
Health
Delaware flu clinic doubles as disaster prep drill
Hundreds of drivers in Dover got their flu shots through the state’s first drive-thru flu clinic of the year.
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As the population ages, more and more people want to stay in their own home as opposed to transitioning to a nursing home facility. There ...
Air Date: October 6, 2017
Listen 51:18UD grad students help children with disabilities be more independent
Work being done at University of Delaware's STAR campus will help children with mobility impairments by creating assistive technologies or clothing with sensors.
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Pa. offering $5M worth of naloxone to first responders
Pennsylvania will spend $5 million on the overdose-reversal medication naloxone to help first responders fight the toll of the opioid epidemic.
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Lower Delaware ACA rate hike approved
Delawareans who receive their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act will face premium hikes next year.
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Attorney: Delays at N.J. Board of Nursing endanger public, leave health care workers uncertain
The New Jersey Board of Nursing is broken, and the next governor will have to fix it.
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Listen 0:00Housing comes first at Philly program for homeless heroin users
Pathways to Housing Pa. uses what's called a "housing-first" approach. Its program for those with severe opioid addiction is one of the first of its kind in the country.
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Listen 5:57Pallone pushes testing for condition causing sudden cardiac arrest
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone is introducing legislation to combat a condition he said is the leading cause of death at schools.
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An unlikely ally in the fight against depression
Research points to a weapon in the fight against depression that may sound counterintuitive: Sleep deprivation. In their weekly c ...
Air Date: October 2, 2017
Listen 0:00N.J. mental health advocates say Halloween ‘zombie’ hunt still contributes to stigma
Mental health advocates again are criticizing a New Jersey Halloween attraction they say stigmatizes people with mental illness.
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Dealing with anxiety, stress while waiting for news from Puerto Rico
For many of the more than 120,000 Puerto Rican Philadelphians, it's been a difficult week as they've been unable to get in touch with their relatives after Hurricane Maria.
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ListenDelaware girl diagnosed with swine flu after Maryland fair visit
A Delaware girl who had recently come in close contact with pigs at the Anne Arundel County Fair has been diagnosed with swine flu.
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Philly launches effort to prevent infant sleeping deaths
Each year, 30 infants die sleep-related deaths in Philadelphia, that’s part of why the city’s infant mortality rate is worse ...
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Magnets! How do they work (for people with anxiety)?
A combination of older and newer treatments had the best results for patients in a recent study on anxiety. Researchers at a German ...
Air Date: September 25, 2017
Listen 3:43Opioid use during pregnancy now a concern for health officials
Nationally, the number of babies suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome is up fivefold since 2000.
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