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South Jersey health organization to lead formation of state’s first public health institute

A South Jersey health organization will be the incubator for the Garden State’s first public health institute.

3 years ago

The exterior of Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill
Health

Crozer Health plans to permanently close Delaware County Memorial Hospital’s emergency department

The company plans to transition DCMH into a behavioral health hospital that offers detox and inpatient services. Springfield Hospital will become an ambulatory surgery center.

3 years ago

FILE - in this Aug. 3, 2007, file photo magic mushrooms (AP Photo/Peter Dejong, File)
Radio Times
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Psychedelics and mental health: the potential, risks and hype

There's a lot of excitement around using psychedelic drugs for mental health treatment. This hour, the potential, risks and hype around psychedelics and mental health care.

Air Date: September 21, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:14
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Kids, mental health, and back to school: WHYY and Mighty Writers host roundtable discussion

At a roundtable hosted by Maiken Scott, WHYY and Mighty Writers explore how the pandemic has impacted the mental health of children.

3 years ago

A crowd of people are visible, most not wearing masks, one person wearing a blue surgical mask.
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Joe Biden says the COVID-19 pandemic is over. This is what the data tells us

While cases have decreased dramatically, there are still thousands of cases being reported across the world.

3 years ago

People participate in   the 2022 AIDS Walk in Wilmington, Delaware on Sept. 17, 2022. (Johnny Perez-Gonzalez/WHYY)
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At AIDS Walk Delaware 2022, organizers raise awareness and offer monkeypox vaccines

The Delaware HIV Consortium and AIDS Delaware hosted the annual event in Wilmington and Rehoboth Beach, where both groups also offered monkeypox and flu vaccines.

3 years ago

Adult Humpback Whale breaching of the Coast of Cabo San Lucas on 15 February 2009.
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The Pulse
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A Journey into the Minds of Whales

Tom Mustill was sure he was going to die — that was the last thing he thought as he watched a humpback whale arc majestically out of th ...

Air Date: September 16, 2022

Listen 48:36
A health worker administers a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clini
Health

Slow start to omicron booster rollout could signal new normal in Delaware Valley

Early demand for the new COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines is off to a slow start. Health providers and residents say It could be the new normal.

3 years ago

Do some people have built-in protection against a COVID infection? (Laura Gao for NPR)
NPR
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So you haven’t caught COVID yet. Does that mean you’re a superdodger?

Just as with HIV, some people have been exposed multiple times to COVID, but never had symptoms and never tested positive.

3 years ago

A black-and-white photo of President Kennedy speaking in the midst of a large crowd.
NPR
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How space exploration has changed, 60 years since JFK’s ‘We Choose the Moon’ speech

On the anniversary of President Kennedy's speech on the race to the moon, we look at dramatic advances in U.S. space science, from commercial flights to the Webb telescope.

3 years ago

A woman administers a rapid COVID-19 test.
Health

Is COVID-19 winding down? Scientists say no

New booster shots have arrived and social distancing guidelines have eased but COVID-19 infections aren't going away anytime soon.

3 years ago

File photo: This photo shows an arrangement of Oxycodone pills. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
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Polysubstance use and addiction on the rise in Pa. and Del., new report finds

More than 30 percent of patients seeking treatment at Gaudenzia non-profit addiction this past year had both a primary and secondary substance use disorder diagnosis.

3 years ago

A nurse holds a vial containing the monkeypox vaccine
Health

Philly residents can now submit online form to register for a monkeypox vaccine, but a shot isn’t guaranteed

Officials hope to streamline access to the vaccines, and make distribution more equitable, with the help of a new online interest form, which went live Friday.

3 years ago

In this Tuesday, July 3, 2018, photo, a used syringe is seen in a disposal container. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
Health

Bucks County opens collection boxes for used needles, syringes

County leaders said the sharps collection initiative is a first step in harm reduction and substance abuse prevention.

3 years ago

orangutang in Close-up Photography
The Pulse
Science

The Fight Against Extinction

Around the world, at dawn, something magical happens. As the sun rises, nature seems to wake up, and different species break into a choru ...

Air Date: September 9, 2022

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