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Behavioral Health

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Health

“ADHD 2.0” with Dr. Edward Hallowell

A generation ago, people with ADD & ADHD didn't have a medical name for how their mind worked. They were called lazy or disorganized. Dr. Edward Hallowell's work changed that.

Air Date: April 6, 2021

Listen 49:30
Thomas W. Munson receives his second dose of COVID-19 vaccine from registered nurse Elizabeth Lash
Health

Official: Biden moving COVID vaccine eligibility date to April 19

Biden was set to make the announcement at the White House later Tuesday following a visit to a vaccination site in Virginia, a White House official said.

1 week ago

A screenshot shows the participants in the final class of the spring session of Theatre Horizon’s Autism Drama Program
Community

Theatre Horizon’s autism theater classes continue through the pandemic

Theatre Horizon in Norristown moved its theater classes online. Some students with autism prefer it that way.

1 week ago

A laughing man
The Pulse
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Laughing Matters

There’s not a lot to laugh about right now. But throughout the pandemic, we’ve managed to joke about our shared misery — like makin ...

Air Date: April 2, 2021

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Dr. Jeanie Tse opens a door to leave a residence
Health

‘It’s OK to not be OK’: For clients’ mental health, and their own, therapists managed intense new demands

Battling compassion fatigue became critical for mental health professionals amid busier schedules, clients’ increased trauma, and their own stresses.

2 weeks ago

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Merakey’s Fresh Start recovery program on Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood arranged for the Philadelphia Health Department to administer the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to residents on March 30, 2021. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

A Kensington clinic brings vaccines to people recovering from substance use disorder

Individuals recovering from substance use disorder can be at higher risk for COVID-19. A residential program in Kensington brought vaccines to them.

2 weeks ago

Matthew Smith getting his vaccine. (Courtesy of Eileen Smith)
Health

How vaccine sites can be more accessible to people with intellectual disabilities

Jefferson’s Center for Autism & Neurodiversity has been working with focus groups of young adults to craft strategies.

3 weeks ago

Young child plays with Legos.
Health

Minus a working federal autism committee, advocates pushed for COVID-era change

The Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee has been out of session for the past year, but others worked to advance coronavirus-related concerns.

3 weeks ago

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Naloxone, an opioid overdose reversal drug commonly known by its brand name, Narcan. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

N.J. saw a slight uptick in drug overdose deaths in 2020

Gov. Phil Murphy said the increased feelings of isolation and anxiety caused by the pandemic had officials worried the number would be even higher.

1 month ago

An illustration shows a person walking away from a glowing computer screen
NPR
Community

‘Exit counselors’ strain to pull Americans out of a web of false conspiracies

With disinformation spreading on an unprecedented scale, experts in cult deprogramming are focusing on those who have fallen down the rabbit hole of conspiracy theories.

1 month ago

Radio Times
Health

“Under Our Roof:” Rep. Madeleine Dean and son Harry Cunnane on addiction and recovery

PA Congresswoman Madeleine Dean and son Harry Cunnane talk about Harry's battle with addiction and his path to recovery, a story they share in their book, "Under Our Roof."

Air Date: February 23, 2021 10:00 am

Listen 49:02
Ordinary items such as bicycles or hair extensions are gaining symbolic significance as we use them to project to a time when we can finally use them with others or show them off. (Kaz Fantone for NPR)
NPR
Lifestyle

A bicycle. A trip. Or just pants: The things we buy when pining for normal times

Even the most mundane purchases are becoming objects of hope as we crave the routines and experiences of daily life in this period of isolation.

2 months ago

Pharmacist scanning barcode of medicine drug in a pharmacy drugstore
The Pulse
Health

The Hidden Force Shaping Drug Prices

Every time you get a prescription drug, you’re dealing with a middleman you’ve probably never heard of — one who has had a hand in ...

Air Date: February 12, 2021

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Esther Honig (left) with her sisters and father, Jordan Honig. Jordan was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s when he was 59. (Courtesy of Esther Honig)
The Pulse
Health

Are you still you even when your memory has faded?

Research finds what makes people with dementia still recognizable to their loved ones isn’t their ability to remember things, it’s the way they behave.

3 months ago

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Journaling is a lifelong process — whether it’s daily, yearly or every decade — it's a way to check in with yourself and say, “How am I doing right now?” (VectorMine / Big Stock Photo)
The Pulse
Health

Can diaries reveal our true selves?

Journaling is a lifelong process — whether it’s daily, yearly or every decade — it's a way to check in with yourself and say, “How am I doing right now?”

3 months ago

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