Health Care
Many new first-year Penn Medicine students had never administered or carried Narcan nasal spray before attending the school’s third consecutive naloxone “boot camp.”
3 years ago
How many voters does it take to make a majority? Why Ohio’s Issue 1 is controversial
Issue 1 would make it harder to pass future constitutional amendments and will make it next to impossible for citizens and groups to get amendments to the ballot at all.
3 years ago
Some people are getting cut from the program for missing paperwork. Pennsylvanians have up to 90 days to file appeals with the county and state.
3 years ago
Listen 2:15Only 1 in 5 people with opioid addiction get the medications to treat it, study finds
Experts say stigma about addiction and lack of training among physicians and other medical workers often limits use of these drugs.
3 years ago
The FDA approves the first pill specifically intended to treat postpartum depression
The Food and Drug Administration granted approval of the drug, Zurzuvae, for adults experiencing severe depression related to childbirth or pregnancy.
3 years ago
4 Delaware County hospitals fall victim to ransomware attack
This incident is believed to be a part of a larger cyberattack, which is affecting hospitals in a number of other states.
3 years ago
Babies should get recently approved drug for RSV, CDC says
An infection with RSV is a cold-like nuisance for most healthy people, but it can be life-threatening for the very young and the elderly.
3 years ago
Two Northeast pharmacies fined $3.5 million to settle charges of Medicare Fraud
The alleged scheme was carried out from 2012 to 2016, and the medication that the government was billed for included treatments for asthma, depression, and some anesthetics.
3 years ago
Henrietta Lacks’ descendants reach a settlement over the use of her ‘stolen’ cells
Her genetic material, taken without her knowledge in 1951, has helped facilitate numerous scientific breakthroughs, including the development of the polio and COVID-19 vaccine
3 years ago
A race to create artificial blood: Baltimore lab leads efforts to reshape trauma and wound care
Scientists and researchers at the University of Maryland School of Medicine are developing a freeze-dried blood substitute that can be used instantly out in the field.
3 years ago
Listen 8:08Staff and shoppers at a Montco garden store saved a woman and her baby
Rasheida Colon said the people in the store “literally saved my life because it could have been so bad.”
3 years ago
Listen 2:42Bronny James discharged from hospital as LeBron sends thanks and says family is ‘safe and healthy’
A statement issued said that James was “successfully treated for a sudden cardiac arrest” thanks to “the swift and effective response by the USC athletics’ medical staff.”
3 years ago
Montgomery County health officials investigate a case of measles in an unvaccinated child
Measles is a highly contagious viral disease that causes fever and red skin rashes. Infections can be prevented with an MMR vaccine.
3 years ago
Biden announces an advanced cancer research initiative as part of his ‘moonshot’ effort
Biden's administration said Thursday its Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health is seeking ideas from the public and private sectors.
3 years ago
Heat Island Effect, Roosevelt Blvd Subway, Things to Do
Philadelphia has declared a heat health emergency due to oppressive temperatures that could feel like a hundred degrees. We’ll talk about extreme heat and efforts to fight it.
Air Date: July 27, 2023 12:00 pm
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