Nicole Leonard | WHYY
Nicole Leonard is a health and science reporter for WHYY News. She joined the newsroom in 2022 after covering health care for Connecticut Public Radio. Before that, she was the health reporter for the Press of Atlantic City.
Nicole’s coverage has focused on addiction and the opioid epidemic, mental health, and health policy. She is an alum of Boston University and grew up in New Jersey.
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About one in eight women will get diagnosed with breast cancer in her lifetime. And for many, breast reconstruction surgery is an important part of recovery.
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Opioids have become the most common source of poisoning deaths in children 5 years and younger. That’s according to a new national study by researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia. WHYY’s Nicole Leonard has more.
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Only about 8% of registered nurses in the U.S. are Black. The number has been growing, but it’s still low given that Black people make up about 14% of the country’s population.
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New Jersey saw the number of fatal drug overdoses drop last year. But overdose deaths among Black residents have actually gone up. WHYY’s Nicole Leonard has more on a New Jersey program designed to address the disparity.
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A new report shows deaths related to conditions like sepsis, heart attacks, and respiratory failure have been going up in Pennsylvania’s hospitals. WHYY’s Nicole Leonard has more.
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Penn Medicine has opened a new Center for Living Organ Donation. Their goal is to increase awareness about the need for living organ donations. As WHYY’s Nicole Leonard reports, the center also aims to close disparities in these types of transplants.
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The College of Physicians of Philadelphia issued a formal apology Wednesday to people who were incarcerated at the former Holmesburg Prison in the 1950s, 60s, and 70s.
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Philadelphia city officials explained how they plan to spend about $20 million to fight the ongoing opioid epidemic. The money comes from the first round of settlement funding won in federal lawsuits against opioid distributors. WHYY’s Nicole Leonard reports.
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It may be instinct to turn to over-the-counter medications to help alleviate symptoms of illness in children, who are facing a tripledemic of viruses this winter.
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Philadelphia hospitals are seeing a growing number of patients with respiratory illnesses. As WHYY’s Nicole Leonard reports, health officials are urging people to take precautions at upcoming gatherings.