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Health Care

The marijuana dispensary in Yeadon, Pa., open on Church Street, in March, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Medical marijuana dispensary Restore meets hurdles expanding into Delco

In mid-February, the company opened in Yeadon, its sixth area location. Borough zoning officials reversed their decision just three days later.

4 years ago

File photo: Military personnel stand at attention during Veterans Day ceremonies at Brig. Gen. William C. Doyle Veterans Memorial cemetery, in Wrightstown, N.J. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)
Community

N.J. veterans want better mental health services for ‘other-than-honorable’ discharges

New Jersey veterans joined state senators, medical experts, and former Governor Jim McGreevey, calling for benefits for vets with service related trauma.

4 years ago

Jackson-Hinds Comprehensive Health Center nurse Maggie Bass holds a vial of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Pfizer shots protect kids from severe COVID even in omicron

Pediatricians say the back-and-forth results may seem confusing but that parents need to understand the shots are still the best way to prevent serious illness.

4 years ago

A general view of the Abbott Healthcare Nutrition plant in Cootehill Co Monaghan.   (Photo by Niall Carson/PA Images via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

FDA warns against using another powdered baby formula after a 2nd death

The FDA now cautions against using a specific lot of Abbott Nutrition's Similac PM 60/40 after a second infant dies. Abbott voluntarily recalled the specialty product on Monda

4 years ago

The exterior of Brandywine Hospital's ER
Health

Former Jennersville, Brandywine buyer fails to post court-ordered bond required for revived deal

The former Jennersville, Brandywine buyer did not post the $1 million bond in time. Tower Health is now asking a Chester County judge to toss the case.

4 years ago

A nurse walks down a hallway with her arms in the air, clasping the back of her head
Health

N.J. nurses union offers free mental health courses

The federally funded online classes are available to help health care workers or anyone to help improve mental health and cope with trauma.

4 years ago

Marcus Morales demonstrated part of his exercise routine outside his home in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health
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The unusual relationship between COVID-19 and blood pressure

While the relationship between hypertension and the virus is complicated, some evidence shows long COVID can lead to “devastating” effects on blood pressure.

4 years ago

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File photo: A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus is posted on a store front in Philadelphia, on Feb. 16, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Health

Pennsylvania expected to follow CDC relaxation of mask guidance

The CDC loosened its mask guidelines Friday — and Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter says the state will likely follow.

4 years ago

Customers wearing face masks shop at the Reading Terminal Market
Health

What do the new CDC mask requirements mean for the Philadelphia region?

The CDC's shift reflects a substantial drop in COVID-19 cases nationwide.

4 years ago

File photo: Dr. Rochelle Walensky, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, testifies during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing titled Next Steps: The Road Ahead for the COVID-19 Response, in Dirksen Building on Thursday, November 4, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

CDC says Americans can now go unmasked in many parts of the country

The federal health agency released new guidance for when Americans need to mask up indoors, saying about 70% of the population lives where it's safe to go mask-free.

4 years ago

Keith Lewis disposes of used syringes at a needle exchange run by Camden Area Health Education Center in Camden, N.J., Thursday, Feb. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
Courts & Law

Johnson & Johnson, 3 major distributors finalize $26B landmark opioid settlement

It’s the largest settlement to date among the many opioid-related cases that have been playing out across the country.

4 years ago

President Joe Biden removes his face mask to speak in the South Court Auditorium in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex, Tuesday, Feb. 22, 2022, in Washington
Health

CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday

Under the new guidelines, the vast majority of Americans will no longer live in areas where indoor masking in public is recommended based on current data.

4 years ago

Pat Johnson wears a face mask outside
NPR
Health

The pandemic pummeled long-term care — it may not recover quickly, experts warn

Hundreds of thousands of nursing home workers have quit since the pandemic began, and the ones still working suffer from burnout.

4 years ago

A sign requiring masks as a precaution against the spread of the coronavirus
Health

Newer version of omicron variant spreads in the region. How worried should you be?

Early research from Denmark shows this type of the virus spreads more easily. But there are still a lot of questions.

4 years ago

In this aerial view from a drone, the Washington State Capitol is seen
NPR
Health

The first public option health plan in the U.S. struggles to gain traction

Washington was the first state in the U.S. to introduce a public option for health insurance, but the rollout hasn't been smooth.

4 years ago

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