
Health
Overdose deaths up: Delaware sets another record in 2021
The vast majority of Delaware’s 515 overdose deaths involved the synthetic pain reliever fentanyl. The death toll is the highest in state history.
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What’s ailing long COVID patients? A new federal study looks for clues
The first results from an in-depth investigation of long COVID produced provocative results. Researchers don't understand the mechanism behind the lingering symptoms.
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How to live with the threat of Covid
How do we come to terms with the threat of Covid? Can we return to normal life? Also, what you need to know about the monkeypox outbreak?
Air Date: May 25, 2022 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Hot weather could be getting in the way of good sleep, a new study finds
In some places, nights are warming faster than days thanks to climate change.
And now, scientists believe there's a correlation between hotter weather and poorer sleep.
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Monkeypox likely isn’t much of a threat to the public, a White House official says
The risk posed to the U.S. general public from ongoing outbreaks of monkeypox cases reported in Europe, the U.K. and Canada is low.
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Pfizer says its COVID-19 vaccine produces a strong immune response in kids under 5
Pfizer plans to submit the new data to the Food and Drug Administration this week, bringing families with young children one step closer to a long-awaited vaccine.
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Crozer’s troubles go back to a business deal that was initiated in 2019 — one that Pennsylvania officials were warned about, but had little power to stop.
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Listen 2:17Black Doctors Consortium walk-a-thon draws people from region who are fighting for health equity
“Health is wealth,” one walker said. “We have to save our own communities.”
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New York City resident tests positive for monkeypox virus
The unidentified patient is isolating and treating the case as positive while awaiting final confirmation by the Centers for Disease Control.
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Delco sues Prospect Medical, Crozer hospitals to keep behavioral health services open
Crozer has promised officials it will temporarily stop the closure of the behavioral health services at Delaware County Memorial and Crozer-Chester as a gesture of good faith.
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Telehealth abortions are simple and private — but restricted in many states
Groups that provide abortion pills are preparing to face significant new obstacles, as anti-abortion states push back against expanded online access.
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Inside the Minds of Thrill Seekers
Skydiving, BASE jumping, climbing the highest peaks, adventuring to remote parts of the world — pushing the boundaries of safety. For t ...
Air Date: May 20, 2022
Listen 49:12Penn Medicine has expanded its telehealth program to increase access to medication that helps people stop using opioids.
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CDC advisers urge Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11
If the CDC agrees as expected, it would open a third COVID-19 shot to healthy elementary-age kids, just like what is already recommended for everybody 12 and older.
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The CDC is investigating 180 cases of children with hepatitis. The cause is a mystery
The count of pediatric cases under investigation has grown since the agency's last update, but most of the increase represents previous cases that are just now being reported.
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