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NAMI presenters visit eighth graders at Arbutus Middle School in Baltimore County to have an honest conversation about mental health concerns. (Mary Rose Madden/WHYY)
The Pulse
Kids
Mental Health

Keeping it real with kids and their mental health

NAMI presenters visit eighth graders near Baltimore to have an honest conversation about mental health.

2 years ago

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Health Care
Higher Education
Philadelphia

Thomas Jefferson University launches new degree programs to increase the number of respiratory therapists in Philly

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that respiratory therapy jobs will grow 14% over the next decade.

2 years ago

A close-up of a person's hand holding up a vial of insulin.
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

Inflation Reduction Act program caps insulin cost for some Medicare patients

Philly hospital leaders, city officials look to spread the word about changes to insulin costs for Medicare patients under the Inflation Reduction Act.

2 years ago

Female psychologist talking to teenagers during a therapy session.
The Pulse

Helping Teens Navigate Mental Health Challenges

Teens, their mental health, and how families can navigate these challenging times.

Air Date: September 1, 2023

Listen 49:30
Medicare is set to begin negotiating prices for 10 drugs prescribed to people on Medicare. Pharmaceutical companies have launched lawsuits, saying the move is unconstitutional. George Frey/Getty Images
NPR
Government
Health Care
Medicine
National
Public Health

Here are the first 10 drugs that Medicare will target for price cuts

The government will negotiate new prices for the commonly prescribed drugs, but the cuts won't take effect until 2026.

2 years ago

The Bishins family poses with their dog along a pedestrian avenue in Condesa, a neighborhood in Mexico City. (Alan Jinich/WHYY)
The Pulse
International
Travel

Remote workers seek a new work-life balance in Mexico City

Since the start of the pandemic, thousands of residency permits have been issued to Americans who work from Mexico. The city is now a hot spot for expat workers.

2 years ago

Listen 8:38
The Statue of Liberty is visible in the distance, shrouded in a smoky haze. A person is visible in the foreground, facing away from the camera.
Environment
Health Care
Public Health

Canadian wildfires led to spike in asthma ER visits, especially in the Northeast

Three studies show smoke from Canadian wildfires led to a spike in people with asthma visiting emergency rooms in the United States.

2 years ago

A person holds up a vaccine syringe. A person in the background waits with their sleeve rolled up.
NPR
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

Coronavirus FAQs: How worrisome is the new variant? How long do boosters last?

Readers are curious about the new variant, currently known a BA.2.86. Also: Lots of questions about boosters. Can you get it at the same time as a flu shot?

2 years ago

Jefferson Health building
Business
Health Care
Philadelphia

Jefferson Health posts losses for second year in a row as COVID-19 relief runs low

The operating losses at Jefferson Health are just one example of how COVID relief funds running low are showing up on the balance sheets of the region's nonprofit hospitals.

2 years ago

Dr. Said A. Ibrahim posing for a photo
Health Care
Philadelphia

Veteran health administrator Dr. Said A. Ibrahim named 1st Black dean at Jefferson medical school

His appointment, effective Dec. 1, was announced to the school community on Tuesday.

2 years ago

An electron micrograph of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, also known as RSV, which is the leading cause of hospitalizations among infants in the U.S.
NPR
Health Care
Kids
Medicine
Public Health

Pfizer’s RSV vaccine to protect babies gets greenlight from FDA

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first vaccine for expectant mothers to shield their babies from RSV.

2 years ago

In this Aug 25, 2019 photo, a Southern Vietnamese box turtle (Cuora picturata) walks in its pen at a turtle sanctuary in Cuc Phuong national park in Ninh Binh province, Vietnam.
NPR
Animals
Health Care
National
Pennsylvania
Public Health

A salmonella outbreak is being linked to pet turtles

Half of the people infected in the outbreak reported having contact with turtle with shells smaller than four inches wide. Owning pet turtles of that size is prohibited by fed

2 years ago

Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket
Food & Drink
Pennsylvania
Personal Finance
Public Health

Food insufficiency rates jump among SNAP recipients after expanded pandemic benefits end, Penn study finds

People and families who rely on food stamps experienced a 21% increase in food insufficiency when pandemic-era benefits ended.

2 years ago

Air purifier
NPR
Home & Family
Public Health

Indoor pollution can make you sick. Here’s how to keep your home’s air clean

This summer, with wildfire smoke suffocating swaths of North America, we've been warned to stay indoors to avoid poor quality air.

2 years ago

Janice Blanock
Pennsylvania
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania study shows fracking raises risks for childhood lymphoma and asthma

Studies revealed that dozens of children and young adults were diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma and other forms of cancer in a four-county area outside Pittsburgh.

2 years ago

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