Health
Making the case that discrimination is bad for your health
Arline Geronimus coined the term 'weathering' to describe how health problems of marginalized people can be caused by stresses of their daily life.
6 years ago
Harm reduction leaders call on Gov. Wolf to make needle exchanges legal in Pa.
In the wake of the emergency declaration, harm reduction leaders are calling on Gov. Wolf to make needle exchanges legal in Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
Amid regulatory uncertainty, Penn Medicine acquires Princeton HealthCare
The University Medical Center of Princeton will become the sixth hospital in the University of Pennsylvania Health System.
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Air Date: January 12, 2018
Listen 48:47Horizon’s new partnership aims to better integrate mental health needs into care
New Jersey’s largest insurance provider, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield, has signed a $1.5 million contract with the New York tech startup, Quartet.
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Wolf opioid order could open door to better treatment, prevention in Philadelphia
Stephen Lankenau, a professor of Community Health and Prevention at Drexel University, spoke with WHYY's Jennifer Lynn about Gov. Wolf's disaster emergency declaration for Pa.
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Listen 6:13Organ donations from drug overdose victims rising with opioid death toll
Inside the Gift of Life Donor Program’s headquarters in Philadelphia, a room serves as a sort of mission control for organ donation.
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Listen 5:11It’s not just a cold, it’s ‘sickness behavior’
It might behoove us to pay attention.
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Vaccine against this year’s flu more effective than portrayed, CDC says
CDC recommends vaccination because it still may provide protection against an array of influenza viruses.
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Before Huntington’s: Seeking adventure while she’s able
Dogged by the specter of a disorder that feels like genetic destiny, a woman challenges her body and mind to do new things.
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Listen 8:14Spark Therapeutics sets price for pioneering gene therapy
The Philadelphia-based company announced Wednesday that its recently-approved gene therapy, which has the potential to cure a rare form of blindness, will cost $850,000.
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Philly program steps up efforts with families, schools to address early psychosis in kids
Psychosis is a set of experiences that relate to finding reality confusing or unclear. Not all people who experience it have schizophrenia.
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Listen 4:54Recognizing signs of drug problems in college students home for vacation
Frank Greenagel specializes in addiction recovery at the Center for Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University. He sat down with "Morning Edition" host Jennifer Lynn.
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Listen 6:20‘It will kill you’: Philly outreach workers keep making rounds as bitter cold snap continues
Even in bitterly cold weather, homeless people with addictions are often hesitant to take shelter if it means going to another part of the city and going through withdrawal.
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