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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‘We’re burned out’: Philly nurses raise concerns over hospital jobs and workplace safety
About 900 unionized registered nurses at Einstein Medical Center in North Philadelphia are in contract negotiations with parent company, Jefferson Health.
2 years ago
Strep throat is making a comeback in Philly after pandemic lows
Strep throat is fairly common among school-aged kids, but cases dropped during the pandemic. Now, infections are soaring.
2 years ago
After 30 years, a Philly ‘safe haven’ for addiction treatment has quietly closed
CHANCES was an outpatient substance use treatment program in Philly. It initially opened in the early '90s to serve women and mothers.
2 years ago
Pennsylvania legislature takes first step toward banning supervised injection sites statewide
Supervised injection or safe consumption sites are places people could go to use illegal drugs while being monitored by medical experts.
2 years ago
White House drug czar eyes Philly’s response to emerging xylazine threat
Xylazine, an animal tranquilizer, has been appearing in an increasing number of street drug samples and opioid overdose deaths in Philadelphia and across the U.S.
2 years ago
Medication abortions account for 53% of all facility-based terminations in the U.S. Recent court rulings have created uncertainty around future access to a key abortion drug.
2 years ago
Meet ‘the Zeen’: Philly inventor behind the Steadicam creates wheelchair-walker hybrid
Nearly 50 years ago, Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam for motion picture filming. Today, he’s using his skills to give people more mobility options.
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Continuous coverage policy expired Friday as pandemic protections more broadly begin to phase out.
2 years ago
DIEP is one type of breast reconstruction surgery, but a change in medical billing codes may introduce new financial barriers.
2 years ago
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The Philly Joy Bank is modeled after similar programs in Canada and San Francisco that offer guaranteed cash income to pregnant residents.
2 years ago
Hepatitis C kills more than 400 people in Pennsylvania every year, despite it being a curable infectious disease.
2 years ago
The General George Meade School in Philadelphia adopted a national program that gives students a glimpse at a future career in nursing.
2 years ago
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