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Medicine

The skyline is reflected in the Schuylkill River as the sun rises over Philadelphia.
Health

How clinics in the Philadelphia area are dealing with a national shortage of penicillin

This injectable form of penicillin is a critical treatment for infections like syphilis, and could be in short supply for the rest of the year.

2 years ago

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Samantha Richards stands outside of her apartment, Friday, June 9, 2023, in Bloomington, Ind. Richards has been on Medicaid her whole life and currently works two part-time jobs as a custodian
Health

More than 1 million people are dropped from Medicaid as states start a post-pandemic purge of rolls

States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during the pandemic. But that ban was lifted in April.

2 years ago

The SKCC and Dietz Watson Mobile Cancer Screening van is visible parked outside on a sunny day.
Health

Delaware County partnering with Jefferson to offer free prostate cancer screening

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 21 at the Wellness Center in Yeadon, healthcare professionals will administer the free test. Health officials say early detection is key.

2 years ago

A doctor takes a man's blood pressure.
Health

This weekend, Philly residents can get free screenings for peripheral arterial disease

Peripheral arterial disease is a serious health condition that causes blockage of blood vessels in the lower body that can lead to amputations.

2 years ago

a bowl of syringes.
Health

FDA advisers endorse updating COVID vaccines to target latest omicron strain

While infections have declined, the virus could be a real concern next winter, FDA's vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks said as the daylong meeting began.

2 years ago

Penny Cooper poses for a portrait outside
Health

After years of advocacy, Medicare finally extends coverage for kidney transplant recipients

Despite the win, many services are still not covered, and this does not apply to patients who receive other organs.

2 years ago

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A woman steps towards a mammogram machine, guided by a health care professional.
Health

Penn Medicine offering free cancer screenings during the month of June

The university is partnering with the Community of Compassion CDC to hold a series of health care events for preventative care.

2 years ago

Blood is drained from horseshoe crabs.
NPR
Science

Coastal biomedical labs are bleeding more horseshoe crabs with little accountability

Horseshoe crab blood is used to test vaccines around the world.

2 years ago

Pope Francis went to a hospital in Rome Wednesday for abdominal surgery. He's seen here in the popemobile, leaving his general audience at St. Peter's Square in The Vatican before heading to the hospital.
NPR
Community

Pope Francis will remain in hospital after a hernia-related surgery in Rome

The pope underwent "a laparotomy and abdominal wall surgery under general anesthesia" on Wednesday, the Holy See's official news portal says.

2 years ago

Fatigued and exhausted girl holding head.(Big Stock Image/LogotypeVector)
The Pulse
Health

‘Pacing’ for long COVID can help people cope, but there’s a tradeoff

Chronic fatigue associated with long COVID forces many people to rest and disengage from activities they used to do — but limiting your life can feel powerless.

2 years ago

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Man getting a vaccination shot.
NPR
Health

Vaccination and awareness could help keep mpox in check this summer

More than half a million people at risk live in areas with low vaccination rates, according to CDC. This puts them in danger of large, sustained outbreaks.

2 years ago

Jayde Newton helps to set up cardboard gravestones with the names of victims of opioid abuse outside the courthouse where the Purdue Pharma bankruptcy is taking place in White Plains, N.Y., on Aug. 9, 2021. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Tuesday, May 30 overturned a lower court’s 2021 ruling that found bankruptcy courts did not have the authority to protect members of the Sackler family who own the company and who have not filed for bankruptcy protection from lawsuits
Courts & Law

Ruling clears way for Purdue Pharma to settle opioid claims, protect Sacklers from lawsuits

Under the plan, members of the wealthy Sackler family would give up ownership of Stamford, Connecticut-based Purdue, with its profits being used to fight the opioid crisis.

2 years ago

Dr. John Gibbon poses for a photo.
Health

A Philadelphia surgeon’s invention and historic open-heart operation is celebrated 70 years later

Dr. John Gibbon invented the heart-lung machine and used it to perform the world’s first successful open-heart surgery on May 6, 1953.

2 years ago

Multivitamin tablets are photographed in Philadelphia on Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. A study published Wednesday, May 24, 2023, in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, shows a daily multivitamin may boost memory function in some people, although the results don't change recommendations about use of the supplements. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)
Health

Taking a daily multivitamin appears to boost brains of adults over 60, but more study is needed

A new study shows a daily multivitamin may boost memory function in some people, although the results don't change recommendations about use of the supplements.

2 years ago

Studio 2

Online Romance Scams, Peanut Allergy Patches, Hittin’ Season Podcast

Billions of dollars have been lost to romantic scams online - and A.I. is making things worse. Plus, WHYY's Hittin' Season and progress in child food allergies.

Air Date: May 24, 2023 12:00 pm

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