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Receptionist Jennifer Baker advises Suzanne Cloud on health insurance forms before her appointment at Cooper Medical Services. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Health Care

The numbers are in: Here’s how ACA open enrollment went in Pa., N.J., and Del.

The number of people who signed up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act dipped slightly in all three states, despite Trump administration efforts to curtail the law.

8 years ago

Simeon Peterson, known as
NPR
History

Confined by leprosy, but open to the world: Remembering ‘Ambassador’ Mr. Pete

While you probably didn't know him, Simeon Augustus Peterson, called "Mr. Pete," was a much loved fixture in the small Louisiana community where he spent most of his life.

8 years ago

Michael Cole of Clairton, Pa., holds a Time magazine while waiting in line in downtown McKeesport, Pa., to attend a Medical Marijuana Job Fair, Thursday, July 27, 2017. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Medicine
Pennsylvania

Medical marijuana program entering final stages of rollout in Pa.

More than 10,000 people have registered, but only about 1,188 have been approved so far.

8 years ago

A woman gets an injection in her upper arm
Delaware

Delaware woman becomes state’s second flu death of the season

An 83-year-old New Castle County woman died last week from flu-related symptoms. She had multiple underlying health conditions.

8 years ago

Bethany Edwards holds the flushable pregnancy test she designed with Anna Simpson.
Public Health
Reinvention
Technology

Flush with success: Philly duo invents biodegradable pregnancy test

“Who hasn’t hidden a pregnancy test in the trash?” said Bethany Edwards, one of the two Philly-based inventors of the flushable pregnancy test.

8 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Foles (9) kneels with other players after an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders
Speak Easy
Mental Health
Philadelphia
Sports

What’s the harm in ‘bleeding green’?

Eagles fans are known for their passion and commitment to the team — which often comes with high stress levels. But is it really good for our health to be so invested?

8 years ago

puzzle with one missing piece
Speak Easy
Mental Health

If I lose my chronic depression, how much of myself will go with it?

Until now, I have had little hope that my depression would ever really go away.

8 years ago

Fences and razor wire are seen around the yards behind the former State Correctional Institution in Pittsburgh. (AP File Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Keystone Crossroads
Criminal Justice
Mental Health
Pennsylvania
Social Justice

Pa. Dept. of Corrections says staffing issues provide challenges to care for mentally ill inmates

The state says conditions for mentally ill inmates are improving, but challenges remain.

8 years ago

Birth control pills (Warakorn/Bigstock)
Gender
New Jersey
Politics

New Jersey requires six-month refills of birth control

The bill's sponsors reasoned that having a half-year’s worth of birth control on hand isn’t just about convenience: it’s about staying consistent.

8 years ago

Jim Carrey stars as the title character the 2000 version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas. (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
NPR
Movies

Heart 2 sizes too small? Mr. Grinch, see your cardiologist

Scientists at Johns Hopkins scientists have also come up with theories for the condition of other characters, including Rudolph's red nose and Ebenezer Scrooge's time travel.

8 years ago

The rising number of opioid-linked deaths led Arizona to declare a public health emergency in 2017. Needle exchange programs are not explicitly permitted in Arizona, but one such service operates underground, giving out clean needles and naloxone, a medicine widely used to counter effects of an opioid overdose. (Will Stone/KJZZ)
NPR
Addiction

Fight the opioid epidemic, all agree. But strategies vary widely

While many states have syringe exchanges, only some have laws that explicitly permit syringe exchanges.

8 years ago

 In April 2013, homes severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy line the beach in Mantoloking, N.J.  (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Environment
New Jersey

New Jersey resiliency models will help small towns plan for storms

Hurricane Sandy caused $37 billion of damage in New Jersey. But what if municipal leaders could have better anticipated the storm damage?

8 years ago

This Sept. 15, 2014, file photo shows part of the HealthCare.gov Website in Washington.  (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)
Delaware
Health Care

Thousands sign up for Delaware health insurance marketplace despite challenges

Delaware’s health insurance marketplace remains strong after nearly 25,000 people signed up for 2018 coverage in midst of many insurance challenges.

8 years ago

Kelley Mui helps a client sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act on Dec. 15 at the Midwest Asian Health Association in Chicago.
NPR
Health Care
National
Public Health

Robust health insurance sign-ups surprise supporters and opponents

Not only was the sign-up period reduced by half, but the White House dramatically cut funding for advertising and enrollment aid. Still, it was 96 percent of last years total.

8 years ago

Hundreds of Philadelphians gather at Thomas Paine Plaza to remember the those homeless and formerly homeless Philadelphians who died in 2017 and to call for an end to homelessness on December 21, 2017. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
Homelessness
Philadelphia

Hundreds remember Philadelphians who died with no place to live

Hundreds gathered at a candlelight vigil Thursday night to remember more than 250 homeless people who died this year.

8 years ago

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