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Sanitation workers clear away mounds of garbage from a heroin encampment at Lehigh and Kensington avenues. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Addiction

Don’t call people ‘addicts,’ Penn researchers say

'Terms that seem to label the person have the higher levels of bias,' researcher says.

8 years ago

Inducing labor at 39 weeks may involve IV medications and continuous fetal monitoring. But if the pregnancy is otherwise uncomplicated, mother and baby can do just fine, the latest evidence suggests. (Loic Venance/AFP/Getty Images)
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Medicine
National

Pregnancy debate revisited: to induce labor, or not?

Healthy women with normal pregnancies can opt to have labor induced without worrying that the decision will make a cesarean section more likely.

8 years ago

Bea and Doug Duncan outside their home in Natick, Mass. The coaching they got from the Community Reinforcement and Family Training program, they say, gave them tools to help their son Jeff stick to his recovery from drug use. He's 28 now and has been sober for nine years. (Robin Lubbbock/WBUR)
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Addiction
Home & Family

Families choose empathy over ‘tough love’ to rescue loved ones from opioids

8 years ago

A study published Wednesday suggests men who wear briefs — tight-fitting underwear — have sperm counts that are, on average, 17 percent lower than men who wear boxers.
(Michael Cogliantry/Getty Images)
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Biology

Boxers or briefs? experts disagree over tight underwear’s effect on male fertility

If you've ever seen someone with testicles get kicked in the groin, then you probably know that male genitals — aren't actually that tough.

8 years ago

A cluster of rotaviruses. The image is from a transmission electron micrograph and has been colored. (Dr. Gopal Murti/Science Source)
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Biology
Health Care

Scientists discover the secret weapon of stomach viruses

Researchers have discovered why some stomach bugs hit us so hard — and spread so fast.

8 years ago

One of the 100+ surfers — and some of the volunteers — who participated in MossRehab's They Will Surf Again event in Wildwood, New Jersey. Photo Credit: Alex Felts and Chelsea Bronstein
The Pulse
Sports

Combining the power of sport, surf and volunteerism

Adaptive surfing gives people a sense of freedom.

8 years ago

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E-sports is now a serious business for professional gamers. Credit: Robert Paul for Blizzard Entertainment/Overwatch League
The Pulse
Media
Sports
Technology

E-sports injuries send gamers to physical therapy

When video gamers get tendinopathy or wrist pain, Caitlin McGee has a recovery and plan — and suggestions for better ergonomic play.

8 years ago

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Smokers who violate New Jersey bans on lighting up in a public place are now subject to criminal prosecution. (Wayne Parry/AP Photo)
New Jersey
Politics
Public Health

American Cancer Society gives New Jersey mixed reviews on treatment, prevention

The state earned good marks for enacting smoke-free laws and increased access to Medicaid.

8 years ago

A U.S. Government Accountability Office survey polled school districts across the country on testing for lead in drinking water in 2017. Fewer than half of those surveyed did testing; of those that did, more than a third found elevated levels. (Bigstock/Kelpfish)
K-12
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Starting this year, Pa. schools must test lead in drinking water, or explain why not

A recent report, “Get the Lead Out,” gave Pennsylvania an F for having no requirements that schools address lead in drinking water.

8 years ago

Mother Daniele Santos holds her baby Juan Pedro, who has microcephaly, on May 30, 2016 in Recife, Brazil. Researchers are now learning that Zika's effects can appear up to a year after birth.
(Mario Tama/Getty Images)
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International
Kids

Babies who seem fine at birth may have Zika-related problems later, study finds

Since Zika emerged as a threat to babies, it's been a mystery exactly how much of a danger the mosquito-borne virus poses to children.

8 years ago

About a decade ago, the FDA started requiring drugmakers to add black box warnings to labels and prescribing information for Soroquel and other antipsychotic drugs. The agency made the change after the medications were linked to an increased risk of death among elderly dementia patients.
(Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
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Addiction
Health Care

‘Dear Doctor’ letters use peer pressure, government warning to stop overprescribing

Too frequently Seroquel is given to people who have Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia. The problem with that? Seroquel can be deadly for dementia patients.

8 years ago

The results of genetic testing --whether done for health reasons or ancestry searches — can be used by insurance underwriters in evaulating an application for life insurance, or a disability or long-term-care policy.
(Science Photo Library RF/Getty Images)
NPR
Insurance
Medicine

Genetic tests can hurt your chances of getting some types of insurance

Taking a genetic test in your 20s or 30s could, indeed, affect your ability to get long-term-care insurance later.

8 years ago

Lisa Iezzoni is professor of medicine at Harvard. She has multiple sclerosis and researches disparities in health care for people with disabilities.
(Elana Gordon/WHYY)
NPR
Health Care
Medicine

Doctors with disabilities push for culture change in medicine

The Americans with Disabilities Act passed in 1990, But culture change has been slow to take hold in the medical profession.

8 years ago

Dr. Dan Gottlieb's late pet shih tzu, Cinnamon. (Image courtesy of Dr. Dan Gottlieb)
Voices in the Family
Mental Health

Saying Goodbye to a Beloved Pet

WHYY’s Maiken Scott spoke with psychologist Dr. Dan Gottlieb about the grief of saying goodbye to a beloved animal – and how we work ...

Air Date: August 6, 2018

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Moms Caylon Fowlkes, with Arielle, 4 months, (left) and Charmer Nelson, and Azaiah, 4 months, participate in the Big Latch event in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community Events
Home & Family
Public Health

Breastfeeding moms go public in Philly for global campaign

Raising awareness about many health benefits of breastfeeding, dozens of moms gather in Philadelphia for the 'Big Latch.'

8 years ago

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