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Behavioral Health

Adesola Ogunleye holds a picture of herself as a young child. She says childhood abuse has played into the anxiety she deals with now, as an adult. (Liz Tung/WHYY)
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Health

Childhood stress wires the brain for adult anxiety

For Adesola Ogunleye, it took more than 20 years to understand the roots of her anxiety

7 years ago

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Zack DiGregorio
The Pulse
Health

Inside a panic attack

Our bodies are programmed to go on alert in the face of danger. But what happens when that reflex goes haywire?

7 years ago

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Lifestyle

Burnout

Guests: Christina Maslach, Kristen Lee, Alex Neason If you have a stressful, busy job, chances are that from time ...

Air Date: August 20, 2018 10:00 am

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David T. Jones is commissioner of the Philadelphia Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Behavioral health chief says Philly paves road to sobriety with treatment options

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with David T. Jones of the city's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia Police Department headquarters at 7th and Race streets (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Philadelphia police settle with feds over treatment of deaf

The department will pay a total of $97,500 and adopt Americans with Disabilities Act compliant policies.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Health

Predicting and preventing suicide

Guests: Maria Oquendo, Matthew Nock Suicide rates have been rising for almost three decades across all age groups ...

Air Date: July 30, 2018 10:00 am

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John Rose discusses PrEP with members of the community outside the Joseph E. Coleman Library in Germantown.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

PrEP: Spreading the word about stopping HIV

In Philadelphia, non-Hispanic blacks account for nearly two-thirds of new HIV infections. Yet the majority of people on PrEP are white.

7 years ago

Describing how pain affects your daily activities may be more effective than the standard pain scale. (Lynn Scurfield for NPR)
NPR
Health

Words matter when talking about pain with your doctor

The numeric pain scale may just be too simplistic. It can lead doctors to "treat by numbers," and as a result, patients may not be getting the most effective treatment.

7 years ago

Delaware health officials say a record number of overdose deaths appear to be linked to fentanyl. (File photo)
Health

Overdose deaths spike in beach towns of Sussex County

More than half of suspected overdose deaths are occurring in the southernmost part of the county, and health officials warn it might be due to fentanyl-laced heroin.

7 years ago

(Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

More screen time for teens linked to ADHD symptoms

A study published Tuesday in JAMA suggests that such frequent use of digital media by adolescents might increase their odds of developing symptoms of ADHD.

7 years ago

The governor has twice renewed the 90-day
Politics & Policy
Transforming Health

Wolf administration touts opioid help hotline, other initiatives

Initiatives to prevent addiction and help those who need treatment show signs of working, Wolf Administration officials said at a press briefing.

7 years ago

Vincent Turcotte and Valérie Hayes are both ice storm babies, born shortly after a massive storm debilitated their city. Scientists are trying to figure out if the stress their mothers experienced during the natural disaster has helped shape who they are as people. (Courtesy of Julie Groleau.)
The Pulse
Health

Does a mom’s stress affect her offspring for generations?

Researchers are studying the factors that can make epigenetic changes to DNA. A mom's stress, diet and daily habits may become an inheritance of sorts for her kids.

7 years ago

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Shannon Hubbard has complex regional pain syndrome and considers herself lucky that her doctor hasn't cut back her pain prescription dosage. (Will Stone/KJZZ)
NPR
Health

Patients with chronic pain feel caught in an opioid prescribing debate

Faced with skyrocketing drug overdoses, states are cracking down on opioid prescribing. Increasingly, some patients with chronic pain say they are becoming collateral damage.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Science

Why we talk to ourselves

Guests: Ethan Kross, Charles Fernyhough, Alexandra Horowitz Do you talk to yourself? Many of us do when were at w ...

Air Date: July 9, 2018 10:00 am

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Radio Times
Health

Can you keep a secret?

Guests: Michael Slepian, Maurice Schweitzer How many secrets are you keeping? Most of us hold about 13 in our minds. Researchers h ...

Air Date: July 2, 2018 10:00 am

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