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Air Date: March 29, 2019
Listen 48:51Vaccination push underway to contain mumps outbreak in Philadelphia
On Wednesday, Temple University set up a free clinic to provide students with booster shots.
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For people of color struggling with eating disorders, community is key
Eating disorder supports are often expensive and not culturally inclusive. As a result, communities of color are building their own opportunities for healing.
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Listen 05:00Housing grants go to people in recovery from opioid abuse
A $15 million grant program aims to help people living with opioid use disorder pay rent, utilities and other housing costs.
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Is it time to rethink the fly-in medical mission?
These trips — where volunteers from the West visit poorer countries to perform surgeries — are a billion-dollar endeavor. Is it the best way to provide health care?
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Mumps outbreak sends Temple students, staff lining up for free MMR vaccines
More than a hundred Temple University students have come down with the mumps over the last month. The school is offering two free clinics this week.
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Delco medical trailblazer Anna Broomall honored with historical marker
Anna Broomall broke gender barriers and worked to lower maternal and infant mortality rates.
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The health department says there have been four cases of Ewing sarcoma in the past decade in the Canon-McMillan School District.
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After N.J. passes medical aid-in-dying bill, Murphy vows to sign it
The medical aid-in-dying bill was controversial, and it passed both the N.J. Assembly and Senate with the minimum number of votes.
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More aging Americans are using pot to soothe what ails them
"I would say the average age of our customers is around 60, maybe even a little older," said Kelty Richardson, a registered nurse with the Halos Health clinic in Boulder, Col.
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To curb kids’ sugary drink habits, pediatricians call for soda taxes nationally
The nation's leading group of kids' doctors has endorsed a range of strategies designed to curb children's consumption — including taxes on sugary drinks and marketing limits.
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A quick tutorial on colonoscopies and how they prevent colon cancer
Dr. Immanuel Ho explains what’s involved in a colonoscopy and how finding a polyp early can mean catching it before it becomes cancerous.
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Listen 5:38Are the risks of drugs that enhance imaging tests overblown?
A contrast agent doesn't treat what's ailing you. But by making CT scans clearer, the contrast might be crucial in helping your doctor make the right diagnosis.
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The Three Mile Island accident and the enduring questions of ties to cancer, deaths
Even the most comprehensive studies have fallen short of drawing conclusive verdicts on the ongoing debate.
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Pregnant behind bars: What we do and don’t know about pregnancy and incarceration
The correctional system hasn't adapted to the increase in incarcerated women, and there are profound health and social consequences for the children of incarcerated mothers.
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