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Mohammad Sadiq Sadeed (izquierda) y Mohammad Sabour Khalil hablan sobre el acceso a la atención médica mientras sus hijos se sientan detrás de ellos en la sala de estar de la casa de Sadeed en el noreste de Philadelphia. Sadeed vive en Estados Unidos desde 2019, mientras que Khalil llegó de Afganistán con su familia a principios de agosto.

Los refugiados afganos hacen de Philadelphia ‘una isla Ellis moderna’

September 16, 2021 at 9:37 a.m.

Cuando los refugiados de Afganistán llegan al Aeropuerto Internacional de Philadelphia, algunas de las primeras personas que conocen son los médicos y enfermeras que atienden las largas filas de los...

Gerard Hasson en Common Space, donde trabaja en Ardmore. Hasson es miembro de un grupo de autodefensa para personas con discapacidad intelectual y recientemente habló sobre su experiencia al recibir la vacuna COVID-19.

Personas con discapacidad intelectual ayudan a los proveedores a mejorar la experiencia de vacunación

May 5, 2021 at 10:46 a.m.

Cuando Natasha Black se enteró de que era elegible para recibir la vacuna contra el COVID-19, dijo que se sintió emocionada, y esperanzada de que la vida cotidiana volviera por...

As overdoses soar, feds make it easier for doctors to prescribe addiction medication

January 20, 2021 at 4:58 p.m.

Days after a new report showing that fatal overdoses have skyrocketed to record highs during the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal Department of Health and Human Services has relaxed a regulation...

Un paso adelante contra las adicciones

January 20, 2021 at 12:53 p.m.

Días después de un nuevo informe que muestra que las sobredosis fatales se dispararon a niveles récord durante la pandemia de COVID-19, el Departamento de Salud y Servicios Humanos (HHS)...

OxyContin, in 80 mg pills, in a 2013 file image.

As pandemic started, U.S. fatal overdoses soared in the first quarter of 2020, new data show

October 23, 2020 at 12:40 p.m.

In the first three months of 2020, fatal drug overdoses nationwide rose by about 16%, compared with the same period a year before, new data from the U.S. Centers for...

Smoking tobacco puts you at risk of many health issues, including heart disease, tooth loss, gum disease, cataracts, diabetes and arthritis. Even if you've been smoking for years, it's never too late to quit. Just one year after quitting, your risk of having a heart attack drops dramatically, and within two to five years, your risk of having a stroke can be reduced to about that of someone who never smoked. Those who quit also cut their risk for bladder, esophageal, mouth and throat cancer by half within five years, while the risk of dying due to lung cancer drops by half 10 years after quitting.

Addiction to opioids and tobacco increases risk for COVID-19, study finds

September 23, 2020 at 12:21 p.m.

People with substance use disorder — especially involving opioids or tobacco — are at a significantly higher risk for contracting COVID-19. What's more, they also are more likely to develop...

A sign for Naloxone hangs on a wall as students learn to put together a Naloxone spray gun in a class on opioid overdose prevention held by non-profit Positive Health Project on Aug. 9, 2017 in New York City.

Researchers use virtual reality to train bystanders to respond to overdoses

September 9, 2020 at 3:51 p.m.

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have developed a virtual-reality video that trains people to give overdose victims naloxone, the lifesaving opioid-reversal medicine. And a study the researchers conducted shows...

Sonny Forriest Jr., who had his prosthetic leg stolen outside of Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, wants the thief to go help disabled veterans.

Eagles fan gets stolen leg back, wants thief to go help disabled vets

March 30, 2019 at 4:38 a.m.

Sonny Forriest Jr. leaned back in his recliner, stretched out his prosthetic leg and let out a booming laugh at the sight of his face on the television. He was...

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