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Health Care

In this April 2, 2018 photo, pharmacist Steve Protzel poses for photos holding a bottle of OxyContin at Daniel's Pharmacy in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu)
Radio Times
Health

The roots of the overdose crisis

Guests: Beth Macy, Aubrey Whelan A “bad batch” of drugs, most likely a mix of heroine, fentanyl and K2, kille ...

Air Date: September 26, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:56
Middle school students change classes (Jessica Kourkounis for WHYY, file)
Education

Delaware schools win $9M grant to improve mental health services

The program will prevent young students from falling through the cracks.

8 years ago

Dr. Dario Altieri (center), president and CEO of the Wistar Institute, talks about the road to FDA approval for cancer treatments during a discussion with Abramson Cancer Center Director Robert Vonderheide (right).
The discussion was moderated by Maiken Scott (left), host of WHYY's The Pulse. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Biden Cancer Summit at WHYY highlights advances, disparities in cancer care

Cancer researchers, doctors, and patients gathered at WHYY’s Philadelphia studios on Friday to focus attention on the latest efforts to ...

8 years ago

Dr. Jill Biden speaks about Cancer Moonshot, an initiative to advance scientific research for cancer, at The Social Good Summit at the 92nd Street Y in New York, Monday, Sept. 19, 2016. (Stuart Ramson/AP Images for UN Foundation)
Health

WHYY hosts Biden Cancer Initiative session with Jill Biden

Wife of former vice president says part of the plan is to come up with a roadmap to help cancer patients manage their care.

8 years ago

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Physicians face long hours, frustrating paperwork and sometimes difficult patients. But researchers aren't so clear on whether burnout is the right word to describe their problems. (ERproductions Ltd/Blend Images/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Doctors today may be miserable, but are they ‘burnt out’?

This week, JAMA publishes two major studies on a hot topic: physician burnout.

8 years ago

Guthrie Medical Group executive David Hall speaks before the House Professional Licensure Committee, advocating for proposed Senate Bill 780, which would regulate telemedicine and require insurers to cover it. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
Health

Telemedicine bill draws support from providers, concern from insurers

The bill has already passed in the state senate and will go up for a vote in the house of representatives during the fall legislative session.

8 years ago

Riddles are hidden around the dummy and in the room during the
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Philly hospital uses ‘escape room’ to take the mystery out of sepsis

Sepsis is a potentially fatal condition that's responsible for 270,000 deaths every year.

8 years ago

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(Photo courtesy of Healthcare.gov)
Health

N.J. joins states launching reinsurance programs to shore up Obamacare plans

New Jersey projects its reinsurance program will cut premiums by 15 percent.

8 years ago

Drew Calver, a high school history teacher and swim coach in Austin, Texas, had a heart attack at his home on April 2, 2017. A neighbor rushed him to the nearby emergency room at St. David's Medical Center, which wasn't in the school district's health plan. (Callie Richmond/KHN)
NPR
Health

His $109K heart attack bill is now down to $332 after NPR told his story

The story of Drew Calver was first reported by NPR and Kaiser Health News on Monday as part of the "Bill of the Month" series.

8 years ago

Doctors are working to prescribe fewer opioids in Delaware. (Patrick Sison/AP Photo, File)
Health

Delaware hospital curtails opioid prescriptions in effort to combat addiction

Christiana Care has cut opioid prescribing by as much as half in some departments by adopting guidelines and best practices for post-surgical recovery.

8 years ago

Photographs of marijuana plants are on the wall during an open house and media availability for the opening of CY+ Medical marijuana Dispensary, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 in Butler, Pa.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Radio Times
Health

Medical marijuana in Pa.

Guests: Steve Twedt, Marcel Bonn-Miller, Shalawn James Medical marijuana was legalized in Pennsylvania more than ...

Air Date: August 29, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Radio Times
Health

Mental health and black communities

Guests: Delane Casiano, Karriem Salaam, Howard Stevenson African Americans are more likely to report mental healt ...

Air Date: August 27, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
This file photo shows the short form for the federal Affordable Care Act application. (AP Photo/J. David Ake)
Money

Final Delaware ACA rate increase approved

Delaware residents with health insurance through the Affordable Care Act marketplace will be hit with 3 percent rate increases next year.

8 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf at the state Capitol in Harrisburg, Pa., on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018. (Chris Knight/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Court upholds Pa. Gov. Wolf’s order organizing home health care workers

Wolf called the ruling a step toward his goal of improving home-based health care.

8 years ago

Researchers are trying to understand why black and Latino children are more likely to die of certain cancers.
NPR
Health

Why are black and Latino kids more likely to die of certain cancers?

When it comes to cancer survival, the United States is sharply divided by race.

8 years ago

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