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Participants in the Avon Breast Cancer Walk pass the Capitol in Washington
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Black and white women have the same genetic risk of breast cancer, Penn study finds. So why are Black women more likely to develop the disease?

The findings of a new study from the University of Pennsylvania challenge past, smaller studies that found Black women face a greater genetic risk than white women.

4 years ago

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The Pulse
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The Evolving Nature of Work

Sometimes, work can feel like Groundhog Day — different variations of the same thing, day after day. Same commute, same hours, same peo ...

Air Date: September 3, 2021

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The Pulse
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Will remote work become more of a long-term option for workers with disabilities?

Employers typically resisted alternatives for workers with disabilities. But the pandemic turned the idea from special accommodation into everyday practice.

4 years ago

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Maria Mirkovic works with some of her third graders in her classroom
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N.J. coronavirus update: More funding available for COVID testing in schools

Money from the CDC through New Jersey’s education and health departments has been set aside for COVID-19 testing at schools.

4 years ago

The pandemic continues to take a toll on children’s mental health. (Image via Pexels)
The Pulse
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Will the kids be all right?

The pandemic continues to take a toll on children’s mental health

4 years ago

Kensington resident Roz Pichardo takes the contents out of her bag on April 27, 2019. Every day, Pichardo carries around harm reduction and emergency response supplies, like Narcan, a tourniquet, and a pulse oximeter. (Erin Blewett/Kensington Voice)
Radio Times
Health

The growing opioid epidemic

Opioid overdoses rose during the pandemic by 30% -- in Philadelphia over 1200 people died in 2020. This hour we'll talk about what's fueling the growing opioid crisis.

Air Date: September 1, 2021 10:00 am

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The Rosa Health Center is one of several facilities in southern Delaware trying to better connect Latino residents with health services. (Kayla Williams/Delaware Public Media)
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Pandemic prompts fresh look at Latino health care needs

Just 5% of Delaware deaths from COVID-19 occurred within the Latino community, but the pandemic has highlighted factors that limit access to health care.

4 years ago

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure (left) recently visited Westside Family Healthcare in Wilmington with Congresswoman Lisa Blunt Rochester (in purple) to announce new funding for navigators to help connect patients to insurance under the ACA
Health

New federal funding aims to better connect Delawareans to affordable care

Westside Family Healthcare will get an increase in funding to help connect Delaware residents to health insurance via the Affordable Care Act.

4 years ago

 Sickle cell disease results from a mutation in hemoglobin — the protein that carries oxygen in the blood — that causes red blood cells to be crescent-shaped.(Shutterstock)
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Blood drive supports those with sickle-cell disease and offers genetic testing

The Philadelphia-based Crescent Foundation and the Red Cross will host the blood drive Sept. 9 in University City. Appointments are encouraged.

4 years ago

Masterman teachers protest outside school.
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A day before Philly schools reopen, facilities woes take center stage

As Philadelphia prepares to fully reopen its public schools for the first time in 18 months, the spotlight is again on facilities woes. ...

4 years ago

Travelers walk through the Salt Lake City International Airport
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EU takes U.S. off safe travel list; backs travel restrictions

The guidance is nonbinding, however, and U.S. travelers should expect a mishmash of travel rules across the continent.

4 years ago

A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
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Health Desk Help Desk

What will a COVID vaccine booster do? How do we know the timing is right?

As the federal government plans COVID-19 booster shots to strengthen waning immunity, WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk shares what you need to know.

4 years ago

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Philadelphia city skyline.
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Billy Penn

Philly’s COVID curves: Regularly updated stats on testing and hospitalizations

Alas, the charts are back.

4 years ago

Jabina Coleman (center) surrounded by members of the Breastfeeding Awareness and Empowerment Cafe (BAE Cafe) , a group for Black birthing mothers in PA to connect and support each other through their birthing journeys. (Photo courtesy of Jabina Coleman)
Health

Racial gaps in breastfeeding are closing. Philly area Black birth workers are one reason

Black women historically had the lowest rates of breastfeeding initiation, but new data shows that’s changing. Community support makes the difference.

4 years ago

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Mosquito (James Gathany/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention via AP)
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‘Prime time for getting bitten’: State and local officials target mosquitoes preemptively to thwart West Nile virus

No one is sounding the alarm: It’s been an average year so far for West Nile cases in mosquitoes. But wet, warm conditions might mean trouble ahead.

4 years ago

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