinds of pain.

Air Date: July 31, 2026

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the MMR vaccine
Delaware
Health Care
Medicine
Politics

‘Not out of the woods’: Delaware doctor predicts more measles cases as the state’s outbreak rises to 5

The CDC and Delaware public health officials urge unvaccinated residents exposed to the measles virus to get the shots within three days.

2 months ago

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