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Jabina Coleman (center) surrounded by members of the Breastfeeding Awareness and Empowerment Cafe (BAE Cafe) , a group for Black birthing mothers in PA to connect and support each other through their birthing journeys. (Photo courtesy of Jabina Coleman)
Health

Racial gaps in breastfeeding are closing. Philly area Black birth workers are one reason

Black women historically had the lowest rates of breastfeeding initiation, but new data shows that’s changing. Community support makes the difference.

4 years ago

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Delaware prison
Courts & Law

Former Delaware prison health care provider to pay $15M to settle federal lawsuits

Connections Community Support Programs has agreed to pay more than $15 million to settle charges of fraud and controlled substances allegations.

4 years ago

Abortion opponents protesting near western Sussex County's Planned Parenthood clinic
Health

Planned Parenthood to open first Delaware clinic in western Sussex County, abortion foes are already protesting

The rural southern region is the state’s most conservative. The agency calls it a health care desert in dire need of a center offering women’s reproductive services.

4 years ago

Vaccine sweepstakes winner Daniel Silva and Dr. Angela Duckworth hold a giant check during a press event at Maria de los Santos Health Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

The results of Philadelphia’s COVID-19 vaccine lottery? ‘Discouraging’

Researchers who worked with the city to organize it say the sweepstakes incentive program in June did not make a significant difference.

4 years ago

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Wilmington hospital main entrance is pictured.
Health

ChristianaCare edict for visitors — show vaccination proof or negative COVID-19 test

Delaware’s largest hospital system says it wants to create the safest environment possible for patients, staff, and visitors.

4 years ago

A New Jersey long-term care center
Health
NJ Spotlight

Families decry restricted visits to those in long-term care

One woman describes her battle to spend time with her mother.

4 years ago

A doctor holds a stethoscope on a pregnant person's belly.
Health

Using race to diagnose anemia in pregnancy led to poor birth outcomes for Black patients, study shows

For years, national medical guidelines have defined anemia differently for Black patients. A new study shows this could be increasing birth disparities.

4 years ago

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Today, suicide is the second-leading cause of death among Black children ages 10 to 19. And that rate is rising faster for them than for any other racial or ethnic group.(BIGSTOCK/motortion)
The Pulse
Health

‘We are in a state of emergency’: What's behind the rising suicide rate among Black kids

Today, suicide is the second-leading cause of death among Black children ages 10 to 19. And that rate is rising faster for them than for any other racial or ethnic group.

4 years ago

Listen 16:48
A person wearing a mask holds up Rocket, a 3-month-old kitty
Radio Times
Community

Regional Roundup – 8/16/21

Masks? Vaccine mandates? An update on the changing Covid-19 restrictions in the Delaware Valley. Plus, a new model putting therapists in New Jersey public schools.

Air Date: August 16, 2021 10:00 am

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From left, Health Corps member Veronica Villalobos answers vaccine questions from teenagers Samantha and Fernanda Del Angel. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Members of fledgling Health Corps help at vaccine clinics, target disparities in Delaware

New Castle County is using $675,000 of its federal coronavirus relief funds to pay for the pilot program that it hopes to expand.

4 years ago

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., meets with reporters after a marathon “vote-a-rama” to advance President Joe Biden’s federal priorities, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2021. The Democratic leader discussed the $3.5 trillion framework for bolstering family services, health, and environment programs, the $1 trillion infrastructure bill, and the importance of voting rights. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Health

Schumer calls for federal crackdown on fake vaccine cards

The Senate’s top Democrat says federal law enforcement officials need to crack down on fake COVID-19 vaccination cards being sold online.

4 years ago

Utibe R. Essien, M.D., M.P.H., is a health services researcher at VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System Center for Health Equity Research and Promotion and an assistant professor of medicine at the University of Pittsburgh. (Courtesy of Utibe Essien)
Health

VA patients of color less likely to be prescribed blood thinners for a common cardiac issue, study shows

Even with uniform access to medication and insurance, patients of color at the VA were less likely to get standard-of-care meds for atrial fibrillation.

4 years ago

Kevin Diamond speaks outside Jefferson Hospital as part of a rally
Health

Jefferson Frankford nurses want to unionize, call attention to staffing issues

To announce their intention to organize as a local of PASNAP, nurses gathered in front of the hospital. They say their employer is union busting.

4 years ago

Delaware Gov. John Carney, wearing a face mask, speaks at a podium
Politics & Policy

Delaware governor orders state employees, health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccine or regular tests

Carney’s vaccine mandate for state workers comes amid a steady surge in recent weeks of COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

4 years ago

The hospital's new policy drew vocal protesters. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Protesting ChristianaCare mandate: ‘We’re getting treated like dirt’

Delaware’s largest hospital system says about 70% of its 14,000 employees and contractors are inoculated — but that’s not enough.

4 years ago

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