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The Candylicious store in the Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates. (John Stanmeyer for NPR)
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Food & Drink
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Study: Sugar rules the world and ruins teeth

The authors of a new study say dental health is especially bad in low- and middle-income countries.

6 years ago

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NPR
Kids

Beyond ‘good’ vs. ‘bad’ touch: 4 lessons to help prevent child sexual abuse

Twenty states now require sexual abuse prevention education as early as preschool. Educators say it's up to adults to know the signs and symptoms of abuse.

6 years ago

Karen Frazier of Capitol Heights, Md., right, and her son Amari Rogers, 11, left, play in a fountain in Washington, Saturday, July 20, 2019. The National Weather Service said
National
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‘Survive, not enjoy’: Heat, humidity gripping half the U.S.

The National Weather Service said "a dangerous heat wave" sent temperatures into the 90s, with high humidity that made it feel considerably hotter.

6 years ago

Choosing a surgeon can be tricky. It starts with making sure you really need the surgery, and then finding an experienced specialist you can trust. (Morsa Images/Getty Images)
NPR
Health Care

Do you need that surgery? How to decide, and how to pick a surgeon if you do

When you have a serious health problem that calls for surgery, the last thing you need is the stress of navigating the health care system to find a skilled surgeon.

6 years ago

The entrance to Hahnemann University Hospital on North Broad Street in July, before the hospital was shuttered. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Health Care
Public Health

Judge rules Hahnemann can sell its residency programs to highest bidder; closure plan delayed

The hospital's lawyers could not agree on a closure plan with city and state health officials in time for Friday’s scheduled hearing, and the matter was pushed to next week.

6 years ago

A federally funded study is testing aerobic exercise as a way to prevent the development of Alzheimer's disease.
NPR
Aging
Health Care
Mental Health

Is aerobic exercise the right prescription for staving off Alzheimer’s?

Researchers are prescribing exercise as if it were a drug in a study that aims to see if it can prevent Alzheimer's disease.

6 years ago

The Pulse
Environment
Mental Health

Does the moon affect bipolar disorder?

Science has largely debunked the idea that the moon influences our behavior — but recent research is questioning that modern wisdom.

6 years ago

Listen 17:08
Drexel Medicine on Broad St. in Philadelphia (Google maps)
Business
Health Care
Public Health

Major Drexel medical layoffs could jeopardize patient care

Hahnemann Hospital’s owner is due back in U.S. Bankruptcy Court as Drexel lays off physicians and clinicians and St. Christopher’s gets an offer.

6 years ago

Blue lights bathe the bathroom at a Center City Starbucks MICHAELA WINBERG / BILLY PENN
Addiction
Philadelphia
Billy Penn

Philly’s opioid epidemic is so bad Starbucks has blue lights in the bathrooms

The coffee giant also has needle disposals at the ready.

6 years ago

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks about the Green New Deal in Washington, D.C., on May 13. She has shined a spotlight on a once-obscure brand of economics known as
NPR
Environment
Politics

This economic theory could be used to pay for the Green New Deal

Liberal Democrats have embraced an obscure brand of economics — "Modern Monetary Theory" — to make the case for deficit-financed government programs like the Green New Deal.

6 years ago

MRI scan or magnetic resonance image of head and brain scan. Close up view
Mental Health
Pennsylvania

New clinic plans to treat resistant PTSD with psychedelic drug

The Landing, which plans to open in Wyndmoor in the fall, hopes to get FDA approval to offer psychotherapy assisted by MDMA, also known as ecstacy.

6 years ago

A doctor looks at the CT scan of a lung cancer patient. (Andy Wong/AP Photo)
Delaware

Cancer deaths drop in Delaware, but new cases remain high

In the 1990s, the state had the second highest cancer mortality rate in the nation. The latest numbers show Delaware’s rate dropped to 18th highest.

6 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia

Hahnemann wants to stop taking new patients Friday

The proposed closure timeline released Tuesday still needs official approval from the city Health Commissioner’s Office and the state Health Department.

6 years ago

Anesthesiology residents Archana Gundigi, Rosemary De La Cruz, and Jo Linnen protest outside Hahnemann, demanding that management release their government funding to enable them to seek placements elsewhere. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
The Why
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health

The fate of Hahnemann Hospital’s medical residents

Hahnemann's own bankruptcy filings say a plan to close the hospital involves the largest "orphaning" of medical residents the country's ever seen.

Air Date: July 16, 2019

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Rice, who studies the health effects of air pollution, talks with Howard about his increased breathing problems and their possible link to the heat waves, increased pollen and longer allergy seasons associated with climate change. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)
NPR
Environment

Has your doctor talked to you about climate change?

Some physicians say connecting the environmental effects of climate change to the health consequences helps them better care for patients.

6 years ago

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