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Mental Health

Kiana Wallace is a part of a new movement on social media called ‘skin positivity.' (Rachel Ishikawa/For The Pulse)
The Pulse
Health

‘Skin positivity’ confronts acne stigma

A new movement on social media is trying to change the way we think about acne.

7 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

Facing Our Fears

Nerve-racking. Sickening. Facing your fear can be all of that — and sometimes a little thrilling, too.

Air Date: October 26, 2018

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Delaware Gov. John Carney holds up an executive order making Delaware a
Politics & Policy

New executive order designates Delaware as ‘trauma-informed state’

Strategic plans will prepare staff to engage clients, taking trauma into consideration.

7 years ago

John Wetzel, Secretary of Pennsylvania’s Department of Corrections, in a 2018 file photo. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
Keystone Crossroads
Courts & Law

Pa. launches center to help counties reduce prison population with mental illness

Pennsylvania leaders are teaming up in an effort to reduce the number of people with mental illness in county jails across the commonweal ...

7 years ago

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NPR
Health

Report: World support for mental health care is ‘pitifully small’

The situation is especially dire in low-income countries, where mental health care is often unavailable.

7 years ago

(Bigstock photo)
Radio Times
Health

Trauma, memory and healing

Guests: Marla Gold, Astra Czerny, Jim Hopper Feeling exhausted and upset after the Kavanaugh/Ford testimony? Many ...

Air Date: October 15, 2018 10:00 am

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NPR
Health

Sexual assault and harassment may have lasting health repercussions for women

The trauma of sexual assault or harassment is not only hard to forget; it may also leave lasting effects on a woman's health.

7 years ago

Physicians face long hours, frustrating paperwork and sometimes difficult patients. But researchers aren't so clear on whether burnout is the right word to describe their problems. (ERproductions Ltd/Blend Images/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Doctors today may be miserable, but are they ‘burnt out’?

This week, JAMA publishes two major studies on a hot topic: physician burnout.

7 years ago

Scientists at Johns Hopkins University are studying barn owls to understand how the brain maintains focus.
(Meredith Rizzo/NPR)
NPR
Science

Scientists study barn owls to understand why people with ADHD struggle to focus

Kids with ADHD are easily distracted. Barn owls are not.

7 years ago

A scene from
Health

Opera raises curtain on living with schizophrenia

The idea is to address the stigma of mental illness with music. The opera is based on a memoir from a law and psychiatry professor.

7 years ago

Delaware health officials say a record number of overdose deaths appear to be linked to fentanyl. (File photo)
Health

Monthly overdose deaths break record in Delaware

Last month, 39 fatal overdoses were reported, eclipsing the previous record of 27 in April.

7 years ago

These PET scans show the normal distribution of opioid receptors in the human brain. A new study suggests ketamine may activate these receptors, raising concern it could be addictive. (Philippe Psaila/Science Source)
NPR
Science

Ketamine, a promising depression treatment, seems to act like an opioid

A new study suggests that ketamine has something in common with drugs like fentanyl and oxycodone.

7 years ago

Doctors are working to prescribe fewer opioids in Delaware. (Patrick Sison/AP Photo, File)
Health

Delaware hospital curtails opioid prescriptions in effort to combat addiction

Christiana Care has cut opioid prescribing by as much as half in some departments by adopting guidelines and best practices for post-surgical recovery.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Health

Mental health and black communities

Guests: Delane Casiano, Karriem Salaam, Howard Stevenson African Americans are more likely to report mental healt ...

Air Date: August 27, 2018 10:00 am

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Voices in the Family
Health

How to give good advice

Advice from others can be helpful – but it’s not always welcome. When a neighbor, colleague or loved one tries to tell you how to liv ...

Air Date: August 21, 2018

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