
Health
If you’re often angry or irritable, you may be depressed
If you pick up what is often called the "bible of psychiatry," you'll find that the list of core symptoms for major depression doesn't include anger.
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After latest fiery accident at Delaware refinery, residents say they’re content to co-exist
The 63-year-old refinery near Delaware City, Delaware has had fatal accidents blamed on negligence and pollution fines. Sunday’s fire in the crude oil unit was the latest.
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Listen 1:20With Kensington’s encampments gone, work to end opioid-related homelessness is just beginning
Philadelphia has cleared the Emerald Street encampment, but many in the grip of addiction remain on the street.
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Beyond rash and fever: How measles kills 100,000 children a year
Today there is a vaccine for this extremely contagious disease. But certain groups of parents opt not to vaccinate their children and that has led to outbreaks abroad.
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Separate: Black Health in America
Segregation in housing and education has had reverberations on health care and health outcomes for African-Americans. In this episode, we ...
Air Date: February 1, 2019
Listen 48:46The 7 Day Pledge links hospitalized Medicaid patients with primary-care doctors, reducing the number of patients who end up back in the hospital unnecessarily.
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There are 140 people on those wait lists to get into state facilities, Department of Human Services said in an email.
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Amid bitter cold, Philly closes last Kensington encampment
Philadelphia officials say they will provide housing to all homeless drug users cleared from a camp in Kensington Thursday. But most shelters are already full.
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There’s arsenic and lead in many brands of fruit juice. Should you be concerned?
Consumer Reports tested 45 fruit juices and found that 21 of them had "concerning levels" of cadmium, arsenic and/or lead.
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Report says EPA refuses to regulate two PFAS chemicals
If feds are withdrawing from PFAS rules, states will have to redouble efforts to protect public health, advocates say.
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Got anger? Try naming it to tame it
It's almost like a reflex — hard-wired in the brain. When something unjust or unfair happens to you, "your blood pressure often goes up.
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Free food at work is significant source of unhealthy calories, CDC says
A new study shows that for a quarter of Americans, eating at work adds as much as 1,300 calories per week — most of them empty.
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Fear of deportation or green card denial deters some parents from getting kids care
In Texas, researchers studying the issue say it's a major reason why more children are going without health insurance.
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This diet is better for the planet. But is it better for you, too?
What we eat – and how our food is produced – is becoming increasingly politicized.
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Steep climb in benzodiazepine prescribing by primary care doctors
The percentage of outpatient medical visits that led to a benzodiazepine prescription doubled from 2003 to 2015, according to a study published Friday.
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