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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.

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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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Black Doctors Consortium walk-a-thon draws people from region who are fighting for health equity

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New York City resident tests positive for monkeypox virus

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Delco sues Prospect Medical, Crozer hospitals to keep behavioral health services open

Crozer has promised officials it will temporarily stop the closure of the behavioral health services at Delaware County Memorial and Crozer-Chester as a gesture of good faith.

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Telehealth abortions are simple and private — but restricted in many states

Groups that provide abortion pills are preparing to face significant new obstacles, as anti-abortion states push back against expanded online access.

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Inside the Minds of Thrill Seekers

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The life and death of daredevil ‘Mad Mike’ Hughes

The daredevil known as “Mad Mike” Hughes died in a rocket crash in 2020. He was an amateur rocket builder on a quest to prove that the Earth is flat.

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Penn Medicine partners with health department to expand virtual ‘bridge clinic’ for people with substance use disorder

Penn Medicine has expanded its telehealth program to increase access to medication that helps people stop using opioids.

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CDC advisers urge Pfizer booster for children ages 5 to 11

If the CDC agrees as expected, it would open a third COVID-19 shot to healthy elementary-age kids, just like what is already recommended for everybody 12 and older.

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