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Philadelphia
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A new health center in Frankford aims to alleviate a ‘primary care desert’

Residents in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood say the area has become a primary care desert, and lacks options for healthy foods.

4 weeks ago

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Animals
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Mental Health
Philadelphia

Philly’s IndeVets is expanding its peer support network for veterinarians

The group added five Philly veterinarians to its peer counseling network Lifeboat, an online tool that allows vets to report mental health crises.

4 weeks ago

Councilmember Lozada reviews papers while seated at her desk in council chambers.
Addiction
Behavioral Health
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Philly City Council members look to ban supervised injection sites in several neighborhoods

Several City Council members want to preemptively ban such sites in residential neighborhoods in certain parts of the city.

4 weeks ago

Each year, hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania patients must receive approval from a physician if they want to legally use cannabis in the state.
(Leise Hook / For Spotlight PA)
Medicine
National

Pa. health department faces lawmaker questioning over medical marijuana doctor data

The agency has sued to keep secret how often individual doctors approve patients for medical marijuana.

4 weeks ago

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The Pulse

When Healing Happens But We Don’t Know Why

We step outside the boundaries of Western medicine to explore those questions!

Air Date: May 12, 2023

Listen 49:12
As a kid, Chris Lundy had a debilitating, painful cough. Nothing seemed to help, until his mother, a Haitian immigrant, took him to see a Vodou priest
The Pulse
Medicine
Religion

Unraveling the mystery of a childhood illness and a treatment rooted in Vodou

Chris Lundy has always wanted to figure out why his family took him to see a Vodou priest and how this treatment made him better.

4 weeks ago

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Acupuncturist Toto Cheng performs acupuncture on an athlete. (Lin Tin Nok/WHYY)
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Should there be standards for acupuncture in the U.S.?

If you get acupuncture in the U.S., chances are you will pay for it out of pocket. Some acupuncturists say having standards for the industry gives more people access.

4 weeks ago

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Philadelphia

‘We’re burned out’: Philly nurses raise concerns over hospital jobs and workplace safety

About 900 unionized registered nurses at Einstein Medical Center in North Philadelphia are in contract negotiations with parent company, Jefferson Health.

4 weeks ago

File photo: Tubes direct blood from a donor into a bag in Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. The U.S. is moving to ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that traditionally face higher risks of HIV. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, announced draft guidelines that would do away with the current three-month abstinence requirement for donations from men who have sex with men
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LGBTQ
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New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in U.S.

The new approach does away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood.

4 weeks ago

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NPR
Health Care
Medicine
Mental Health
Public Health

Millions of people have long COVID brain fog — and there’s a shortage of answers

Psychologist James Jackson says people with long COVID experience impaired brain function and mental health issues. He offers some practical advice and support in his new book

4 weeks ago

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Environment
Public Health

Temple researchers to study how drinking water from private wells impacts children’s health

Families participating in the study will either receive a treatment system — or a placebo device — to help scientists assess the correlation between water quality and health.

4 weeks ago

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NPR
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

Advisers to the FDA back first over-the-counter birth control pill

In a unanimous vote, 17-0, a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill.

1 month ago

This file photo shows the production department at fashion giant Inditex's headquarters where Zara fashion garments are designed in La Coruna, Spain. Inditex, the retail giant that owns Zara, H&M and many other brands, wants all its clothes to be made from sustainable or recycled fabrics by 2025.  (AP Photo/Jesus Sancho, File)
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COVID Emergency Ending, Trust in Philly’s Tap Water, Shopping Sustainably

With the end of the COVID public health emergency, what to know about vaccines, variants, testing and more. Also, eroding trust in Philly water and sustainable fashion.

Air Date: May 10, 2023 12:00 pm

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NPR
Health Care
Public Health

If you’re 40, it’s time to start mammograms, according to new guidelines

New draft recommendations released Tuesday from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force urges all women to get screened every other year, starting at age 40.

1 month ago

Advisers to the Food and Drug Administration will make a recommendation about whether the agency should approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill in the U.S.
NPR
Government
Medicine
Pennsylvania

The FDA considers first birth control pill without a prescription

An advisory committee opens a two-day hearing Tuesday.

1 month ago

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