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Health & Science

Smallpox vaccines being administered in Paris in 1941. When the disease was eradicated and vaccination came to a stop, that created an opening for its virus relative monkeypox. (Roger Viollet via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Scientists warned us about monkeypox in 1988. Here’s why they were right.

Back in 1988, scientists in London almost seem to have had a crystal ball.

4 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

Chasing Sleep

Sleep — we all need it, but most people aren’t getting enough of it. Ideally, we spend about a third of our lives asleep. When we’r ...

Air Date: May 27, 2022

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All of the affected Jif peanut butter products can be identified by their lot code numbers, which is usually found near the ''best by'' date. (CDC)
NPR
Health

The Jif peanut butter recall is pulling a cascade of other products from store shelves

Many other companies use the peanut butter — the cause of a salmonella outbreak — and now they have recalls of their own.

4 years ago

A lab technician at a Pfizer factory inspects Paxlovid tablets
Health

U.S. making COVID antiviral drug more available at test sites

Federal regulators have also sent clearer guidance to physicians to help them determine how to manage Paxlovid’s interactions with other drugs.

4 years ago

An unusual rule and inconsistent enforcement has given an advantage to largely unregulated certification businesses that stand to rake in millions of dollars each year courting Pennsylvania medical marijuana patients. (Spotlight PA)
Health
Spotlight PA

Companies blanket Pa. with ads about how to get a medical marijuana card, but doctors are silenced

With millions of dollars at stake, certification businesses buy radio ads, dominate Google searches, and even offer Groupons.

4 years ago

Health
Billy Penn

Philly is giving free COVID-19 tests to party throwers and event organizers

Party on, Philadelphia? The Health Department knows people aren’t going to stop gathering, so there’s an online application to help make it safer.

4 years ago

This photo provided by the U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah and introduced as evidence at the Aaron Shamo trial shows fentanyl-laced fake oxycodone pills collected during the investigation. (U.S. Attorneys Office for Utah via AP)
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.

4 years ago

Nancy Rose cooks for her mom in their home
NPR
Health

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.

4 years ago

Customers, some wearing face masks, patronize the Reading Terminal Market
Radio Times
Health

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 49:00
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NPR
Health

Hot 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.

4 years ago

An electron microscope image shows monkeypox virus particles.
NPR
Health

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.

4 years ago

A medical professional vaccinates a young person.
NPR
Health

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.

4 years ago

A sign for Crozer Health is visible in the foreground, with buildings in the background.
Health

Crozer Health’s parent company has a long history of siphoning millions from its hospitals. Pa. officials were warned, but their hands were tied

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.

4 years ago

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Health

Black 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.”

4 years ago

File photo: A view of uptown Manhattan from the Empire State Building is seen in New York City on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
Health

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.

4 years ago

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