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Health

Legislative Hall in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Delaware
Health Care

Delaware departments work to reduce trauma’s effects with increased training

The aim: for state employees to understand and respond to trauma’s effects, to lessen its impact and build resilience in children and adults.

6 years ago

North Schuylkill Spartans and Tamaqua Blue Raiders are in a pile at the end of a play. during a Nov. 8, 2019 playoff game. (Brett Sholtis/WITF)
Pennsylvania
Sports

High school football injuries can have lifelong consequences. For many Pa. families, the sport is worth the risk

Pennsylvania is one of three states where high school football enrollment is not in decline.

6 years ago

Girls carry containers of water filled from the local communal tap Zimbabwe, which is in the grip of a nationwide drought that has been linked to climate change. (Cynthia R. Matonhodze/Bloomberg/Getty Images)
NPR
Environment
International
Kids

Why climate change poses a particular threat to child health

When it comes to global health, the world has made remarkable strides over the past two decades.

6 years ago

Gabriel Toto is a 'bayakou' or latrine cleaner, in Haiti. (Marie Arago for NPR)
NPR
Income Inequality
International

Even researchers were shocked by how tough life is for sanitation workers

The work is dirty, dangerous ...and thankless. Sanitation workers in lower-income countries often endure grueling conditions to perform their duties.

6 years ago

In this Feb. 16, 2017 file photo, surgeons perform a non-emergency angioplasty at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.  (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)
Medicine
National

Big study casts doubt on need for many heart procedures

People with severe but stable heart disease from clogged arteries may have less chest pain but it won’t cut their risk of having a heart attack after the procedure is done.

6 years ago

Even as the popularity of e-cigarettes exploded — with unknown health risks — the federal government was slow to regulate vaping companies. (Eva Hambach/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
National
Public Health

How vaping snuck up on regulators

When Obama signed the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act in 2009, it gave government regulators an important new weapon in its battle against Big Tobacco.

6 years ago

A woman takes a puff from a cannabis vape pen in Los Angeles. (Richard Vogel/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Politics

N.J. advances ban on flavored e-cigarettes and menthols

The approval was seen as a blow to the vaping industry in New Jersey, which argued against the prohibition and claimed it could have unintended consequences.

6 years ago

A person exits Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Medicine
Philadelphia

Former Hahnemann residents fear bankruptcy will leave them without malpractice insurance

A former Hahnemann residency program director is warning that residents may be left without malpractice insurance to cover their time at the hospital.

6 years ago

Secretary Robert Wilkie, on a recent visit to Philly, said it’s important to recognize signs of mental illness while service members are on active duty. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Mental Health
Military
Philadelphia

To combat suicides, VA secretary calls for modern approach to mental health, starting in service

Secretary Robert Wilkie, on a recent visit to Philly, said it’s important to recognize signs of mental illness while service members are on active duty.

6 years ago

Max's Steaks is located at where North Broad intersects with Germantown and Erie avenues. (Danya  Henninger/Billy Penn)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Cheesesteak destination Max’s shut down by Philly Health Department

The Germantown Avenue shop had cameos in “Creed” and “This Is Us.” It’s expected to reopen soon.

6 years ago

Service dogs can be trained to provide very different types of support to their human companions, as medical students learn from interacting with
NPR
Medicine
Mental Health
Military

High-ranking dog provides key training for military’s medical students

The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile ― and likes to be scratched behind the ears.

6 years ago

Danny Feltwell Jr., 11, has fought cancer since he was 2 years old. His father Dan Feltwell hopes there will be increased funding for research into pediatric cancer drugs that are less harsh on kids' bodies. A new NCI grant of $4.7 million will help so many children, he said, but it just scratches the surface.
(Courtesy of Dan Feltwell)
Delaware
Kids

A.I DuPont Hospital receives federal funds to expand clinical trials for pediatric cancer

A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington has received $4.7 million in new funding to expand its childhood cancer research.

6 years ago

Childhood trauma can lead to long-term health problems. More should be done to prevent it, says the CDC. (mrs/Getty Images)
NPR
Behavioral Health
Kids
Mental Health

CDC: Childhood trauma is a public health issue and we can do more to prevent it

Experiencing traumatic things as a child puts you at risk for lifelong health effects, according to a body of research.

6 years ago

The grave site of Benjamin Rush, who is considered the father of American medicine, at Christ Church Burial Ground. (WHYY)
The Why
Philadelphia

Philly’s deadly epidemic that gave birth to public health

The deadly yellow fever epidemic of 1793 rocked Philadelphia, then the capitol of a young United States. Here's how it gave rise to public health as we know it.

Air Date: November 6, 2019

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In this Friday, June 15, 2018 file photo, UnitedHealthcare cards and forms are shown in Doral, Fla. (Wilfredo Lee/AP Photo)
Insurance
Pennsylvania

Pa. Insurance Department fines UnitedHealthCare for failing to cover mental health, substance abuse claims

United failed to accurately calculate peoples’ total out-of-pocket costs, delayed payment and delayed responses to complaints, said Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman.

6 years ago

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