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Medicine

A pregnant woman holds her belly.
NPR
Health

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.

2 years ago

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Health
6abc

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.

2 years ago

Doctor using a stethoscope on an infant.
Health

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.

2 years ago

Attendees gaze at a painting of Henrietta Lacks by Kadir Nelson at HBO's The HeLa Project Exhibit for The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks in 2017 in New York City. Nicholas Hunt/Getty Images for HBO
NPR
Courts & Law

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

2 years ago

(AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes)
Studio 2

The Rise in Cosmetic Surgery, Student Loan Repayment, Philadelphia’s Lazaretto

What's driving the rise in plastic surgery? Also, the Biden Administration's new student loan repayment plan and Philadelphia's 18th C. quarantine hospital, Lazaretto.

Air Date: August 1, 2023 12:00 pm

Listen 49:32
Mairead McInerney endured an arduous chemotherapy plan after ongoing drug shortages affected her treatment protocol. (Courtesy of Mairead McInerney)
The Pulse
Health

Chemo drug shortages lead to treatment changes, anxiety, and fear among patients

After Mairead McInerney was diagnosed with an aggressive form of breast cancer, ongoing drug shortages forced her treatment plan to be more grueling than she expected.

2 years ago

Listen 12:17
Rasheida Colon poses for a photo
Community

Staff 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.”

2 years ago

Listen 2:42
A surgical mask lies on the sand at a beach.
NPR
Health

The CDC sees signs of a late summer COVID wave

The increases vary around the country, with the virus appearing to be spreading the most in the southeast and the least in the Midwest.

2 years ago

File photo: President Joe Biden speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, July 25, 2023.
Politics & Policy

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.

2 years ago

Cleopatra Herrera standing on a front porch.
Health

A Philly woman’s dream to build a transitional housing center for expecting Black mothers is getting support from City Hall

“A Home from Shana Foundation” was created by founder Cleopatra Herrera, who wanted to advocate for expecting Black mothers and their childbirth rights.

2 years ago

The entrance to the office.
Health

Rosa Health Center expanding on its mission to serve southern Delaware’s uninsured population

Rosa Health Center has grown from a small farmhouse office to serving over 2,000 patients in Delaware’s uninsured population. Now they’re growing again.

2 years ago

Listen 1:13
Tammy Murphy smiles as she claps.
Health

New Jersey will spend $2.2 million to launch Maternal and Infant Health and Innovation Center in Trenton

The center in Trenton will serve as an incubator for new programs to address racial disparities in maternal health outcomes.

3 years ago

Box of oral contraceptive pills.
Health

Philly doctors call new OTC birth control pill ‘a game changer’ for reproductive health options

The newly approved daily birth control pill, Opill, will be the first contraceptive pill sold as an over-the-counter option.

3 years ago

The Food and Drug Administration has fully approved Leqembi, the first drug shown to slow down Alzheimer's disease.(Andrew Harnik/AP)
NPR
Health

Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi gets full FDA approval. Medicare coverage will likely follow

The first drug found to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease has been granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

3 years ago

Close up hands of caregiver doctor helping old woman at clinic.
Health

New Pa. nursing home staffing requirements in effect, with more changes slated for 2024

New regulations require more direct care hours for residents and tighter staffing ratios at nearly 700 long-term care facilities statewide.

3 years ago

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