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(Sleeping Woman With a Cat by Władysław Ślewiński, 1896)
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How to get a good night’s sleep

Almost half of Americans struggle with sleep. We'll talk about the importance of sleep, why so many struggle with insomnia, and how to ensure you get a restful night.

Air Date: October 21, 2022 10:00 am

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File photo: Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Business
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Mental Health
Philadelphia

U.S. surgeon general launches national workplace mental health guide in Philadelphia

The U.S. surgeon general chose Philadelphia as the site to launch a national guide for how employers can improve workplace mental health and wellness.

3 years ago

The 30th Anniversary Celebration was hosted at Globe Dye Works on Oct. 18, 2022. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health

Prevention Point Philadelphia celebrates 30 years of providing harm reduction services

The Philadelphia nonprofit that focuses on community harm reduction says it served 36,000 people over the last 12 months, three times the amount served in 2019.

3 years ago

Chelle Wyatt holds her hearing aid on April 15, 2022, in Salt Lake City.
(Rick Bowmer/AP)
NPR
Aging
Health Care
Public Health

What to know now that hearing aids are available over the counter

Starting Monday, hearing aids will be available to buy over the counter across the U.S.

3 years ago

An up-close view of a person sitting in bed, holding a coffee mug, with a candle lit in front of them.
NPR
Health Care
Medicine
Technology

For stomach pain and other IBS symptoms, new apps can bring relief

Here's how to find relief, using the latest science and a new generation of apps.

3 years ago

One of the new ''naloxboxes,'' an emergency kit with multiple doses of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication, at Highland Regional High School in Blackwood, NJ. (Nicole Leonard/WHYY)
K-12
Kids
Medicine
New Jersey

Camden County schools to install 250 emergency naloxone kits to prevent overdose deaths

Emergency kits will be installed at schools by the end of October. Each kit contains several doses of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication.

3 years ago

A Newtown, Bucks County, ambulance. The ambulance squad that serves Newtown Borough and Newtown Township in Bucks County is facing the same financial issues as other emergency medical services across the Philadelphia suburbs and the commonwealth. (Courtesy of Newtown Ambulance Squad)
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Newtown Ambulance Squad: ‘We won’t be here’ without more public funding

A ballot question in November’s general election will ask Newtown Township voters if they want to raise property taxes to fund the ambulance squad.

3 years ago

Radio Times
Books
Food & Drink

Bonus Episode: The plant-based revolution

From the archives, Marty's interview with Frances Moore Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet, for the 50th anniversary of her groundbreaking book.

Air Date: October 15, 2022 8:00 am

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Mental Health
Philadelphia
Sports

Former Eagles linebacker transforms mental health struggles into post-NFL career

As Smith moved up in the game he loved, the anxiety stayed with him. It grew out of control in Philadelphia — and when he couldn’t perform it spiraled.

3 years ago

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File photo: Nurses at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia picketed on Broad Street during negotiations of a 3-year contract to raise awareness about issues of recruiting, retention and pay disparity, on Sept. 23, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Employment
Health Care
Philadelphia

Health care workers at Temple University Hospital vote to authorize a strike if contract negotiations sour

Union groups at Temple University Hospital have been in contract negotiations since August. They’re prepared to strike if an agreement isn’t reached.

3 years ago

A Jackson, Miss., resident receives a Pfizer booster shot from a nurse at a vaccination site Feb. 8. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
NPR
Health Care
Public Health

Omicron boosters for kids 5-12 are cleared by the FDA. The CDC’s OK is the last step

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave.

3 years ago

This map from the nonprofit March of Dimes shows maternity care deserts across the U.S. in 2020. (March of Dimes/US Health Resources and Services Administration.)
NPR
Health Care
Income Inequality
Public Health

Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care. Here’s what can be done

Access to maternity care is decreasing in the parts of the U.S. that need it the most, affecting nearly 7 million women of childbearing age and some 500,000 babies.

3 years ago

(The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
Health Care
Kids
Mental Health
Philadelphia
Public Health

New CHOP study: Targeted exposure therapy helps kids with food allergies overcome related anxiety disorders and fears

Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia studied how exposure therapy can help kids overcome excessive anxiety related to their food allergies.

3 years ago

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Several stuffed animals sit on a n empty hospital bed.
NPR
Health Care
Kids
Public Health

There’s a spike in respiratory illness among children — and it’s not just COVID

Sick kids are crowding emergency rooms in parts of the country and some pediatric hospitals say they're running out of beds.

3 years ago

Members of Black Men Run Philly. (Anthony Beltran Rivera/WHYY)
Behavioral Health
Outdoors
Philadelphia
Race & Ethnicity

‘We need to be represented’: Philly group is encouraging Black men to run

Running is an activity used to improve physical health and well-being, but for members of Black Men Run Philly, it provides a sense of community and representation.

3 years ago

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