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Priscilla Mpasi
Delaware
Health Care
Race & Ethnicity

Delaware faces persistent health disparities, particularly for Black maternal health

Health disparities for Black maternity remain a challenge in Delaware. Advocates say the problem stems from systemic racism, implicit bias and injustice.

2 years ago

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A mother holds her daughter in the air.
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

Pa. Black Maternal Health Caucus caps off Black Maternal Health Week

The group touted efforts to improve Black maternal health outcomes at the Pennsylvania Capitol in Harrisburg.

2 years ago

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Dr. Armando Moreno performs an ultrasound on a patient at the CSVS Gonzales Clinic. (Mayra Pantoja)
The Pulse
Health Care
Race & Ethnicity

One bold initiative to recruit Mexican doctors to help bridge language barriers back home

A physician and policy expert team up on a decades-long effort to bring Spanish-speaking doctors to California — and the roadblocks that stood in their way.

2 years ago

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El Dr. Armando Moreno atiende a un paciente en la Clínica CSVS Gonzales.(Mayra Pantoja)
The Pulse
Health Care
Race & Ethnicity

Una gran iniciativa recluta médicos mexicanos para construir puentes lingüísticos en los Estados Unidos

Un médico y un experto de políticas se unen en un esfuerzo de décadas para traer médicos mexicanos a California – y los obstáculos que enfrentaron.

2 years ago

A family nurse practitioner talks with a pregnant patient at the Clinica de Salud del Valle de Salinas, a community clinic, in Salinas, Calif. (AP File Photo)
The Pulse

Bridging the Gaps for Latino Health

Latinos are America’s biggest minority — and yet many of them feel alienated by our country’s health care system.

Air Date: April 12, 2024

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A mother holds her daughter in the air.
Community Events
New Jersey
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

A symposium in Salem County will raise awareness about Black maternal health issues

An event addressing maternal health disparities will be held in one of the poorest cities in New Jersey.

2 years ago

A worker is seen next to a water filtration system
Environment
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly-area water providers grapple with potential costs of reducing toxic ‘forever chemicals’

Drinking water providers are seeking funding to cover the costs of eliminating toxic PFAS from its water supplies.

2 years ago

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Denise Wolf
Health Care
Higher Education
Philadelphia
Public Health
Visual Arts
Billy Penn

50 years later, Drexel commemorates the first graduate program for creative arts therapy worldwide with an exhibit

An exhibition features works by art therapy alumni, faculty and students to honor 50 years of a program that changed the art therapy field.

2 years ago

A dog named Cappuccino is seen sitting under a table
Animals
Medicine
Philadelphia

Homeward bound: When a Penn Medicine nurse was diagnosed with uterine cancer, she turned to the service dogs she helped to train

Maria Wright recently found herself in an unlikely position when she received a devastating cancer diagnosis — becoming one of the people she usually serves.

2 years ago

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World-renowned soprano Renée Fleming joins us to talk about the healing power of music.
Studio 2
Food & Drink
Medicine
Music
Performing Arts

Renée Fleming on the Arts And Health, Dan Pashman on ‘Anything’s Pastable’

World renowned soprano Renée Fleming on the power of music to heal the brain and body. And, pasta inventor Dan Pashman on his cookbook "Anything's Pastable."

Air Date: April 9, 2024 12:00 pm

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Carol Amos sitting with Elizabeth T.Boyd
Aging
Delaware
Health Care
Public Health

Delaware Alzheimer’s deaths spike over last two decades amid gap in care

Delaware’s appeal to retirees may be one reason the state has seen such a sharp rise in Alzheimer's-related deaths.

2 years ago

Nina Jablonski
History
Home & Family
Race & Ethnicity

Finding our family’s roots through the ‘sepia rainbow’

Genealogy often looks like thumbing through old documents and pictures, but what story does skin color tell about family lineage?

2 years ago

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An up-close photo of fentanyl test strips.
Addiction
Delaware
Public Health

Delaware sees first decrease in drug overdose deaths in a decade

While the overall rate dropped, overdoses and drug use are rising in Black and Hispanic/Latino communities across the state.

2 years ago

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Cows in a barn
NPR
Animals
Health Care
Public Health

What to know about the risks of the bird flu outbreak

Bird flu is now showing up among dairy cows and at a major egg producer and one person who had close contact with cows has been infected.

2 years ago

A sign points visitors toward the financial services department at a hospital.
Health Care
Medicine
Pennsylvania
Public Health

A year after pandemic rules end, Pa.’s Medicaid program has dropped by 500,000 people

Last April, more than 3.7 million people were enrolled in Pennsylvania’s Medicaid program. It has dropped to 3.2 million since renewals restarted.

2 years ago

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