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Health

Boon Lim on a ski trip in the French Alps.
The Pulse
Medicine

A cardiologist wanted to prevent long COVID. He turned to meditation.

A recent review of research suggests meditation may be effective for some in treating long COVID and other post-viral conditions.

2 years ago

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N.J. Governor Murphy delivers the 2023 State of the State Address at the Assembly Chambers in Trenton on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023
Homelessness
Mental Health
New Jersey

People experiencing homelessness can now receive mental health services at emergency shelters in New Jersey

Supporters say the policy will make mental health services accessible to people who otherwise may not have the means to seek treatment on their own.

2 years ago

Frankford Transportation Center. (Michaela Winberg/Billy Penn)
Neighborhoods
Philadelphia
Public Health

A new health center in Frankford aims to alleviate a ‘primary care desert’

Residents in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood say the area has become a primary care desert, and lacks options for healthy foods.

2 years ago

A veterinarian checks the teeth of an old dog
Animals
Health Care
Mental Health
Philadelphia

Philly’s IndeVets is expanding its peer support network for veterinarians

The group added five Philly veterinarians to its peer counseling network Lifeboat, an online tool that allows vets to report mental health crises.

2 years ago

Councilmember Lozada reviews papers while seated at her desk in council chambers.
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Philadelphia
Politics

Philly City Council members look to ban supervised injection sites in several neighborhoods

Several City Council members want to preemptively ban such sites in residential neighborhoods in certain parts of the city.

2 years ago

Each year, hundreds of thousands of Pennsylvania patients must receive approval from a physician if they want to legally use cannabis in the state.
(Leise Hook / For Spotlight PA)
Medicine
National

Pa. health department faces lawmaker questioning over medical marijuana doctor data

The agency has sued to keep secret how often individual doctors approve patients for medical marijuana.

2 years ago

Hands inserting needles on persons back
The Pulse

When Healing Happens But We Don’t Know Why

We step outside the boundaries of Western medicine to explore those questions!

Air Date: May 12, 2023

Listen 49:12
As a kid, Chris Lundy had a debilitating, painful cough. Nothing seemed to help, until his mother, a Haitian immigrant, took him to see a Vodou priest
The Pulse
Medicine
Religion

Unraveling the mystery of a childhood illness and a treatment rooted in Vodou

Chris Lundy has always wanted to figure out why his family took him to see a Vodou priest and how this treatment made him better.

2 years ago

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Acupuncturist Toto Cheng performs acupuncture on an athlete. (Lin Tin Nok/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health Care
Insurance
International
Medicine

Should there be standards for acupuncture in the U.S.?

If you get acupuncture in the U.S., chances are you will pay for it out of pocket. Some acupuncturists say having standards for the industry gives more people access.

2 years ago

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Nurses hold picket signs.
Employment
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia

‘We’re burned out’: Philly nurses raise concerns over hospital jobs and workplace safety

About 900 unionized registered nurses at Einstein Medical Center in North Philadelphia are in contract negotiations with parent company, Jefferson Health.

2 years ago

File photo: Tubes direct blood from a donor into a bag in Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. The U.S. is moving to ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that traditionally face higher risks of HIV. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, announced draft guidelines that would do away with the current three-month abstinence requirement for donations from men who have sex with men
Health Care
LGBTQ
Medicine
National

New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in U.S.

The new approach does away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood.

2 years ago

a pump connected to a water well.
Environment
Public Health

Temple researchers to study how drinking water from private wells impacts children’s health

Families participating in the study will either receive a treatment system — or a placebo device — to help scientists assess the correlation between water quality and health.

2 years ago

This file photo shows the production department at fashion giant Inditex's headquarters where Zara fashion garments are designed in La Coruna, Spain. Inditex, the retail giant that owns Zara, H&M and many other brands, wants all its clothes to be made from sustainable or recycled fabrics by 2025.  (AP Photo/Jesus Sancho, File)
Studio 2
Business
Health Care
Medicine
Public Safety
Sustainability

COVID Emergency Ending, Trust in Philly’s Tap Water, Shopping Sustainably

With the end of the COVID public health emergency, what to know about vaccines, variants, testing and more. Also, eroding trust in Philly water and sustainable fashion.

Air Date: May 10, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 45:31
This handout image provided by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases shows an electron microscope image of Group A Streptococcus (orange) during phagocytic interaction with a human neutrophil (blue)
Health Care
Kids
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health

Strep throat is making a comeback in Philly after pandemic lows

Strep throat is fairly common among school-aged kids, but cases dropped during the pandemic. Now, infections are soaring.

2 years ago

The interior of a Kensington pharmacy
Explainers
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia

Some allergy meds require a photo ID to buy. Here’s what to do in Philly if you don’t have one

With pollen counts high this spring, many are reaching for their allergy meds. But some over-the-counter allergy drugs require a U.S. photo ID to purchase.

2 years ago

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