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Health

A pediatrician holds up a measles
Down the Shore
Health Care
New Jersey

Ocean County officials: Up to 86 potentially exposed to measles at private event

Health officials in Ocean County say 86 people who attended a private event may have been exposed to measles.

7 years ago

Angela Lautner who lives in Elsmere, Ky. has Type 1 diabetes and is an advocate for affordable insulin. (Maddie McGarvey for NPR)
NPR
Health Care
Medicine

‘We’re fighting for our lives’ — patients protest sky-high insulin prices

Angela Lautner knew her thirst was unusual, even for someone directing airplanes, outside in the Memphis summer heat.

7 years ago

Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health has launched a new website (www.cbhphilly.org)
Behavioral Health
Philadelphia
Technology

New websites offer online resources for addiction treatment in Philly and beyond

Philadelphia has launched a new website where people receiving Medicaid benefits can find information about behavioral health and addiction treatment.

7 years ago

Located in Northern Wisconsin along the shores of Lake Superior, Ashland, Wis. has had enough of substance abuse issue. NorthLakes Community Clinic brought in Dr. Mark Lim to start a team providing substance abuse and mental health services. (Derek Montgomery for NPR)
NPR
Addiction
Behavioral Health

For one rural community, fighting addiction started with recruiting the right doctor

Many rural communities lack basic resources for substance abuse.

7 years ago

The Carver Senior Center hosts a flu clinic Dec. 7, 2011, in New York. (Jason DeCrow/AP Images for American Lung Association)
Medicine
PA Post

Shingles vaccine shortage expected to continue through 2019

There’s a nationwide shortage of the new shingles vaccine, called Shingrix, which is made by Glaxosmithkline.

7 years ago

The Golden Living center West Shore as seen on May 19, 2016. PennLive's public records request for leases of nursing homes formerly managed by Golden Living was granted by the state's Office of Open Records. (Sean Simmers/PennLive.com)
Aging
Health Care
Media
PA Post

Pa. Health Department ordered to turn over leases on nursing homes

A PennLive investigation found problems at homes formerly owned by Golden Living.

7 years ago

The Trump administration is giving schools more flexibility in the meals they serve. Critics say the rollback on school lunch rules is bad for kids' health. (Mary Esch/AP)
NPR
Food & Drink
K-12

More salt, fewer whole grains: USDA eases school lunch nutrition rules

School lunches are healthier than they were five years ago. But Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says schools need more flexibility in serving meals that kids will eat.

7 years ago

Julia Chapman says she feels guilty every day that her son was born addicted to opioids. She said her mental illness contributed to her drug use, and she hopes to help her son learn from her experiences. (PA Post)
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Mental Health
PA Post

Mental illness, substance-use disorder often occur together

Julia Chapman knows her mental illness played a role in heroin use.

7 years ago

Erin Ball (top left) rehearses a partner acrobatics routine with her students.  (Susie Armitage/For WHYY)
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Mental Health

Adaptation after amputation: An acrobat finds new ways to fly

After losing her feet and parts of her legs, circus performer Erin Ball thought her life and the work she loved were over.

7 years ago

Listen 6:23
Shay Sharpe reflects on cancer treatment and femininity. (Image courtesy of Emily MacKenzie)
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Health Care
Mental Health

After a double mastectomy: How breast cancer can reshape gender identity

Two people recount the after effects of breast cancer surgery.

7 years ago

Listen 8:36
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The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Gender
Mental Health

Body Politics

Our bodies are ours, but how we feel about them is largely defined by others — by the things people say, the culture we live in, the me ...

Air Date: December 7, 2018

Listen 49:03
Radio Times
Behavioral Health
Home & Family
Medicine

Kids with ADHD

Guest: Sharon Saline For children with ADHD the daily tasks of ordinary life can be challenging. Getting out the ...

Air Date: December 6, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:39
In several European countries and Canada, patients with longterm opioid addiction are prescribed pharmaceutical grade heroin which they inject in clinics like the Patrida Medical Clinic in Berlin. Some addiction specialists want to pilot similar programs in the U.S. (Picture alliance/picture alliance via Getty Image)
NPR
Addiction
International
Medicine

Is America ready for prescription heroin?

Prescription heroin as a form of maintenance therapy dates back to the early 1920s in the UK.

7 years ago

Police investigate a drive-by shooting in Germantown on Oct. 3, 2018. Five young men aged 19 to 23 were shot. One died. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Philadelphia
Policing
Public Safety

Running early: How Philadelphia’s ‘scoop and run’ practice saves lives

In Philly and Camden, many shooting victims arrive at trauma centers in the back of police vehicles. Is this "scoop and run" practice saving lives?

Air Date: December 6, 2018

Listen 12:22
Offering therapy to children in need at school makes sense, says Sarah Nadeau, who adopted two girls from a family that struggled with addiction, because sometimes school is the only stable place they have (Getty Images)
NPR
Addiction

School-based counselors help kids cope with fallout from drug addiction

Congress authorized millions to fund mental health services to help schools treat students who have experienced trauma due to the opioid epidemic.

7 years ago

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