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Health

A Narcan dispenser in Kensington's McPherson Square park. (Sam Searles/WHYY)
Addiction
Medicine
Public Health

FDA approves naloxone nasal spray for over-the-counter use

Public health advocates and harm reduction proponents in Philadelphia have long fought to make the medication more accessible.

2 years ago

Pope Francis meets children at the end of his weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican
Health Care
International
Medicine
Religion

Vatican: Pope to be hospitalized for days for lung infection

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni says Francis, 86, does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.

2 years ago

The exterior of Jennersville Hospital in West Grove
Business
Health Care
Medicine
Pennsylvania

ChristianaCare to reopen Jennersville as a ‘micro-hospital’ in late 2024

The West Grove Campus, formerly known as Jennersville Hospital, will return with 10 emergency department beds and 10 inpatient beds.

2 years ago

Workers at the Port Richmond Walmart roll more water to the store on Sunday, March 27.
Studio 2
Environment
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Infrastructure
Sustainability

Ep. 1: Safe Drinking Water, Delaware River Chemical Spill

Tap water in Philly is now safe to drink through Wednesday. Cherri and Avi also look at the top stories in the rest of the region.

Air Date: March 28, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 45:30
Surgeons at work during a surgery.
Health Care
Insurance
Medicine
National

Breast cancer survivors, surgeons worry new medical codes will limit access to DIEP reconstruction surgery

DIEP is one type of breast reconstruction surgery, but a change in medical billing codes may introduce new financial barriers.

2 years ago

Listen 3:56
Xylazine
Addiction
Philadelphia
Public Health

Fentanyl laced with animal tranquilizer xylazine has Philly care providers on high alert

The DEA warns that xylazine-fentanyl mixtures are exacerbating the deadly consequences of the opioid crisis.

2 years ago

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The Pulse

Changing the Way We Think About Chronic Pain

We explore the nature of chronic pain — what causes it, how it affects us, and the ongoing fight to stop it.

Air Date: March 24, 2023

Listen 49:31
A walkway has a sign that reads Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital.
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Parts of Delaware County could soon lose emergency medical services

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital notified the county as well as Clifton Heights, Folcroft, and Lansdowne of potential cuts to their emergency medical services.

2 years ago

A doctor holds a stethoscope on a pregnant person's belly.
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly gets closer to launching $1,000-a-month cash assistance program for pregnant residents to improve health outcomes

The Philly Joy Bank is modeled after similar programs in Canada and San Francisco that offer guaranteed cash income to pregnant residents.

2 years ago

An Operational room with a dental chair in center, x-ray unit (right) and dental unit (left) at the William D. Kelley School in Brewerytown
Health Care
K-12
Kids
Philadelphia
Public Health

A Brewerytown school is now home to the city’s first on-site pediatric dental clinic

Operated by Temple Dental School, the practice aims to increase access to quality care in an area of Philly that has long needed it.

2 years ago

Serbia's Novak Djokovic looks up during the quarterfinals of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships in Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Law
Medicine
National
Politics
Public Health
Sports

US Open ‘very hopeful’ unvaccinated Novak Djokovic can play

Djokovic is a foreign citizen who is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Government rules still prevent him from entering the country.

2 years ago

anatomical specimens on display at a 2008 Body Worlds exhibition in England.
The Pulse

Bodies for Science

If you’re training to become a physician, your first patient is usually dead. In fact, “first patient” is what med students call th ...

Air Date: March 17, 2023

Listen 48:25
blood test
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philadelphia health officials plan to eliminate hepatitis B and C, with potential boost from Biden’s national agenda

Hepatitis C kills more than 400 people in Pennsylvania every year, despite it being a curable infectious disease.

2 years ago

Alex Morisey sits in his wheelchair in his room, smiling.
Aging
Health Care
Income Inequality

In nursing homes, impoverished live final days on pennies

A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: Living on as little as $30 a month.

2 years ago

A sign for Crozer Health is visible in the foreground, with buildings in the background.
Business
Employment
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Crozer Health lays off 215 people as part of ‘operational restructuring plan’

The four-hospital system in Delaware County is in worsening financial shape and has been struggling to pay its bills and contractors.

2 years ago

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