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Francine Wheeler, mother of Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting victim Benjamin Wheeler, cries as she listens to Vice President Joe Biden speak during a gun violence conference.  (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)
The Pulse

Finding a Way to Live With Grief

The death of a loved one can be shattering — especially when it’s unexpected. It destroys our feeling of safety, warps our sense of r ...

Air Date: December 9, 2022

Listen 49:39
Sandy Hook 10 Year Anniversary
The Pulse
Gun Violence

10 years after Sandy Hook: One mother’s journey through grief and healing

Francine Wheeler’s son, Ben, was killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting in Newtown, Connecticut on December 14, 2012. For Francine, it was the moment that changed

3 years ago

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Grieving Covid Victims
The Pulse
Behavioral Health

‘This was going to be a tidal wave’: What makes pandemic grief similar to violent death grief

Researchers find that pandemic grief is on par with violent-death grief — and what makes both so traumatic

3 years ago

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Pennsylvania health officials tour the school-based health center at Building 21 Lab School, a small district high school in North Philadelphia, on Thurs., Dec. 8, 2022. (Nicole Leonard/WHYY)
Health Care
K-12
Kids
Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania officials say school-based health centers are needed to bridge equity gaps

State health officials say there’s clear research that school-based health centers can bridge health equity gaps. But there’s still few in Pennsylvania.

3 years ago

A person stands at a podium.
NPR
Addiction
Behavioral Health
Government
Public Health

The White House unveils a new system to track and better prevent opioid overdoses

The Biden administration will use data from EMS first responders to track overdoses.

3 years ago

A close-up of Josh Shapiro speaking.
Gun Violence
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Gun violence and public health: Governor-elect Shapiro speaks at American Health Summit

Governor-elect Josh Shapiro highlighted gun violence and its effect on young people during the 5th annual Bloomberg American Health Summit in Philadelphia Tuesday.

3 years ago

This July 23, 2018 file photo shows packets of buprenorphine, a drug which controls heroin and opioid cravings, in Greenfield, Mass. (Elise Amendola/AP Photo)
Behavioral Health
Health Care
Higher Education
Medicine

New study: Buprenorphine proves safer for infants than methadone treatment during pregnancy

A new study, led by a Rutgers researcher, found that buprenorphine, rather than methadone, may be safer for infants born to mothers getting treatment for opioid use disorder.

3 years ago

A silhouette of someone preparing a COVID-19 vaccine.
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health
WESA

If you don’t want to give COVID-19 for Christmas, experts recommend the bivalent booster

Just under 14% of Pennsylvanians, age five or older, have gotten the shot, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

3 years ago

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Stop and Frisk: Revisit or Resist
Mental Health
Policing
Race & Ethnicity
Social Justice

Understanding the mental health impact of stop and frisk and frequent police stops

Recent calls for stop and frisk policing as a solution to Philly’s gun violence crisis bring attention to the mental health implications of the practice.

3 years ago

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Sterling Sheffield, an assistant professor of Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences at the University of Florida, shows over-the-counter hearing aids Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2022, in Gainesville, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Youngblood)
Explainers
Government
Medicine
National

FDA change ushers in cheaper, easier-to-get hearing aids

The Food and Drug Administration estimates that around 30 million people in the United States deal with hearing loss.

3 years ago

It can be hard to find children's fever-reducing medication in some areas. At a Bed Bath & Beyond in Washington, D.C., on Thursday, a few products were in stock while others were sold out. (Laurel Wamsley/NPR)
NPR
Kids
Medicine
Public Health

Thanks to the ‘tripledemic,’ it can be hard to find kids’ fever-reducing medicines

If you stroll the cold and flu medicine aisle these days, you might notice shelves that are bare, or nearly so.

3 years ago

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The Pulse

Changing the Way We Think About Chronic Pain

Pain is powerful — and when it becomes chronic, it can be all-consuming. It takes over our minds, saps our energy, and becomes the focu ...

Air Date: December 2, 2022

Listen 49:16
Two people look at bills.
NPR
Health Care
National
Personal Finance

Medical bills remain inaccessible for many visually impaired Americans

When health bills aren't legible — via large-print, Braille or other adaptive technology — blind patients can't know what they owe, and are too often sent to debt collections.

3 years ago

The influenza virus. (Frederick Murphy/CDC)
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health

Greater Philadelphia sees sharp rise in flu activity, much earlier in the season than previous years

Influenza activity in Philadelphia has rapidly increased over the past few weeks. Health providers expect even more cases following the holidays.

3 years ago

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Delaware
Health Care
Higher Education
Race & Ethnicity

Largest grant in Delaware State’s history to fund health inequity research

A five-year, $18.36 million research grant from the National Institutes of Health will fund DSU’s research into health disparities.

3 years ago

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