
Health
Moms have trouble finding help for postpartum depression, so it’s finding them
Money, transportation and stigma make getting treatment hard — but what if help came to women who need it?
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Listen 6:19Silenced by fear: New moms worry postpartum depression could mean losing their children
Women of color are less likely to get treatment for postpartum depression because they fear they'll be judged too quickly or harshly by child-welfare services.
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Listen 7:49“Motherhood will change your life.” It may sound like a greeting card sentiment — but it’s also a statement of fact. Pregnancy ch ...
Air Date: April 5, 2019
Listen 48:28Pew recommends Delaware increase access to opioid treatment
Pew Charitable Trusts offers suggestions for expanding medication-assisted treatment in Delaware, as well as making sure inmates have access to the addiction treatment.
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Gov. Wolf touts success of opioid info sharing system after first year
Pennsylvania officials say a system that tracks overdoses and information about drug investigations has been widely adopted during its first year of use.
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Bad diets are responsible for more deaths than smoking, global study finds
Some 11 million deaths annually are linked to diet-related diseases like diabetes and heart disease. Researchers say that makes diet the leading risk for deaths globally.
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NJ Governor Phil Murphy is expected to sign into law legislation that allows terminally-ill patients the option to end their own lives.
Air Date: April 3, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:30Some in the beef industry are bucking the widespread use of antibiotics. Here’s how
Farmers can no longer use antibiotics to make cattle grow faster. Overall, their use of these drugs is down. But farmers can give antibiotics to treat or prevent disease.
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CBD is getting buzz, but does it work? And is it legal?
U.S. regulators announced Tuesday they are exploring ways the marijuana extract could be used legally in foods, dietary supplements and cosmetics.
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Pregnant during a storm? Be ready, one Puerto Rico doc says
After an OB-GYN heard of unexpected home births post-Hurricane Maria, she is teaching her patients calm and self-reliance, just in case.
6 years ago
Listen 9:16DEP investigating gas well for water supply complaint in Pittsburgh suburb
It would be the first water supply impacted by drilling in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania.
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Access to treatment for opioid addiction eased for those on Medicaid in N.J.
New Jersey is removing a barrier to medication-assisted treatment that should give Medicaid patients greater access.
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How can doctors be sure a self-taught computer is making the right diagnosis?
It's hard for humans to check algorithms that computers devise on their own. But these artificial intelligence systems are already moving from the lab toward doctors' offices.
6 years ago
Why there’s only one black certified professional midwife in Philadelphia
Some expectant mothers of color are looking to midwives as alternatives to hospital deliveries. But those looking for familiar faces in Philly may be hard-pressed to find one.
Air Date: April 2, 2019
Listen 12:22Training a computer to read mammograms as well as a doctor
"The optimist in me says in three years we can train this tool to read mammograms as well as an average radiologist," says Connie Lehman, chief of breast imaging.
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