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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Unions representing thousands of New Jersey public sector employees are protesting double-digit premium hikes for workers covered under the State Health Benefits Program.
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A new study compares two medications commonly used to manage opioid use disorder during pregnancy. It found that one medication is safer in terms of outcomes for the baby.
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Many of you are preparing to cook a lot of food for the Thanksgiving holiday. But are you doing it safely? WHYY’s Nicole Leonard spoke to a poison control expert about how to avoid getting sick during the festivities.
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A New Jersey review committee has found that most local pregnancy-related deaths that occurred from 2016 through 2018 could have been prevented. As WHYY’s Nicole Leonard reports, the committee found significant racial and geographic disparities in pregnancy outcomes.
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There’s been an uptick in mushroom poisoning cases – that’s according to the regional poison control center. WHYY’s Nicole Leonard has more details.
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A new report shows that the number of children who are exposed to lead is declining in Philadelphia. But some neighborhoods continue to see higher rates of exposure than others.
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Tuesday is the first day of open enrollment for health insurance plans on the Affordable Care Act marketplace, which serves people who don’t get coverage through their employers. As WHYY’s Nicole Leonard reports, residents in the Delaware Valley could expect to see some changes.
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Drug overdose deaths in Pennsylvania are on pace to match last year’s numbers. State health officials say several substances are appearing more often in deadly outcomes. WHYY’s Nicole Leonard reports.
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The COVID-19 pandemic isn't over, despite fewer precautions. And now monkeypox outbreaks are growing in local communities. Health experts say they're concerned about new infections and cases on college campuses this fall.
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The Philadelphia Health Department says it’s now getting only one-fifth the supply of monkeypox vaccines originally promised by the federal government. As WHYY’s Nicole Leonard reports, that will delay the city’s plans to expand its vaccine rollout.