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Medicine

Nurses from National Nurses United gathered in Washington, D.C. on April 29 and 30 for their annual Lobby Day. (Image by Jaclyn Higgs, National Nurses United, 2019)
The Pulse
Health

Why mandated nurse-to-patient ratios have become one of the most controversial ideas in health care

The issue has divided nurses, confounded voters, and prompted a multimillion-dollar backlash by the hospital industry. Even research on the impact of ratio laws has been split

7 years ago

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Jane Doe's prescription drugs, clearly labeled, were left in her Delaware County apartment building’s common mailroom. (Photos courtesy of Jane Doe)
Health

Woman sues Philadelphia pharmacy for outing her as transgender, HIV-positive

The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania is suing a Philadelphia pharmacy for outing a woman as transgender and HIV-positive to her neighbors.

7 years ago

Close Up Of Teenage Group Drinking Alcohol Together
Health

Binge drinking and teenagers: What are they thinking?

Like adults, teens drink to escape and numb pain, but with little regard for how they might hurt their brains in the process.

7 years ago

Geriatric oncologist Supriya Gupta Mohile meets with patient Jim Mulcahy at Highland Hospital in Rochester, N.Y. 
NPR
Health

A cancer care approach tailored to the elderly may have better results

When Lorraine Griggs' father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was treated with 35 rounds of radiation, though he had a long list of other serious issues.

7 years ago

This May 26, 2009 file photo shows a printout from an electrocardiogram machine in Missouri. Doctors are reporting that novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure. One new study found that heart attack survivors benefited from a medicine long used to treat gout. Gene-targeting medicines also showed promise in studies discussed Monday, Nov. 18, 2019,  at an American Heart Association conference in Philadelphia. (Jeff Roberson/AP Photo)
Science

New, old drugs may offer fresh ways to fight heart disease

Novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

7 years ago

In this Feb. 16, 2017 file photo, surgeons perform a non-emergency angioplasty at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York.  (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo)
Health

Big study casts doubt on need for many heart procedures

People with severe but stable heart disease from clogged arteries may have less chest pain but it won’t cut their risk of having a heart attack after the procedure is done.

7 years ago

A person exits Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Former Hahnemann residents fear bankruptcy will leave them without malpractice insurance

A former Hahnemann residency program director is warning that residents may be left without malpractice insurance to cover their time at the hospital.

7 years ago

Service dogs can be trained to provide very different types of support to their human companions, as medical students learn from interacting with
NPR
Health

High-ranking dog provides key training for military’s medical students

The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile ― and likes to be scratched behind the ears.

7 years ago

MediaWhaleStock/Bigstock
The Pulse
Science

Beyond Measure

We look at things that are hard to measure and the different approaches that we take to get those measurements correct.

Air Date: November 8, 2019

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In this January 2019 image made from video provided by Penn Medicine, IV bags of CRISPR-edited T cells are prepared for administering to a patient at the Abramson Cancer Center in Philadelphia. Early results released on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 show that doctors were able to take immune system cells from the patients' blood and alter them genetically to help them recognize and fight cancer, with minimal and manageable side effects. (Penn Medicine via AP)
Science

Penn Medicine doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the U.S.

The first attempt in the United States to use a gene editing tool called CRISPR against cancer seems safe in the three patients who have had it so far.

7 years ago

A man exhales a puff of smoke from a vape pipe
Health

State hospitals gather data to dispel smoke about vaping, e-cigs

As the number of teens and pre-teens vaping and using e-cigarettes continues to spike, some 70 hospitals across the state pool information and diagnoses.

7 years ago

During deep sleep, waves of cerebrospinal fluid (blue) coincide with temporary decreases in blood flow (red). Less blood in the brain means more room for the fluid to carry away toxins, including those associated with Alzheimer’s disease. (Fultz et al., 2019)
NPR
Health

How deep sleep may help the brain clear Alzheimer’s toxins

The brain waves generated during deep sleep appear to trigger a cleaning system in the brain that protects it against Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases.

7 years ago

Debra D'Aquilante, an infectious disease specialist at Corizon Health, is heading the new hepatitis C treatment effort at the Philadelphia Department of Prisons. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
Health

Philly jails to spend $9 million on hepatitis C treatment

The Philadelphia Department of Prisons has quietly started testing all inmates with hep C and curing those who stay long enough to complete treatment.

7 years ago

(Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
Community
Billy Penn

Real-life Philly horror stories: 4 tales of true crime from a former city medical examiner

Doctors working as forensic investigators help solve some intense murder mysteries.

7 years ago

Doctor Daniel Taylor interacting with patient. (Akira Suwa/The Philadelphia Inquirer)
Health
Broke in Philly

I’m a Philadelphia pediatrician. Here’s the one thing that would help my patients most.

I ask all the families of my young patients if they are working, staying at home, or in school.

7 years ago

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