Health
Residents of rural Delaware town approve public water system
A previous vote fell short. This time around, Ellendale residents OK'd a referendum 81-21.
6 years ago
N.J. lawmaker wants to expand smoking ban to boardwalks, marinas, racetracks
Proposal follows smoking prohibition at state beaches and parks taking effect in 2019.
6 years ago
Study: A daily baby aspirin has no benefit for healthy older people
There is still strong evidence that a daily baby aspirin can reduce the risk that many people who have already suffered a heart attack or stroke will suffer another attack.
6 years ago
To manage dementia well, start with the caregivers
One of the most important aspects of caring for someone with Alzheimer's and other dementias is understanding the diseases.
6 years ago
Mütter gives new life to Founding Father’s medicinal garden
The garden is visible from the iron fence that fronts the museum on 22nd Street near Market.
6 years ago
Listen 4:56New law orders Philly restaurants to warn diners of high sodium
Philadelphia is only the second major city in the country to require sodium warnings.
6 years ago
Telemedicine bill draws support from providers, concern from insurers
The bill has already passed in the state senate and will go up for a vote in the house of representatives during the fall legislative session.
6 years ago
Ellendale residents to vote on public water system for Delaware town
The well water has tested positive for high levels of nitrates and iron. There’s discoloration and also a possible bacterial contamination in some of the shallow wells.
6 years ago
Camden may revive controversial needle-exchange program
Camden's new mayor approves of needle exchange location for the short term, but wants the program to find a permanent home elsewhere.
6 years ago
Philly hospital uses ‘escape room’ to take the mystery out of sepsis
Sepsis is a potentially fatal condition that's responsible for 270,000 deaths every year.
6 years ago
Listen 2:16Chinese elders ‘walk the middle path’ to better mental health
A senior center in Queens, New York offers dialectical behavior therapy —combining modern therapy and eastern philosophy to fight depression, anxiety.
6 years ago
Listen 10:45Reconsidering hormone replacement therapy
In 2002, when a giant study ended, lots of women threw their estrogen pills in the trash. In her late 50s, Barbara Paulsen reexamines the latest evidence for herself.
6 years ago
Listen 10:15Calling teen vaping ‘epidemic,’ officials weigh flavor ban
U.S. health officials are sounding the alarm about teenage use of e-cigarettes, calling the problem an "epidemic."
6 years ago
Opera raises curtain on living with schizophrenia
The idea is to address the stigma of mental illness with music. The opera is based on a memoir from a law and psychiatry professor.
6 years ago
Philly hospital finds depression treatment stops memory loss in African-Americans
Therapists treating depression use the method involving intentional goal setting to increase cognitive, social and physical activity.
6 years ago
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