Nicole Leonard is a health and science reporter for WHYY News. She joined the newsroom in 2022 after covering health care for Connecticut Public Radio. Before that, she was the health reporter for the Press of Atlantic City.
Nicole’s coverage has focused on addiction and the opioid epidemic, mental health, and health policy. She is an alum of Boston University and grew up in New Jersey.
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City health officials say the snow goose was found in West Philadelphia on Jan. 11. Preliminary state testing was positive for bird flu.
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FDA regulation of nicotine pouches can help prevent youth use, say Rutgers researchers
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Researchers compared a combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen against hydrocodone for treating pain after wisdom tooth surgery.
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Group therapy meets Dungeons & Dragons in this Philadelphia therapist’s mental health practice
Group therapy participants work together on issues like anxiety, trauma and depression through fantasy Dungeons & Dragons characters.
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