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Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Bankruptcy judge approves $55 million sale of Hahnemann residency program

The hospital plans to close its doors Friday. Its owner has been wrangling with the federal government for weeks over the residency program was an asset.

7 years ago

Dr. Grier Arthur, a pediatric surgeon at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, expresses the conditions the hospital staff would like to see met by a new owner. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

St. Christopher’s doctors call for local nonprofit to buy hospital

Physicians at the children’s hospital and community members want a local nonprofit to buy the facility, owned by Hahnemann’s parent, and maintain services.

7 years ago

Vaping liquid in a variety of flavors (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Amid vaping-related illness outbreak, could New Jersey ban flavored e-cigarettes?

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy said he is “open-minded” to a statewide ban on flavored e-cigarettes after Michigan made a similar move this week.

7 years ago

(Bigstock)
Radio Times
Health

Bioethics and changing health care

The era of modern medicine has seen a wave of new technology and lifesaving treatments. But should we be asking tougher questions about these medical advances?

Air Date: September 5, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:02
Images show Grand Bahama Island before and during Hurricane Dorian. The “before” image was taken April 19. The “during” image was taken Monday and uses radar to penetrate the cloud cover. Areas that are not flooded appear nearly black.

Source: Copernicus Sentinel data 2019 (accessed via Planet Labs Inc), ICEYE
NPR
Science

Satellite imagery shows extent of devastating flooding on Grand Bahama Island

A commercial satellite image shows just how much of Grand Bahama Island is underwater following days of torrential rain and massive storm surge from Hurricane Dorian.

7 years ago

Kim Delea (left) and Alyssa Carroll, eyes on their smartphones.
(Daisy James for WHYY)
Health

Put down the phones and let’s talk, these teenagers say

These days, limiting time spent on smartphones is a challenge for adults and teenagers alike.

7 years ago

Listen 4:44
Daniel Semenza, an assistant professor at the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Rutgers, and Ilene M. Rosen, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and a past president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Teen brains require many z’s, for many reasons

Some middle and high schools in the area are starting their school days later, which experts say will result in healthier, less troublemaking students.

7 years ago

Listen 6:42
PET brain imaging of an opioid receptor binding. (Penn Medicine)
Science

Penn ramps up addiction research that could help doctors tailor treatments

The PET Addiction Center of Excellence will use PET scans to peer inside the brain, allowing for the study of opioid receptors’ function in different individuals.

7 years ago

Spotted lanternflies colonize trees along a pathway on the banks of the Green Lane Reservoir in Berks County, Pa., on September 16, 2018. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
The Why
Science

Update: The long war on spotted lanternflies

We return to our episode about the spotted lanternfly, with an update on how the "great hitchhiker" has spread over the summer and the tools being used to combat it.

Air Date: September 2, 2019

Listen 12:53
Trans people in the U.S. have turned to underground silicone injections for decades. And it has particularly impacted trans women of color and those living in poverty. (Anke Gladnick)
NPR
Health

For trans women, silicone ‘pumping’ can be a blessing and a curse

While cisgender people also get silicone injections, pumping in trans communities is largely done to help address gender dysphoria.

7 years ago

A woman walks along a beach before the arrival of Hurricane Dorian in Freeport, Grand Bahama, Bahamas, Saturday Aug. 31, 2019. Hurricane Dorian is closing in on the northern Bahamas, threatening to batter the normally idyllic islands with fierce winds, pounding waves and torrential rain. (Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)
Science

Dorian strikes Bahamas with record fury as Category 5 storm

A dangerous Hurricane Dorian closed in on the northern Bahamas early Sunday, threatening to batter islands with 160 mph winds, pounding waves and torrential rain.

7 years ago

This Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, image provided by NASA shows a view of Hurricane Dorian from the International Space Station as it churned over the Atlantic Ocean. (NASA/AP)
NPR
Science

Hurricane Dorian’s path shifts towards Carolinas, could avoid direct hit on Florida

Forecasters say the category 4 hurricane will bring life-threatening storm surge and hurricane force winds to the southeast United States.

7 years ago

Kristin Sollars (left) and Marci Ebberts say nursing is more than just a job.
NPR
Health

For 2 nurses, working in the ICU is ‘a gift of a job’

For years, Kristin Sollars and Marci Ebberts worked together caring for sickly patients, a job they say is also a daily mindset. "You carry a little bit of them with you."

7 years ago

Bay Health Hospital, Kent Campus (Provided)
Health

Delaware health facilities receive grant to incentivize rural primary care growth

Delaware has a primary care physician shortage. Two medical facilities hope to change that by establishing residency programs.

7 years ago

A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery hours after a series of early morning explosions on June 21, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Most of a dangerous toxic chemical at the PES refinery is now neutralized — but risk remains

A small amount of hydrofluoric acid is left to be dealt with in a 'complicated operation.'

7 years ago

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