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Health

5 years since the pandemic started, long COVID patients are still hoping for a cure

They're pushing for more funding to find effective treatments. Researchers are finally starting to make headway but have a way to go.

7 months ago

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Studio 2
Politics & Policy

How the pandemic changed us

On the 5-year anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, we reflect on how the pandemic reshaped our personal lives, communities and democracy.

Air Date: March 11, 2025 12:00 pm

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After her rhinoplasty, Carla Papas realized the surgery aftermath was more than she could manage. (Courtesy of Carla Papas)
The Pulse
Health

Plastic surgery regret — what causes it, and how to avoid it

At 21, Carla Papas was excited to get a new nose — instead, she ended up with medical bills, trouble breathing, and crippling insecurity.

7 months ago

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Sign offering measles testing
Health

U.S. measles cases surpass 2019 count, while Missouri is latest state with an outbreak

Measles is caused by a highly contagious virus that’s airborne. It is preventable through vaccines, and has been considered eliminated from the U.S. since 2000.

8 months ago

An elderly patient lying on hospital bed. (Bigstock/Rido81)
The Pulse
Health

Patients without family or health care proxies face overtreatment or limbo in hospitals

A program matches unrepresented patients with volunteers who can make care decisions for them during health care crises.

8 months ago

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The Gila monster is a venomous lizard found in the Southwestern U.S. and northwestern Mexico’s Sonora. (Bigstock/Jay Pierstorff)
The Pulse
Science

How experiments with gila monster venom led to blockbuster weight loss drugs like Ozempic

Elon Musk wants to cut funding for scientific research, but the weight loss drugs he promoted also came from government funded basic science.

8 months ago

Listen 8:48
human skin covered with measles rash
Health

Measles cases are rising in the U.S. Do adults need a vaccine booster?

Measles can spread incredibly fast — it's one of the world's most contagious diseases, more than flu, polio, COVID, or just about any other infectious disease.

8 months ago

An employee closes a cage as a chicken waits to be slaughtered inside the La Granja Live Poultry Corporation store on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025, in New York. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
Studio 2
Health

H5N1 Bird flu: Your questions, answered

Egg prices are high and the culprit is H5N1 bird flu. Millions of birds have died from the virus itself or in attempts to control the spread. Is an H5N1 pandemic coming?

Air Date: February 19, 2025 12:00 pm

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Blood cancer patient Jenny Ahlstrom and her husband Paul wait together in the hospital as Jenny prepares for a stem cell transplant treatment. (Courtesy of Jenny Ahlstrom)
The Pulse
Health

Empowering blood cancer patients to share their data for research

Started by a patient, HealthTree lets blood cancer patients look for clinical trials and treatment options, as well as share their data with researchers.

8 months ago

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Taegan Byers, 22, started documenting her weight loss and health progress in 2021, when she first started taking a GLP-1 medication. Before that (pictured left in 2020), nutrition and exercise alone didn't work and she developed high blood pressure and cholesterol, asthma and depression. Today (pictured right in 2025), she takes Wegovy and nearly all her chronic health issues have resolved after losing around 100 pounds. (Courtesy of Taegan Byers)
Health

After success with weight loss GLP-1 drugs, IBX patients face high costs after insurer drops coverage for obesity

Independence Blue Cross began limiting coverage of GLP-1 drugs on Jan. 1 to some medical conditions, but not obesity or weight loss.

8 months ago

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FILE - In this Jan. 20, 2010 file photo, a subject's waist is measured during an obesity prevention study in Chicago. Obesity rates in the U.S. have been rising steadily for well over a decade and some of the world’s biggest drug developers are tapping into the growing treatment market. Novo Nordisk reported another surge in profits and revenue during its most recent quarter with a big assist from Wegovy, an injectable treatment for weight loss approved by the Food and Drug Administration in 2021. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green, File)
Studio 2
Health

Weight-loss meds for all?

A Super Bowl ad for compounded versions of the popular brand name weight-loss drugs has caused controversy. Should weight-loss drugs be for everyone?

Air Date: February 12, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 56:19
Jay Lassiter (left), of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, attended an observance for World AIDS Day on Dec. 1, 2024 on the White House South Lawn in Washington, D.C. Vernon Wright (right), of Philadelphia, is the founder of the Gordon-Wright Community Development Center, which provides HIV testing and counseling, drug and alcohol referrals and education. (Courtesy of Jay Lassiter/Vernon Wright, respectively)
Health

‘Uncharted territory’: Philadelphians navigate growing old with HIV as more people survive longer

About half of all people living with HIV today are over the age of 50. By 2030, older survivors could make up as much as 70% of that population.

9 months ago

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Residents doctors and fellows
Health

Jefferson Health and ChristianaCare resident doctors join local wave of unionizing

Resident doctors from several major health care institutions in the region voted to form unions in the past two weeks.

9 months ago

Workers inside a small pharmacy filling scripts
Health

Ditch the opioids: New Rutgers study shows over-the-counter pain meds may be more effective for post–wisdom teeth extraction

Researchers compared a combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen against hydrocodone for treating pain after wisdom tooth surgery.

9 months ago

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Phil Murphy speaks
Science

New Jersey to stockpile abortion pills ahead of Trump’s return to office

Gov. Phil Murphy said during his State of the State address that New Jersey will stockpile mifepristone “so every woman can access this crucial form of reproductive care.”

9 months ago

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