
Health
College campuses failing to fully decode mental illness
Academia, known at times for fostering innovation and creativity, is also casually slow and bureaucratic when it comes to implementing much-needed radical change.
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Flu season strikes early in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware
Flu season is off to an early start this year. Experts say it’s time to get a flu shot, if you haven’t already, because numbers could peak even more around the holidays.
8 years ago
Crisis averted: scenes from the nation’s 24-hour helpline
The call came in late one summer night. Immediately, Paul Butler’s stomach sank, his heart sped up and he started listening.
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Listen 6:06After five Temple deaths, students call university’s counseling services inadequate
The university’s director of counseling services says the university's counseling staff is enough to meet the needs of Temple's students.
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In 50 years, heart transplant surgery hasn’t changed significantly
One million people have end-stage heart failure in North America, and only about 2,400 transplants occur each year due to a lack of viable hearts.
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Pa. DHS lags on efforts to provide residential treatment for mentally ill defendants
The state has fallen behind on federal court settlements requiring it to provide residential psychiatric treatment to those deemed incompetent to stand trial.
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Breast-feeding Philly moms push for accommodations to pump at train stations
“Women should not have to feed their child, whether it's nursing or pumping, while sitting on a dirty toilet,” said Lacey Kohlmoos, the woman who created the online petition.
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Listen 2:35Pa. sets new guidelines for prescribing opioids to kids
The guidelines are the latest in a series the state has adopted to advise doctors in different medical specialties.
8 years ago
How a slip of paper impacted an AIDS diagnosis
Christopher Harris was diagnosed with AIDS in the 1980s. At the time, there was only one drug approved for treatment, and the diagnosis often meant a death sentence.
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Cooper Health specialist: Time to treat opioid addiction like a disease — with medicine
“Opioid epidemic.” The phrase has become ingrained in American public discourse, at candidate debates and community meetings, and in ...
8 years ago
Can trauma be passed down by generation?
A new study by researchers from Scandinavia and Johns Hopkins University offers surprising results about the daughters of parents who've experienced trauma.
8 years ago
Following a stroke, finding the words can be a lifelong endeavor
Science owes a lot to aphasia and what it reveals about how language works. But many worry it has been widely misunderstood, leading to missed recovery opportunities.
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Listen 11:58Penn doctors teach West Philly students how to ‘Stop the Bleed’ and save lives
“Stop the Bleed” is a national campaign aimed at teaching everyday people how to help someone who has been shot or stabbed.
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Listen 2:32The future of the popular Children’s Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, remains uncertain. Congress is fighting over how to pay for the ...
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Listen 17:00Gaining a second mother, then learning to let her go
I had lost my own mother to dementia years ago and know the signs. It's as if Adele, at 92, is in a holding pattern. No longer “here,” but not yet gone.
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