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For these teens, the only way to overcome pain is to face it
Savannah Fleeman, 17, has a rare pain syndrome and says even the lightest touch felt like “being stabbed.” A controversial therapy pushed her to feel that pain over and over.
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Listen 10:57Navigating the realities of relapse amid recovery
When it comes to recovery, relapse is common. But it doesn't have to be inevitable.
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Listen 9:26To prevent OD deaths, Philly to give out naloxone as people leave jail
Of the more than 930 people who died of an overdose in Philadelphia last year, a third had been through jail.
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Digging for clues from the past in historic remains
What started as a box of bones has turned into a massive undertaking. In Philadelphia, just a stone’s throw from the Liberty ...
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ListenNew Jersey mom takes story of daughter’s opioid death, role of drug company, to Congress
Deborah Fuller is nervous. The Camden County, New Jersey, resident is going before Congress next week to testify at a hearing on the role ...
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ListenTrying to manage mental illness in the workplace
When the CEO responds to your out of the office email about taking ...
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ListenThe story behind Philly’s heroin encampment
As the controversial spot closes down, we take a tour of its history. There’s a part of Philadelphia, just a few miles north ...
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Listen 13:03Study finds one in three Philadelphia residents used an opioid last year
One third of adults in Philadelphia have used an opioid in the last year, and the majority of those drugs came directly from a doctor. Th ...
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Philly judge charts future for historic human remains found at construction site
After months of uncertainty, a Philadelphia judge has outlined concrete steps for what will become of the remains of more than 300 people ...
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Philly musician Umer Piracha journeys ‘home’ in Sufi music
For Umer Piracha, sufi music was a constant soundtrack as he grew up. He was born and ...
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ListenPhilly prof helps launch nationwide study of empathy among osteopathic med students
A Philadelphia professor is concerned about how future patients will fare at the hands of their future doctors. In a word, Dr. Moh ...
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Philly prof helps launch nationwide study of empathy among osteopathic med students
A Philadelphia professor is concerned about how future patients will fare at the hands of their future doctors. In a word, Dr. Moh ...
7 years ago