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Pharmacies, prescription providers dangerously clueless about naloxone policies

On a recent Thursday morning, I walked into a North Philly Rite Aid on what should have been an easy mission: I needed Narcan.

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Making friends in adulthood

Guests: Jeffrey Hall, Andrea Bonoir How many hours does it take to make a BFF?  A new study by Professor ...

Air Date: May 7, 2018 10:00 am

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Burlington County Prosecutor Scott Coffina prepares to head out on patrol with City of Burlington Police Sgt. Ryan Elbertson. (Provided)
Mental Health

Mental health training aims to help BurlCo cops recognize their own stress, depression

Drawing on resiliency research, the training will focus on creating a culture where emotional health and wellness are paramount.

9 years ago

Laughter yoga participants yucking it up for stress relief. (Alexa Fong Drubay)
NewsWorks Tonight

Philadelphia revs up for first celebration of World Laughter Day

The annual event grew from the laughter yoga movement, a kind of exercise that combines improvisational play with yogic breathing and meditation.

9 years ago

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President Lyndon B. Johnson signs a gun control bill at the White House, Oct. 22, 1968. (AP Photo)
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Few violent episodes triggered by mental illness

So why do we still expect the mental health system to decide who’s dangerous?

9 years ago

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Veteran Thomas Fitzinge holding his uniform. (Provided)
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Burn pits: A sick veteran waits for science to confirm his suspicions

In his last days in Iraq, Army Specialist Thomas Fitzinger’s job was to burn mounds of garbage. He says he inhaled soot and smoke, and that today his lungs are damaged.

9 years ago

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Jenaveve Mitzel, 17, a cystic fibrosis patient at CHOP, worked with students from Drexel University to direct and animate a film. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Making movies animates long-term Children’s Hospital patients

Drexel University students are teaming up with young patients at CHOP to create animated films.

9 years ago

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Teen vaping

Guest: Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Joseph Cappella Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers. They are ...

Air Date: May 1, 2018 10:20 am

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Teen vaping

Guest: Suchitra Krishnan-Sarin, Joseph Cappella Vaping is becoming increasingly popular among teenagers. They are ...

9 years ago

People gather at the Equality March for Unity and Pride in Washington, D.C., on June 11, 2017. Photo by Dayana Morales Gomez
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Health care new front for transgender rights under Trump

9 years ago

Patients at an Army ward in Kansas during the influenza epidemic of 1918. About 675,000 Americans died of the flu known as La Grippe. (NYPL/Science Source/Getty Images)
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Are we prepared for a killer flu epidemic?

Humanity's ability to stop a flu pandemic has changed little in the past century.

9 years ago

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Benzodiazepines: America’s ‘other prescription drug problem’

The problem with benzos, as they're also known, is that they're highly addictive medications, both physically and psychologically.

9 years ago

The treatment room of the Diabetes Relief Center in the South Bronx. The clinic says its treatment can help ease complications related to diabetes. (Miamichelle Abad)
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'This isn't science'

How an unproven diabetes treatment has a found a home in the Bronx

9 years ago

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The Cost of Diabetes

Diabetes costs more healthcare dollars than any other disease in the United States. But beyond the huge financial price tag — diabetes ...

Air Date: April 27, 2018

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