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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Listen 1:20Philadelphia’s annual Recovery Walks! event aims to make recovery from addiction more visible
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New Camden County school program aims to keep students in mental health crisis out of hospital ERs
Local hospital emergency rooms saw about 2,500 school referrals for Camden County students in mental health crisis last year.
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When and why workers are ‘cyberloafing’ on the job
Whether they're working in the office or remotely, many people spend time on their phones or online for non-work activities. But is it necessarily a bad thing?
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Listen 6:42People and families who rely on food stamps experienced a 21% increase in food insufficiency when pandemic-era benefits ended.
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Philly health officials report small uptick in COVID-19 cases ahead of viral season
Philadelphia public health officials say they will monitor hospitalizations and wastewater data to identify possible increases in COVID-19 activity.
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Listen 7:40Some people are getting cut from the program for missing paperwork. Pennsylvanians have up to 90 days to file appeals with the county and state.
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Listen 2:15A race to create artificial blood: Baltimore lab leads efforts to reshape trauma and wound care
Scientists and researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are developing a freeze-dried blood substitute that can be used instantly out in the field.
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Listen 8:08Safehouse supervised injection settlement talks fail as the DOJ pushes to dismiss civil lawsuit
Safehouse first entered settlement negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice in early 2022.
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Montgomery County health officials investigate a case of measles in an unvaccinated child
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that causes fever and red skin rashes. Infections can be prevented with an MMR vaccine.
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