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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The Live and Learn pilot program is installing playful learning spaces and activities at two affordable housing sites in North Philadelphia.
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About half of all people living with HIV today are over the age of 50. By 2030, older survivors could make up as much as 70% of that population.
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