Public Health
Collins would oppose court pick with Roe v Wade ‘hostility’
Such a judge, she said, "would not be acceptable to me because that would indicate an activist agenda."
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Rising cost of PrEP to prevent HIV infection pushes it out of reach for many
Since brand-name Truvada was approved for HIV prevention six years ago, its average wholesale price has increased by about 45 percent.
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The Philly region’s first heat wave of 2018: Tips on staying cool this week
Philly is experiencing a weeklong heat wave with temperatures reaching above 90 degrees through Friday.
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California bows to beverage industry, blocks soda taxes
It follows similar bans recently passed in Arizona and Michigan.
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NewsWorks Tonight, June 27, 2018
Public sector unions react to the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that ...
Air Date: June 27, 2018
Listen 16:26Philly offers affordable housing to help parents regain custody of kids in foster care
In Philadelphia, not having a safe, stable place to live prevents parents whose children have been placed in foster care from regaining custody 40 percent of the time.
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States aim to halt sexual abuse of people with intellectual disabilities
In Pa., legislation passed the state House of Representatives earlier this month that would make it easier for people with intellectual disabilities to testify in court.
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N.J. lawmakers consider constitutional guarantee to fund lead abatement effort
Since the state established a lead abatement program in 2004, more than $50 million has been diverted from its fund toward other uses.
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Lead poisoning home inspectors aren’t getting paid and some fear children are at risk
Though funding for lead testing has gone away, the problem hasn't.
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Listen 5:00Dueling legal prescriptions for opioid crisis, but will Congress spend more?
All hands will be needed on deck to stem the overdose crisis that is claiming as many lives a year as were lost in the entire Vietnam War, one lawmaker says.
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Listen 4:37Beyond opioids: How a family came together to stay together
A free program at the Children's Health Center in Reading, Pa. provides resources and social support to new parents in recovery from addiction.
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Study: Bradford County water quality improving despite shale gas drilling
Using big data, research shows water impacts near well sites is rare.
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Compulsive video-game playing now new mental health problem
The World Health Organization says compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a new mental health condition
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Bill advancing in Statehouse would provide relief for Pa. ambulance providers
A Pennsylvania Senate bill advancing in the state legislature would require insurance companies to reimburse EMS for calls that don't end in a hospital trip.
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After some backroom maneuvers, abortion-restricting bill progresses in Pa.
A Pennsylvania Senate committee has kicked forward a bill that would make it illegal to abort a fetus because of a Down syndrome diagnosis.
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