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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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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Safehouse first entered settlement negotiations with the U.S. Department of Justice in early 2022.
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Philly doctors call new OTC birth control pill ‘a game changer’ for reproductive health options
The newly approved daily birth control pill, Opill, will be the first contraceptive pill sold as an over-the-counter option.
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A new era of crisis response: Philly police team up with mental health experts
In Philly, emergency response often arrives in the form of police officers. A new program seeks a more collaborative approach that addresses residents’ behavioral health needs
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Philadelphia leaders announced plans to build on 988 services and expand behavioral health crisis options throughout the city in the coming years.
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Philly community baby shower bridges resource gap for expecting mothers
Community baby showers have become crucial one-stop-shops for information and resources on pregnancy, childbirth, and child care.
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New Pa. nursing home staffing requirements in effect, with more changes slated for 2024
New regulations require more direct care hours for residents and tighter staffing ratios at nearly 700 long-term care facilities statewide.
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About 73% of all firework-related injuries nationally occur in the two weeks before and after the Fourth of July.
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Philadelphia police seize guns and $1.4 million in street drugs during 3-day operation in Kensington
The joint operation between local police and federal agencies including the FBI and DEA was targeted to Kensington’s open-air drug market.
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1 year after Dobbs, Pa. clinicians say it’s time to revise the state’s physician-only abortion law
Pennsylvania law only allows physicians to perform abortions. Advanced practice clinicians say they want to be able to do the same.
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