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Fresh Air opens the window on contemporary arts and issues with guests from worlds as diverse as literature and economics. Fresh Air Weekend collects the best segments from the week's programs and crafts them together for great weekend listening.

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Donald Trump standing in sight of multiple U.S. flags
Elections
Health Care
National
Public Health

Pa. abortion providers, legal experts look at what’s ahead for reproductive rights under a second Trump term

Health providers and legal experts say changes to federal funding, insurance coverage and federal law during Trump’s first presidency could foretell what’s to come.

2 months ago

Listen 1:16
A nurse treats a man's skin wounds.
Addiction
Medicine
Public Health

New research from Philly ER doctors shows the ‘excruciating’ effect of xylazine withdrawal, and how to manage it

The powerful animal tranquilizer has started appearing in the illicit heroin and fentanyl market in recent years.

2 months ago

Listen 1:47
A doctor stands outside of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
Health Care
Income Inequality
Philadelphia
Public Health

Penn Medicine and student group take over free West Philly community health clinic

Care providers recently wrote about the clinic as a model for how academic health systems can partner with community health organizations.

2 months ago

Listen 1:31
A walkway has a sign that reads Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital.
Health Care
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital closes inpatient behavioral health unit

The cuts to behavioral health care at the 178-bed hospital is a major blow to Delaware County and Southwest Philadelphia.

2 months ago

Donald Trump with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Elections
Health Care
National
Politics
NPR

How health care could change under the new Trump administration

Trump's victory gives a broader platform to critics of federal health programs. He may try to weaken the Affordable Care Act and cut funding for Medicaid coverage.

2 months ago

Alaina Johns, a patient that manages medication for multiple conditions, at her home in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Biology
Medicine

Does it matter what time you take your medicine?

Years of research show it matters when a patient takes medicine. So why don't drugs come with those instructions?

2 months ago

Listen 9:48
Corinne Carlson (middle) is a student athlete at University of Delaware (Michael Riccio for University of Delaware).
The Pulse
Biology
Sports

Practice in the dark: a student athlete’s guide to waking up before dawn

Corinne Carlson, a student athlete, shares how early morning rowing practice affects how she schedules her sleep, and her life.

2 months ago

Listen 4:16
A young man is seen in his home, awake and alert at late hours. (Bigstock/dikushin)
The Pulse
Biology

Can night owls become morning larks — and should they?

What science has to say about what makes someone a night owl, whether it’s bad for your health, and if it’s even possible to change.

2 months ago

Listen 8:46
Margarette Osias speaks with one of her patients
Delaware
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

‘Yo no senti ningun bulto’: New Delaware report highlights declining cancer rates and the need for early detection

Even as Delaware cancer rates are declining, there’s still persistent disparities in cases. Experts emphasize the need for early detection.

2 months ago

Listen 1:34
Circadian rhythm concept. alarm clock divided into two parts with day and night.
The Pulse

What Makes Our Circadian Clocks Tick

As the days grow shorter, we take a look at how changes to our circadian clocks affect our health.

Air Date: November 1, 2024

Listen 48:58
Fluids are controlled in an operating room in a hospital.
Health Care
National
Public Health

ACA open enrollment kicks off Nov. 1 in Pa., N.J. and Del. Here’s what you need to know

This year’s open enrollment for health insurance coverage in 2025 includes boosted tax credits and new eligibility for DACA recipients.

2 months ago

Crozer-Chester Medical Center is one of the Crozer Health's four hospitals
Business
Health Care
Pennsylvania

Pa. AG sues Prospect Medical Holdings for ‘corporate looting’

Attorney General Michelle Henry said Crozer Health, Delaware County’s four-hospital system, is suffering from the ill effects of private equity.

2 months ago

Listen 1:05
Colette White knocking on someone's door
Elections
Health Care
Philadelphia
Politics

Philly canvassers urge voters to consider health issues like HIV prevention, abortion access and insurance at the polls

Volunteers with the Positive Women’s Network, Pennsylvania chapter are urging support for HIV prevention, reproductive health care and addiction programs.

2 months ago

Crozer-Chester Medical Center
Business
Health Care
Pennsylvania

CHA Partners deal to acquire Crozer Health collapses

CHA Partners had signed a letter of intent to purchase the embattled four-hospital system from Prospect Medical Holdings.

2 months ago

A physical therapist works with a patient at a field hospital.
Biology
Health Care
Medicine
Philadelphia
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity

Greater Philly health systems remove race from clinical algorithms that guide decisions in kidney, lung and pregnancy care

The regional coalition of health systems is reevaluating the role of race in tools used to assess kidney and lung function and other health conditions.

2 months ago

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