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Health

Delaware County was the first in Pa. to sue drug companies for opioid crisis. Now it’s time to spend settlement money

Over the course of the next 18 years, Delco will receive $63 million in settlement payments. Now comes the tough part. What should Delco spend the money on?

3 years ago

Physician Lisa Fitzpatrick believes plainspoken information from trusted messengers can help shrink health disparities, and some insurers are buying in. (Screenshot/Dr. Lisa on the Street, Grapevine Health)
The Pulse
Health

Black Health: Finding Solutions to End Disparities

Health disparities between Black and white Americans run deep in the U.S. Black people are more likely to suffer from chronic conditions ...

Air Date: June 16, 2023

Listen 49:15
a bowl of syringes.
Health

FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strain

While infections have declined, the virus could be a real concern next winter, FDA's vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks said as the daylong meeting began.

3 years ago

Roger Payne attends the Raw for the Oceans Spring/Summer 2015 collection show presented by G-Star RAW and Bionic during Fashion Week on Friday, Sept. 5, 2014 in New York
Science

Roger Payne, scientist who discovered whales can sing, dies at 88

Payne saw the discovery of whale song as a chance to spur interest in saving the giant animals, who were disappearing from the planet.

3 years ago

The ChatGPT app
Science

How Europe is leading the world in the push to regulate AI

Lawmakers in Europe have signed off on the world’s first set of comprehensive rules for artificial intelligence.

3 years ago

Penny Cooper poses for a portrait outside
Health

After years of advocacy, Medicare finally extends coverage for kidney transplant recipients

Despite the win, many services are still not covered, and this does not apply to patients who receive other organs.

3 years ago

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A self portrait taken by Carlie Ostrom. (Courtesy of Carlie Ostrom).
The Pulse
Health

Searching for a lost self after traumatic brain injury

Carlie Ostrom thought she had her life planned out until she suffered a traumatic brain injury and lost her sense of self.

3 years ago

Listen 13:51
A woman steps towards a mammogram machine, guided by a health care professional.
Health

Penn Medicine offering free cancer screenings during the month of June

The university is partnering with the Community of Compassion CDC to hold a series of health care events for preventative care.

3 years ago

An overhead view of a burnt forest.
NPR
Science

Rain may soon help put out flames in Canada’s worst recorded wildfire season

Rain is expected to start on Sunday evening, potentially helping to put out wildfires in Canada's Alberta and Quebec provinces.

3 years ago

Blood is drained from horseshoe crabs.
NPR
Science

Coastal biomedical labs are bleeding more horseshoe crabs with little accountability

Horseshoe crab blood is used to test vaccines around the world.

3 years ago

A building from the outside
Health

Wilmington children’s hospital puts on an ‘Enchanted Forest’ prom for teenage patients

Nemours Children's Hospital offers a 'Enchanted Forest' prom to give teenage patients a sense of normalcy and community.

3 years ago

A man crossing the street, with a very hazy sky
Health

How wildfires and climate change impact headache and migraine symptoms

Neurologists say the increasing effects of climate change could impact health outcomes, including headaches.

3 years ago

The Pulse
Health

The Social Self

We talk to social psychologist Brian Lowery about his new book “Selfless: The Social Creation of ‘You.’”

Air Date: June 9, 2023

Listen 49:07
People walk in Central Park as smoke from wildfires in Canada cause hazy conditions in New York City
NPR
Health

Staying safe in smoky air is particularly important for some people. Here’s how

Much of the Northeast U.S. is blanketed in a murky haze of wildfire smoke. For most people breathing this air is unpleasant, for others it can be life-threatening.

3 years ago

A person cycles past the Philadelphia skyline which is shrouded in a smoky haze.
NPR
Science

When will air quality improve? A lot is riding on the wind

Experts say the weather pattern could change by early next week, and stress the need to take precautions until then.

3 years ago

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