Health
For some addicted to opioids, drug replacement therapy can be key to recovery
Former heroin users who go on an opioid replacement drug and who also participate in the clinic's counseling sessions are less likely to relapse.
8 years ago
Predicting and preventing suicide
Guests: Maria Oquendo, Matthew Nock Suicide rates have been rising for almost three decades across all age groups ...
Air Date: July 30, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:59To keep women from dying in childbirth, look to California
Since 2006, California has cut its rate of women dying in childbirth by more than half. And it's a state whose impact could make a big difference.
8 years ago
Child victims of toxic stress face a long road to healing
Reuniting families separated at the U.S. border is only a start.
8 years ago
Synthetic marijuana detected in drug sample from Philly overdose spike
Sometimes known on the street as 'K2,' synthetic cannabinoids are a growing problem in Philadelphia.
8 years ago
Marines who fired rocket launchers now worry about their brains
Studies show that troops who repeatedly fire powerful, shoulder-launched weapons can experience short-term problems with memory and thinking.
8 years ago
A pediatrician and activist recounts the Flint water crisis
Guest: Mona Hanna-Attisha Pediatrician MONA HANNA-ATTISHA was an ear ...
Air Date: July 25, 2018 10:20 am
Listen 35:30Ticks and Lyme disease: 3 factors determine risk of infection
As it turns out, the chance of catching Lyme disease from an individual tick ranges from zero to roughly 50 percent.
8 years ago
PrEP: Spreading the word about stopping HIV
In Philadelphia, non-Hispanic blacks account for nearly two-thirds of new HIV infections. Yet the majority of people on PrEP are white.
8 years ago
Delaware partners with Pew to improve addiction treatment
Delaware is one of two states selected to partner with the Pew Charitable Trusts to focus on improving Delaware’s behavioral health system.
8 years ago
Hospitals gear up for new diagnosis: Human trafficking
According to a 2014 survey of about 100 survivors of sex trafficking, 88 percent said that while they were being trafficked they had contact with a health care provider.
8 years ago
AIDS drugs show more promise for preventing new infections
New research shows more promise for using AIDS treatment drugs as a prevention tool, to help keep uninfected people from catching HIV during sex with a partner who has it
8 years ago
Words matter when talking about pain with your doctor
The numeric pain scale may just be too simplistic. It can lead doctors to "treat by numbers," and as a result, patients may not be getting the most effective treatment.
8 years ago
With $1M state grant, Temple to address need for addiction meds in Philadelphia
The grant comes from a program trying to enlist more community-based primary care physicians in the fight against the opioid addiction.
8 years ago
Many seeking detox are denied treatment because hospitals don’t test for fentanyl
Most hospital drug tests do not test for fentanyl — the cheaper, more powerful, synthetic opioid whose presence has increased in Philadelphia's illegal drug supply.
8 years ago
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