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Health

Pro-life protesters gather outside of Planned Parenthood on Saturday morning in Warminster, Pa., to support a proposal to defund the organization. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Gender

Pa. lawmakers bring back bill penalizing doctors for abortions due to Down syndrome

Organizations like Planned Parenthood have also derided the initiative as a way to chip away at abortion rights.

7 years ago

Dr. Ben Cocchiaro and Louis Morano chat in Prevention Point's
The Why
Addiction
Philadelphia
Public Health

Getting on board with bupe: Why a crucial addiction treatment drug can be hard to get

Buprenorphine and other medication-assisted treatments could be crucial to treating those suffering from opioid addiction in Philadelphia. So why can it be so hard to get?

Air Date: March 21, 2019

Listen 14:23
Registered nurse Nicole Rodriguez draws a dose of mumps vaccine at the Temple student health center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health Care
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Mumps outbreak at Temple University up to 74 cases, but school closing unlikely

In the face of a rising number of mumps cases, Temple University officials don't plan to shut the school. They are considering providing booster shots at no charge.

7 years ago

Retired coal miner John Robinson displays his mining helmet at his home in Coeburn, Va., on Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019. Robinson was 47 when he was diagnosed with black lung disease, part of a new generation of black lung sufferers who are contracting the deadly disease at younger ages. (Dylan Lovan/AP Photo)
Politics

With black lung fund in jeopardy, taxpayers could foot bill

At least one Republican congressman from the coalfields has added his voice to the chorus of miners and advocates worried that the fund's promise might not be kept.

7 years ago

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf delivers his budget address for the 2019-20 fiscal year to a joint session of the Pennsylvania House and Senate in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Addiction

Gov. Wolf signs sixth opioid crisis disaster declaration

Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf says the opioid crisis remains a disaster emergency, though there are signs that drug overdose deaths may be declining.

7 years ago

In Louisiana, even informed patient Xander Adams got lost in barriers and stigma while trying to get a prescription for PrEP. (Image by Hira-Maja Dupas)
The Pulse
Health Care
Medicine
Sex & Relationships

Getting on PrEP is harder than you think

In Louisiana, even an informed patient got lost in barriers and stigma while trying to get a prescription for PrEP.

7 years ago

Listen 10:22
Shown is the Pennsylvania Capitol building Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2015, at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Addiction

Pa. lawmakers seek to use vacant state-owned buildings for addiction recovery

The plan raises a question lawmakers and state agencies aren't yet able to answer: How many buildings does the state have sitting around vacant?

7 years ago

Registered nurse Nicole Rodriguez draws a dose of mumps vaccine at the Temple student health center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Public Health

Down in the mumps: Why Temple students got the virus decades after development of a vaccine

Temple University's mumps outbreak started just before spring break earlier this month. Why would there be an outbreak of an illness we've had a vaccine for since the 1960s?

Air Date: March 18, 2019

Listen 13:22
Hundreds of men attend the 2019 Men's Health Initiative at the Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church Saturday in Northwest Philadelphia. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Gender
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

Encouraging black men to pay attention to their health

The “Know Your Numbers” event coincided with release of a city report examining the health of black men and boys.

7 years ago

Listen 1:31
Chris Achenbach-Kimmel stands for a portrait at Elizabethtown College where she works.  (PA Post)
Energy
Public Health
Public Safety
PA Post

Thyroid cancer study re-ignites debate over Three Mile Island accident’s health effects

Although Pennsylvania has the nation’s highest rate of thyroid cancer, most of that cancer has nothing to do with Three Mile Island.

7 years ago

Health workers inside the
NPR
International
Public Health

U.S. government beefs up presence near Congo’s Ebola epicenter

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has had a light presence when it comes to the Democratic Republic of Congo's Ebola outbreak. But now that is changing.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Phillies' Bryce Harper high-fives teammates after being taken out during the third inning of a spring training baseball game against the Toronto Blue Jays, Saturday, March 9, 2019, in Clearwater, Fla. (Chris O'Meara/AP Photo)
Philadelphia
Sports

Phillies star Harper hit by pitch, exits with bruised foot

New Phillies star Bryce Harper sustained a bruised right foot when he was hit by a pitch during a spring training game Friday.

7 years ago

Inside Insite, North America’s first public supervised injection facility, located in Vancouver. Photo by Elana Gordon/WHYY
Addiction
New Jersey
Public Health
NJ Spotlight

N.J. considering supervised injection sites to blunt impact of opioid epidemic

Opposition is expected, but proponents see an effective antidote to the ‘staggering’ toll taken by illegal use of narcotics.

7 years ago

Photo Big Stock
Radio Times
Health Care
Medicine
Race & Ethnicity

Healthcare’s racial divide

For doctors and patients of color, navigating a healthcare system which favors white people can be challenging and, sometimes, dangerous.

Air Date: March 15, 2019

Listen 50:00
During the era that social media and smartphones has risen, depression and stress among young people has also risen. (Roy James Shakespeare/Getty Images)
NPR
Kids
Mental Health
Technology

Rise in depression among teens, young adults could be linked to social media use

A study finds the percentage of U.S. teens and young adults reporting mental distress, depression and suicidal thoughts and actions has risen significantly in 10 years.

7 years ago

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