
Health
Pa. mulls more naloxone handouts after strong demand
Pennsylvania is considering holding more naloxone giveaways after finding even more demand than officials had planned for at a recent event.
7 years ago
Teen’s asthma frames town’s struggle with dirty air
Though it’s cleaner than in the 1970s, the plant is still one of the biggest sources of air pollution in all of Western Pennsylvania.
7 years ago
Pa. offering paramedics wrong naloxone dose, health dept says
The Department of Health's policy directs the use of intravenous doses, not the nasal spray.
7 years ago
At deadline health insurance numbers dropping in Delaware, region and nation
Multiple factors, from lifting tax penalty to less money for publicity, could be leading to fewer people enrolling for health coverage under Affordable Care Act.
7 years ago
J&J hammered by report it knew of asbestos in baby powder
Johnson & Johnson is forcefully denying a media report that it knew for decades about the existence of trace amounts of asbestos in its baby powder.
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Pennsylvania leading the way in making addiction treatment more available
Opioid prescriptions have fallen by 28 percent in Pennsylvania from 2013 to 2018, but overdoses and deaths continue to rise.
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‘Young miracle:’ Baby recovers from Ebola in Congo outbreak
A baby who was admitted to an Ebola treatment center just six days after birth has now recovered from the virus.
7 years ago
On this episode of The Pulse, we examine violence — what sparks it, how it spreads, and where it can lead. We’ll learn about ...
Air Date: December 14, 2018
Listen 48:56Naloxone, just in case: Pennsylvania hands out thousands of overdose-reversal kits
More than 5,100 kits were made available at 80 health clinics, libraries and public spaces across Pennsylvania.
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Sleepless no more in Seattle: Later school start time pays off for teens
Researchers at the University of Washington studied the high school students both before and after the start-time change. Their findings appear in a study published Wednesday
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Lots of antibiotics are used in beef production. McDonald’s vows to change this
Environmentalists are applauding the commitment.
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Pa. prepares to give out free overdose reversal drugs Thursday
Eighty locations across Pennsylvania are getting ready to hand out free naloxone this Thursday from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
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Delaware’s top private employer increasing minimum wage to $15 per hour
Delaware’s largest private employer says it is increasing its minimum wage to $15 an hour. Officials with Christiana Care He ...
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Research gaps leave doctors guessing about treatments for pregnant women
Historically, pregnant women have been excluded from medical research, because scientists and ethicists were concerned that experimenting could hurt them or their fetus.
7 years ago
Updated Pa. guidelines say all ERs should treat addicted patients with medication
The guidelines say all emergency departments in the state should be ready to treat patients who are already addicted with medications that prevent painful withdrawal symptoms.
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