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Snap Judgment tells intriguing stories about extraordinary and defining events in people's lives. The program's raw, intimate, and musical brand of storytelling dares listeners to see a sliver of the world through another's eye.

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A person poses for a photo, leaning up against a fence. A tree is visible in the background.
Health

Telemedicine was made easy during COVID-19. Not any more

Restrictions are returning to telemedicine, an area of medicine that exploded in popularity early in the pandemic.

3 years ago

Brandywine Creek in Wilmington. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Environmental advocates, scientists want federal protection for Red Clay, Brandywine, creeks in northern Delaware

The University of Delaware and others are proposing that Brandywine Creek and Red Clay Creek join the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

3 years ago

The Pulse
Health

The Battle Over Autism Therapy ABA

When Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) first emerged on the national stage, it was hailed as a ray of hope. It was an intensive, interactiv ...

Air Date: October 7, 2022

Listen 49:39
Students line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School while wearing masks
Health

Emergency department visits and admissions of children with respiratory illnesses are up at Delaware Valley hospitals

A number of circulating viruses are causing rising rates of respiratory infections in kids, with hospitals and ICUs seeing an uptick in admissions.

3 years ago

The influenza virus. (Frederick Murphy/CDC)
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Delaware hopes new flu test monitoring program gives better picture of virus spread

State health leaders are bracing for the possibility of “two epidemics going on at the same time” and are working on a plan to better track how the viruses spread.

3 years ago

File photo: City workers and community groups work to clean up McPherson Square and the area around it, including disposing of used needles. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philadelphia nonprofit sounds alarm on rising drug use

It is the first time in the program’s 30-year history that it received more used syringes than clean ones distributed.

3 years ago

K. Barry Sharpless points to a sample used in his work, as he stands on the balcony outside of his home office
Science

Philly native among 3 chemists awarded Nobel Prize

Sharpless, a Philadelphia native who attended the Friends Central School, previously won a Nobel Prize in 2001 and is now the fifth person to receive the award twice.

3 years ago

FILE — The Biogen Inc., headquarters is shown March 11, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass.  Shares of Biogen and other drugmakers researching Alzheimer’s disease soared early Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, after Japan’s Eisai Co. said its potential treatment appeared to slow the fatal disease’s progress in a late-stage study. Eisai announced results late Tuesday from a global study of nearly 1,800 people with early-stage Alzheimer’s (AP Photo/Steven Senne, File)
Health

New potential drug treatment for Alzheimer’s disease has Pa. patients, advocates, and doctors hopeful

Two biotech companies announced last week that preliminary trial data show their new Alzheimer’s drug, lecanemab, slowed cognitive decline.

3 years ago

File photo: Nurses at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia picketed on Broad Street during negotiations of a 3-year contract to raise awareness about issues of recruiting, retention and pay disparity, on Sept. 23, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philadelphia health care workers say they experience violence and assaults ‘constantly’ while on the job

Unionized nurses, technicians and others at Temple University Hospital are calling for better security and safety measures to protect staff and patients.

3 years ago

Listen 4:04
A woman sits on a couch in front of a therapist.
Health

Increasing numbers of Black Americans report mental health concerns, survey finds

An annual survey from CVS Health and Morning Consult found that more Black Americans are reporting mental health concerns.

3 years ago

Planned Parenthood (Jeff Roberson / The Associated Press)
Health

Central Pa. Planned Parenthood clinics see increase in out-state-patients

To accommodate the rise in demand for abortion services, Planned Parenthood Keystone is adding more days per week for abortion appointments.

3 years ago

Burprenorphine has been FDA approved to help reduce withdrawal sickness and overdose rates among people with Opioid Use Disorder. It's frequently used as part of a harm-reduction strategy called
The Pulse
Health

Solving the Opioid Epidemic

A smile, clean socks, a sandwich, a wound care kit, a heartfelt “how are you feeling today?” All of these things can be part of a pub ...

Air Date: September 30, 2022

Listen 48:47
An outreach worker gets information from a woman living in a tent under the Emerald Street railroad overpass. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Doing more good than harm: Conflicting feelings on the frontlines of harm reduction

Doing harm reduction work can feel like walking a tight line between helping and enabling.

3 years ago

Listen 11:48
Morris high-fives with Delilah. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

‘We’re in this together’: Delaware expands initiative pairing nurses with new moms

The state-funded program currently serves about 200 new moms who receive or are eligible for Medicaid benefits. A $4 million infusion should aid even more.

3 years ago

Listen 4:44
Jamelia Norton is seen at a hospital union rally
Health

‘We’re struggling to save lives’: Temple University Hospital employees stage picket over working conditions, low wages

Two union groups affiliated with Pennsylvania Association of Staff Nurses and Allied Professionals are in negotiations with hospital leadership for new three-year contracts.

3 years ago

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