Health
Gay and searching for family: from Indonesia to foster care
There are lots of LGBTQ kids in the foster care system. To take care of those kids, Philadelphia is recruiting foster parents who are LGBTQ, too.
6 years ago
Listen 6:35Is the ‘mother identity’ making some women miserable?
Victoria Elder loves her kid — and regrets becoming a mother. She and others are challenging the belief that parenthood is for everyone.
6 years ago
Listen 7:42A mother’s dilemma: Get cancer meds and risk deportation, or hide and surely die
Facing terminal cancer, an undocumented immigrant must decide if access to life-extending medicine is worth the increased risk of deportation.
6 years ago
Listen 9:23Bioethicists push back on Trump call for national ‘right-to-try’ legislation
If a national version of this bill is approved, terminally ill patients could try experimental treatments that have completed some testing but don’t yet have FDA approval.
6 years ago
Expanded Hub of Hope homeless center opening under Suburban Station
The facility, formerly a transit police headquarters, covers 11,000 square feet - 10 times the size of the current Hub of Hope, which has been operating in a storefront.
6 years ago
Komen Philadelphia calls on community leaders to help address breast cancer disparities
Susan G. Komen Philadelphia is calling on local leaders to eliminate the breast cancer mortality gap that disproportionately impacts African-American women.
6 years ago
WHYY presents film tracing vets’ cross-country quest for peace of mind
WHYY will host a screening Monday of a documentary that follows two Iraq War veterans on a journey to find peace years after they left the battlefield.
6 years ago
Philly’s homeless count program taps help from people who can relate
This year, the city paid some volunteers to help with the count — those who have experience with substance abuse issues, mental health diagnoses or homelessness.
6 years ago
Listen 2:02There’s no right way to grieve
Air Date: January 26, 2018
Listen 49:29FDA panel gives qualified support to claims for ‘safer’ smoking device
The FDA doesn't have to follow the advisory panel's advice but usually does.
6 years ago
Flu outbreak causing a drop in N.J. blood donations
Officials are urging anyone who is feeling well to consider donating blood to prevent the shortage from getting worse.
6 years ago
Is Todd Simpson’s musical talent a gift, or does science explain it?
Blues guitarist Todd Simpson has a genetic disorder. His family calls his innate musical talent a gift from God. Some scientists wonder if it came from a tiny blip in his DNA.
6 years ago
Listen 12:35Funders, operators sought to start safe-injection sites in Philly
The announcement opened the door for any organizations interested in operating, funding or offering a location for the sites to approach the city.
6 years ago
How to avoid the flu, besides getting vaccinated
What steps can people take to avoid the flu, aside from getting vaccinated? Wash hands frequently, stay away from sick people, and eat a healthy diet year round, say doctors.
6 years ago
Penn State research links opioid deaths to economic hardship, natural disasters
New research from Penn State finds as incomes dropped and unemployment rose, communities suffered higher rates of opioid-related deaths.
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