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In this Oct. 4, 2017, file photo, Dr. Albert Maguire, right, checks the eyes of Misa Kaabali, 8, at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. Misa was 4-years-old when he received his gene therapy treatment. On Tuesday, Dec. 19, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved the therapy which improves the vision of patients with a rare form of inherited blindness, another major advance for the burgeoning field of genetic medicine. (Bill West/AP Photo, file)
Innovation

Spark Therapeutics sets price for pioneering gene therapy

The Philadelphia-based company announced Wednesday that its recently-approved gene therapy, which has the potential to cure a rare form of blindness, will cost $850,000.

8 years ago

Ahmad Harrington (left) stands beside his father, James.
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Philly program steps up efforts with families, schools to address early psychosis in kids

Psychosis is a set of experiences that relate to finding reality confusing or unclear. Not all people who experience it have schizophrenia.

8 years ago

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Aging
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Neuroscientist predicts ‘much better treatment’ for Alzheimer’s is 10 years away

8 years ago

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Addiction
Higher Education

Recognizing signs of drug problems in college students home for vacation

Frank Greenagel specializes in addiction recovery at the Center for Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University. He sat down with "Morning Edition" host Jennifer Lynn.

8 years ago

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Robert Fifer, 62, has been addicted to heroin since he was 10. He said he's getting too old to sleep outside in the winter.
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Addiction
Homelessness
Public Safety

‘It will kill you’: Philly outreach workers keep making rounds as bitter cold snap continues

Even in bitterly cold weather, homeless people with addictions are often hesitant to take shelter if it means going to another part of the city and going through withdrawal.

8 years ago

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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
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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

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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
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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

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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

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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

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