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Behavioral Health

Naloxone
Health

Free overdose-reversing drug naloxone will be distributed in September across Pa.

The drug, which can save someone from an opioid overdose, will be available at 95 locations around Pa. Sept. 18 and 25.

7 years ago

In this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, photo, 10-year-old twin brothers Ryan left, and Jack Ykoruk, play in the Lincoln Financial Field sensory room before a preseason NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Baltimore Ravens in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Eagles build room in Linc for fans with sensory needs

They became the first NFL team to create a fully dedicated sensory room inside their stadium.

7 years ago

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Radio Times
Health

Bioethics and changing health care

The era of modern medicine has seen a wave of new technology and lifesaving treatments. But should we be asking tougher questions about these medical advances?

Air Date: September 5, 2019 10:00 am

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Kim Delea (left) and Alyssa Carroll, eyes on their smartphones.
(Daisy James for WHYY)
Health

Put down the phones and let’s talk, these teenagers say

These days, limiting time spent on smartphones is a challenge for adults and teenagers alike.

7 years ago

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Demonstrators and students gather during a rally against gun violence on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art, Monday, June 11, 2018, in Philadelphia. (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Education
PA Post

Inclusive school climate stressed as one way to prevent student violence

A recent training for a group in Pa. addressed the softer skills around how to assess and prevent threats.

7 years ago

Daniel Semenza, an assistant professor at the Department of Sociology, Anthropology, and Criminal Justice at Rutgers, and Ilene M. Rosen, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania and a past president of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Teen brains require many z’s, for many reasons

Some middle and high schools in the area are starting their school days later, which experts say will result in healthier, less troublemaking students.

7 years ago

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Judge Thad Balkman arrives to give his decision in the Opioid Lawsuit in Norman, Okla., Monday, Aug. 26, 2019. Balkman found Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiaries helped fuel the state's opioid drug crisis and ordered the consumer products giant to pay $572 million to help abate the problem in the coming years. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, Pool)
Courts & Law

Pa. counties encouraged by landmark J&J opioid decision in Oklahoma

Local attorneys hope the landmark Oklahoma decision against the powerhouse drug manufacturer will set a precedent for similar cases in Pennsylvania.

7 years ago

(Toby Talbot/AP Photo, File)
Courts & Law

N.J. service providers say ‘harm reduction’ working on opioids, but more can be done

Participants at a Trenton workshop said funders and others looking to measure progress may not see it in the strategy of aiding drug users where they are.

7 years ago

Cheryl Juaire (left) and Tracy Martin of Team Sharing, a national support group for parents of overdose victims, speak at a rally outside the federal courthouse in Philadelphia in support of supervised injection sites. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

What counts as saving a life? United States v. Safehouse kicks off

Lawyers for the nonprofit proposing a supervised injection site compared it to ERs, syringe exchanges. U.S. attorneys said the difference is they’re legal.

7 years ago

Liz Tung, at 3 years old, pretends to be on television using a cardboard box. (Image courtesy of Liz Tung)
The Pulse
Health

Rediscovering fun: Why grown-ups need to play

Playing doesn't end with childhood. It's important for adults too, just in a different way.

7 years ago

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Owen Wagner, (left), smiles as he plays Mario Kart next to his mom, Gerren Wagner. Beginning in mid-August, Owen will lose his behavioral services through WellSpan. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
Health

WellSpan Philhaven closure leaves autistic children without care

WellSpan says it's helping families find new service providers, but with a shortage of certified therapists in the region, some families say no one is available fill the gap.

7 years ago

FILE - This file photo from June 29, 2009 shows the Philadelphia Veterans Hospital (Bradley C Bower/AP Photo, File)
Health

Why is it harder for military families to get behavioral health care?

These families have access to care, but getting appointments can be harder than it is for civilians, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia research says.

7 years ago

Urban legend perpetuates use of hazmat suits in fentanyl cleanups. (Flickr Creative Common / Scubatoo)
Health
Billy Penn

Fentanyl cleanups can cost up to $50,000 each, thanks to urban legend

The likelihood of accidental OD is severely overhyped.

7 years ago

Smyrna School District Superintendent Patrick Williams (third from left)talks about legislation allowing police to inform school leaders when a student experiences a traumatic event. (From left) Gov. John Carney, Lt. Gov. Bethany Hall-Long, and Smryna Police Chief Torrie James stand alongside Williams in Carney’s Dover office. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Del. police to notify schools when a student experiences trauma at home

Delaware Gov. Carney has signed legislation requiring police to notify schools if a student has experienced or witnessed a traumatic event.

7 years ago

Employees at Escape the 1980s (from left to right): John Foster, Jennaphr Frederick, Elisabeth Garson, Nick Einstman, and Krystle Ann Griffin in the game room's photo booth.  (Image courtesy of Escape the 1980s)
The Pulse
Science

What fuels nostalgia?

Nostalgia means everything old can be new again. In the brain, memory meets emotion to make us feel good (mostly) — and sometimes like spending money.

7 years ago

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