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Health

Dr. Grier Arthur, a pediatric surgeon at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, expresses the conditions the hospital staff would like to see met by a new owner. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health Care
Kids
Public Health

St. Christopher’s doctors call for local nonprofit to buy hospital

Physicians at the children’s hospital and community members want a local nonprofit to buy the facility, owned by Hahnemann’s parent, and maintain services.

7 years ago

Vaping liquid in a variety of flavors (Emma Lee/WHYY)
New Jersey
Public Health

Amid vaping-related illness outbreak, could New Jersey ban flavored e-cigarettes?

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he is “open-minded” to a statewide ban on flavored e-cigarettes after Michigan made a similar move this week.

7 years ago

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Radio Times
Behavioral Health
Health Care
History

Bioethics and changing health care

The era of modern medicine has seen a wave of new technology and lifesaving treatments. But should we be asking tougher questions about these medical advances?

Air Date: September 5, 2019 10:00 am

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Kim Delea (left) and Alyssa Carroll, eyes on their smartphones.
(Randy Scott Carroll for WHYY)
Behavioral Health
Kids
Technology

Put down the phones and let’s talk, these teenagers say

These days, limiting time spent on smartphones is a challenge for adults and teenagers alike.

7 years ago

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Trans people in the U.S. have turned to underground silicone injections for decades. And it has particularly impacted trans women of color and those living in poverty. (Anke Gladnick)
NPR
LGBTQ

For trans women, silicone ‘pumping’ can be a blessing and a curse

While cisgender people also get silicone injections, pumping in trans communities is largely done to help address gender dysphoria.

7 years ago

Kristin Sollars (left) and Marci Ebberts say nursing is more than just a job.
NPR
Home & Family

For 2 nurses, working in the ICU is ‘a gift of a job’

For years, Kristin Sollars and Marci Ebberts worked together caring for sickly patients, a job they say is also a daily mindset. "You carry a little bit of them with you."

7 years ago

Bay Health Hospital, Kent Campus (Provided)
Delaware
Health Care

Delaware health facilities receive grant to incentivize rural primary care growth

Delaware has a primary care physician shortage. Two medical facilities hope to change that by establishing residency programs.

7 years ago

Sick young boy child using asthma inhaler with spacer chamber over white. Has periorbital hyperpigmentation.
Kids
Public Health

Your child has asthma. Now what?

Work with the doctor to set a plan of action, so everyone breathes easier. That may include eliminating triggers in the home, a not-always-simple task.

7 years ago

Waves breaking along a Jersey Shore beach.
Down the Shore
Environment
New Jersey
Public Health

Fecal bacteria leads to swimming advisories at 2 N.J. beaches

Two New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories issued Tuesday afternoon due to exceeding the allowable bacteria threshold, state officials said.

7 years ago

Elise Schiller, author of Even if your Heart Would Listen (Photo courtesy of author)
Radio Times
Addiction
Health Care
Mental Health

Reflections on love and loss in the opioid crisis

Elise Schiller lost her daughter to a heroin overdose while she was in treatment. Now she's speaking out about opioid use disorder and the holes in the US treatment system.

Air Date: August 27, 2019

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Kevin Roster moved from his longtime home in New Jersey to California so he could access its medical aid-in-dying law. Suffering from sarcoma, he died with medical assistance in Rancho Cordova, Calif., on July 26, 2019, six days before New Jersey's law took effect. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Medicine
New Jersey

N.J.’s push and pull over aid in dying

A geriatrician's lawsuit has New Jersey's aid in dying law on hold. It's part of a long fight over similar laws across the country.

Air Date: August 27, 2019

Listen 12:04
Tanner Little breathes into a spirometer that measures his lung capacity at Greenville Elementary School, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007 in North Logan Utah.  (AP Photo/The Herald Journal, Eli Lucero)

Diagnosis: Allergies. But could your child have asthma instead?

It’s hard to measure lung function in children 5 and younger, but some doctors now argue there’s no excuse for not knowing for sure.

7 years ago

Even well-intended comments about weight, weight loss and dieting can actually harm children with overweight and obesity. Instead, experts say one way to help is to model healthy behavior for your kids and don't single any of your children out. (Janice Chang for NPR)
NPR
Home & Family
Kids
Public Health

Praise, don’t tease, and other tips to help kids with their weight

Here's advice about the best ways to communicate with their children about weight and support their health.

7 years ago

A man cools off in a fountain in New York's Washington Square Park this summer. Death from all causes doubled during a heat wave in New York City in August 1975, with heart attacks and strokes accounting for a majority of the excess deaths. (Jeenah Moon/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Environment
Outdoors

When temperatures rise, so do health problems

Total mortality rose 26% in Philadelphia during 10 scorching days in July 1993, with mortality from cardiovascular disease nearly doubling.

7 years ago

Students select food items from the lunch line of the cafeteria at Draper Middle School in Rotterdam, N.Y. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)
Radio Times
Home & Family
Kids
Medicine

Kids, dieting and body image

Weight Watchers new app for kids has been criticized for possibly harming users self-esteem. We'll talk about how to teach kids healthy habits and a positive body image.

Air Date: August 23, 2019 10:00 am

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