Nicole Leonard
Health and Science Reporter at WHYY-TV (Philadelphia, PA)
health & science for @whyy @whyynews • tips/comments to [email protected]
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2 days ago |
phillytrib.com | Kenny Cooper |Nicole Leonard
Crozer Health, Delaware County’s largest hospital system, will close its doors within 30 days — creating an emergency health care desert in one of Philadelphia’s most densely populated suburbs. The death rattle of Crozer Health comes after Pennsylvania, Delaware County, Penn Medicine and the Foundation for Delaware County pumped a total of $46 million over recent months to keep it functioning amid bankruptcy proceedings and sale negotiations to transition the system to a new owner.
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1 week ago |
whyy.org | Nicole Leonard
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2 weeks ago |
whyy.org | Nicole Leonard
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!So far, there’s only been a handful of measles cases in the Philadelphia region, but peak summer travel season is fast approaching. Public health experts urge people planning to visit areas with larger infectious disease outbreaks to check their vaccination status, which may require locating their childhood immunization records.
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3 weeks ago |
whyy.org | Nicole Leonard
Growing up in North Philadelphia, Jamiel Owens and his brother were raised by a young single mom, who lived with serious mental health issues. Owens said he was kicked out of his home at 16, and he ended up leaving school, where he was an A student. “I kind of ushered right into adulthood even though I didn’t want to, manhood as well, too,” he said. Eventually, Owens got his GED in lieu of a high school diploma, met his first wife and had a son, Shayne.
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4 weeks ago |
whyy.org | Nicole Leonard
From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know!The number of fatal drug overdoses in New Jersey is falling, according to preliminary data, and officials are crediting the state’s investment in harm reduction tools and expanded access to treatment options.
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