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Dr. Peter Grinspoon was a practicing physician when he became addicted to opioids. When he got caught, Grinspoon wasn't allowed access to what's now the standard treatment for addiction — buprenorphine or methadone (in addition to counseling) — precisely because he was a doctor. (Tony Luong for NPR)
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For health workers struggling with addiction, why are treatment options limited?

Doctors and nurses are often barred from turning to FDA-approved medications that research shows to be the most effective way to quit.

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Why the measles surge could open the door to a host of other diseases

There's mounting evidence that the measles virus can erase our immunity to everything from influenza viruses to diarrheal disease.

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U.S. health officials report new vaping deaths, repeat warning

U.S. health officials on Friday again urged people to stop vaping until they figure out why some are coming down with serious breathing illnesses.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia
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Bankruptcy judge approves $55 million sale of Hahnemann residency program

The hospital plans to close its doors Friday. Its owner has been wrangling with the federal government for weeks over the residency program was an asset.

7 years ago

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
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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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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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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

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Delaware
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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

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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

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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

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