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A park in Camden
Community

Camden County marks Mental Health Awareness Month

In its second year, Camden’s mental health awareness walk connects residents with resources in the community.

2 years ago

Protesters march on a sidewalk.
Health

‘We’re in real danger of becoming a real health care desert’: Nurses, lawmakers picket outside of Crozer-Chester Medical Center

Nurses and other medical professionals held an informational picket at Crozer-Chester Medical Center, criticizing hospital ownership.

2 years ago

Ashley Yeager lies on a paddle board on a lake.
The Pulse
Health

Life after a shock: Why heart patients need access to mental health care

An implantable defibrillator can save patients who have unusual heart rhythms. But some of them also need help to deal with painful and anxiety inducing shocks.

2 years ago

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A sign for monkeypox vaccinations is shown at a vaccination site in Miami Beach
NPR
Health

The CDC is worried about a mpox rebound and urges people to get vaccinated

Health officials are pointing to new research showing the vaccine is effective and hoping people take notice.

2 years ago

The first vaccine to protect infants from respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, moved a step toward approval by the Food and Drug Administration with a positive vote Thursday from a panel of experts. Kateryna Kon/Getty Images/Science Photo Library
NPR
Health

FDA advisers support approval of RSV vaccine to protect infants

At least 58,000 childern younger than 5 years old are hospitalized each year with RSV infections.

2 years ago

Hosptial building
Politics & Policy
Billy Penn

What might constitute a dental emergency, anyway?

There’s nothing like a toothache to take you out of your own celebration.

2 years ago

A poster in Kolkata, India, from peak pandemic days sends a message to mask up. Now that the official COVID-19 global emergency is no longer in effect, some folks are thrilled to stop masking — but others wonder if it's a good idea to keep up certain precautions. (NurPhoto via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Coronavirus FAQ: ‘Emergency’ over! Do we unmask and grin? Or adjust our worries?

As the world enters a new phase of the pandemic, NPR spoke to public health gurus about how to move forward since the disease appears to be here to stay.

2 years ago

An illustration of 2 women consoling a third woman.
NPR
Health

Beyond the ‘abortion pill’: Real-life experiences of individuals taking mifepristone

As attorneys argue whether this medication should be removed from the market all over the country, NPR asked people to share their experiences with using mifepristone.

2 years ago

abortion rights supporters protesting
Politics & Policy

North Carolina GOP overrides veto of 12-week abortion limit, allowing it to become law

Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina.

2 years ago

A veterinarian checks the teeth of an old dog
Health

Philly’s IndeVets is expanding its peer support network for veterinarians

The group added five Philly veterinarians to its peer counseling network Lifeboat, an online tool that allows vets to report mental health crises.

2 years ago

Acupuncturist Toto Cheng performs acupuncture on an athlete. (Lin Tin Nok/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Should there be standards for acupuncture in the U.S.?

If you get acupuncture in the U.S., chances are you will pay for it out of pocket. Some acupuncturists say having standards for the industry gives more people access.

2 years ago

Listen 11:40
Nurses hold picket signs.
Health

‘We’re burned out’: Philly nurses raise concerns over hospital jobs and workplace safety

About 900 unionized registered nurses at Einstein Medical Center in North Philadelphia are in contract negotiations with parent company, Jefferson Health.

2 years ago

File photo: Tubes direct blood from a donor into a bag in Davenport, Iowa, on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. The U.S. is moving to ease restrictions on blood donations from gay and bisexual men and other groups that traditionally face higher risks of HIV. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, announced draft guidelines that would do away with the current three-month abstinence requirement for donations from men who have sex with men
Health

New blood donation rules allow more gay men to give in U.S.

The new approach does away with a requirement that men who have sex with men abstain from sex for three months prior to giving blood.

2 years ago

An illustration of a man standing on a road that transfrorms into the shape of a human brain.
NPR
Health

Millions of people have long COVID brain fog — and there’s a shortage of answers

Psychologist James Jackson says people with long COVID experience impaired brain function and mental health issues. He offers some practical advice and support in his new book

2 years ago

Box of oral contraceptive pills.
NPR
Health

Advisers to the FDA back first over-the-counter birth control pill

In a unanimous vote, 17-0, a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill.

2 years ago

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