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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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Health

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Health Care
Kids
Medicine
Public Health

Children’s medicine shortage hits as flu season starts fast

Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children’s Tylenol and other medicines.

3 years ago

An unwrapped chocolate bar is shown, partially eaten.
NPR
Food & Drink
Health Care
Public Health

Dark chocolate might have health perks, but should you worry about lead in your bar?

Dark chocolate bars tested by Consumer Reports exceeded California's daily maximum allowable dose levels for lead or cadmium.

3 years ago

A person holds a cup with medicine in it.
NPR
Addiction
Government
Health Care

People addicted to opioids rarely get life-saving medications. That may change.

The Biden administration is moving to make it easier for Americans with opioid addiction to gain access to medical treatments proven to save lives.

3 years ago

A microscopic image of Legionnaire's disease-causing particles.
Health Care
Medicine
New Jersey
Public Health
6abc

4 cases of Legionnaires’ disease identified in Pennsauken, Camden County

Legionnaires' disease is a bacterial disease that can be contracted through breathing in small droplets of water that contain legionnaires bacteria.

3 years ago

In this Thursday Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, airline passengers wait to be rescued on the wings of a US Airways Airbus 320 jetliner that safely ditched in the frigid waters of the Hudson River in New York, after a flock of birds knocked out both its engines. (AP Photo/Steven Day)
The Pulse

When Humans and Wildlife Collide

Whether we’re in a forest, a park, or in the middle of a city, wildlife is always close by. Birds flying overhead, deer peeking through ...

Air Date: December 16, 2022

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Delaware
Medicine
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

Delaware takes aim at health disparities that show higher rates of diabetes and other ailments for Black residents

Health disparities across different races and ethnicities in Delaware remain a persistent concern, particularly for chronic illnesses.

3 years ago

Listen 1:51
Kissing Bug and Chagas Disease
The Pulse
Biology
Public Health

Scientists have their eyes on Chagas disease and the 'kissing bugs' that help spread it

Chagas disease can lead to heart failure and damage to the esophagus and gastrointestinal tract. Roughly 20-30% of those who contract Chagas may be at risk of dying from it.

3 years ago

Listen 9:55
Members of Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Board meet in Harrisburg on Nov. 22, 2022. (Ed Mahon/Spotlight PA)
Health Care
Medicine
Pennsylvania
Spotlight PA

Health officials in Pa. face scrutiny over weak oversight of medical marijuana doctors

Members of Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Advisory Board are publicly questioning the Wolf administration’s oversight of doctors and third-party certification companies.

3 years ago

A woman holds a baby in her arms and kisses his head.
NPR
Health Care
Kids
Medicine
Public Health

Children’s hospitals are struggling to cope with a surge of respiratory illness

Pediatric cases of RSV and flu have sent families crowding into ERs, as health systems struggle with staff shortages.

3 years ago

A closeup of a COVID-19 rapid test
NPR
National
Public Health

You can order free COVID tests again by mail

People are gathering indoors for the holidays, and there's been an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The federal government says you should test often to try to prevent virus spread.

3 years ago

Modern and Pfizer COVID vaccines and flu vaccines sit in bins at a clinic
NPR
National
Public Health

Tips to keep you and your family safe from the tripledemic during the holidays

NPR asked a handful of public health experts how to approach a holiday season with not one but three respiratory pathogens helping fill hospitals: COVID, the flu and RSV.

3 years ago

This May 13, 2015, file photo shows the contents of a drug overdose rescue kit at a training session on how to administer naloxone. (Carolyn Thompson/AP Photo, File)
Addiction
Delaware
Health Care
Public Health

‘Goliath of a problem’: Delaware overdose deaths skyrocketing even as state reaps millions from opioid settlements

Last year, 515 Delawareans died of overdoses. “It's really disheartening when you see people doing lots of work,” one victim’s father says.

3 years ago

Listen 1:26
In this photo illustration, a Narcan nasal overdose kit is displayed as part of the Brooklyn Community Recovery Center's demonstration on how to use Narcan to revive a person in the case of a drug overdose on Sept. 1, in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
NPR
Addiction
Medicine
Public Health

A major drugmaker plans to sell overdose-reversal nasal spray Narcan over the counter

Drug maker Emergent BioSolutions is seeking approval from the Food and Drug Administration to sell Narcan over the counter, without need for a prescription.

3 years ago

File photo: State workers display their signs during a rally outside New Jersey Statehouse on Sept. 13, 2022. (Tennyson Donyéa/WHYY)
Employment
Health Care
New Jersey
Personal Finance

New Jersey public sector workers call for $350 million in aid to offset state health care premium hikes

Unions and labor organizations representing thousands of New Jersey public sector workers are requesting financial aid to help deal with rising premium costs.

3 years ago

(Lydia Zuraw/KHN)
NPR
Government
Government Accountability
Health Care

How Medicare Advantage plans dodged auditors and overcharged taxpayers by millions

Auditors uncovered millions of dollars in improper payments — citing overcharges of more than $1,000 per patient a year on average — by nearly two dozen health plans.

3 years ago

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