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By Taunya English - November 6th, 2009
Every ten years the United States sets a new agenda to improve health across the country. Officials are presenting the latest draft plan called Healthy People 2020 in Philadelphia on Saturday at the Jefferson School of Population Health.
From WHYY's Susan Phillips, Peter Crimmins, Kerry Grens, Shai Ben-Yaacov and Elizabeth Fiedler, here are five helpful tips on how to bike to work safely.
Growing numbers of people are finding themselves without health insurance — but that doesn't mean they are out of options.
Discounted insurance, free medicine, and sliding-scale pricetags: they're out there, and our next guests on Digest This can help you find them.
On Oct. 15, about 35 behavioral health professionals gathered in WHYY's Civic Space to dig more deeply into the issues raised at the June 18th premiere of the Fred Friendly seminar "Minds on the Edge: Facing Mental Illness". Participate in the discussion »
WHYY has the latest on the global spread of swine flu and its impact on the Delaware Valley. Get the latest updates.
By Kerry Grens - November 6th, 2009
Pharmaceutical companies in the region are shedding unprecedented numbers of employees.
By Kerry Grens - November 5th, 2009
The 40-million member group AARP today endorsed the health care overhaul proposal in the US House. This is the first time the group has given a thumbs up to a congressional effort to significantly change health insurance.
By Taunya English - November 5th, 2009
Nurses in a labor standoff with the Temple Health System say the hospital is trying to stifle their free-speech rights and their ability to advocate for patients.
By Taunya English - November 5th, 2009
A University of Pennsylvania exhibit combines the photographs and words of city residents to help answer the question: Is Philadelphia a healthy place to live?
By Kerry Grens - November 3rd, 2009
Commuters were stranded this morning at mass transit stops in Philadelphia.
By Taunya English - November 3rd, 2009
The federal government is holding up Philadelphia as a model in how to treat drug an alcohol addicts. Grants are being offered to other cities to duplicate the city's approach.
By Mark Eichmann - November 3rd, 2009
Just 23% of students at schools offering the H1N1 vaccine actually got it on the first day of inoculations.
By Taunya English - November 3rd, 2009
Adams and Juniata move from a traditional health plan to a co-op.
By Taunya English - November 3rd, 2009
Doctors, health workers and public officials gathered at the University of Pennsylvania for a city-wide conversation on the health of Philadelphia's immigrants Friday.
By Taunya English - November 3rd, 2009
Compared with other patients, pregnant women are more likely to suffer serious complications if they get the swine flu. Doctors are counseling pregnant women to protect themselves by getting the H1N1 flu shot, but vaccine supplies have not kept pace with the demand. Some pregnant women say they are frustrated they can not follow doctors orders.
By Dave Heller - November 2nd, 2009
After a couple of weather delays Ares I launched on Wednesday successfully. Also, it's finally time to push the clocks back an hour and grab an extra hour of sleep, but what's behind this change in daylight?
By Mark Eichmann - November 2nd, 2009
Elementary school students in Delaware are starting to get vaccinated against H1N1.
By Elizabeth Fiedler - November 2nd, 2009
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce meeting in Philadelphia on Friday served as a lightning rod for health care reform and other activists.
By Kerry Grens - November 2nd, 2009
Changing jobs means changing — or losing — health insurance. Surveys have found a majority of workers consider health insurance a major reason to stay put in their position. But small business advocates say the risk of disruption in health coverage has been stifling entrepreneurship.
Fri, 06 Nov 2009
The U.S. Department of Energy is offering $10 million to the first individual or company to develop an energy-efficient LED replacement for the standard 60-watt incandescent bulb. DOE lighting program manager James Brodrick discusses the L Prize, and what makes a better bulb.
Fri, 06 Nov 2009
Faced with declining fish stocks, many nations are looking for sustainable ways to have their fish — and eat it too. But how much fishing is too much? Oceanographer Sylvia Earle discusses this and other topics in her book The World is Blue: How Our Fate and the Ocean's Are One.
Fri, 06 Nov 2009
At the 2009 International Genetically Engineered Machine competition, undergraduates from all over the world unveiled the living machines they'd created with snippets of DNA, from bacteria that change color when they detect pollutants to ones that secrete non-toxic superglue.
Fri, 06 Nov 2009
The cost of decoding a human's genes has fallen to just a few thousand dollars, making the long-promised era of personal genomes feasible.
Fri, 06 Nov 2009
A new study reveals that the melody of a newborn's cries seems to be influenced by the sound of the parents' native tongue. The findings suggest that crying infants may be imitating the patterns of the language they heard before they were born.
Thu, 05 Nov 2009
French scientists report that two boys treated with gene therapy for a rare but fatal genetic disease have shown improvements. These results mark a high point for the field of gene therapy. Shown here, the area of the brain that was treated.
Wed, 04 Nov 2009
The Gibbon, a smaller member of the primate family, is well-known for its long arms and hands. Its speed makes it difficult to see, but its distinctive call is easy to identify. A trip to the rainforests of Indonesia by plane from New York, followed by a crumbling 30-year-old propeller plane, and by foot finally yielded a call from the elusive gibbon.
What if vaccine production time could be cut in half? A Delaware company says its tobacco-based technology will make it happen. Fri 11/6 at 5:30mp on TV 12.
A brand-new 12 kilometer (7.45 mile) road race, along with a 3k family walk/run. Sat 11/14 at 9am at the Phila Museum of Art.
NOVA science NOW presents an ongoing series of up-close and personal looks at some of the most passionate scientists and engineers in their respective fields.
November 6th, 2009
By Maiken Scott
In the aftermath of the Fort Hood shootings, mental health professionals and military staff are trying to meet the emotional needs of soldiers and their families.
November 5th, 2009
By Maiken Scott
Many parents in the region keep calling their pediatricians to see if the the H1N1 vaccine has arrived. But others don't want their kids to get the shot at all – even when it's available. Public Health officials in Delaware report low participation during the first week of school vaccinations – especially in one school that serves students with autism.
November 3rd, 2009
By Maiken Scott
Suffering and death are a regular part of the work day for many healthcare professionals who struggle with their own grief, sense of loss and maybe failure, anger, and disappointment.
Join our web discussion at noon.
November 3rd, 2009
By Maiken Scott
Death, suffering, panicked families – it's all part of the work day for many healthcare professionals. As they care for patients and communicate with families in crisis – how do they deal with their own emotions?
November 2nd, 2009
By Maiken Scott
A long-distance runner coming through Philadelphia today has a special mission. Ohio Baseball coach Doug Merrill is running over two-thousand miles across America to raise suicide awareness.
November 2nd, 2009
By Maiken Scott
Pediatricians' offices are filled with worried parents and sick children, and schools in the regions report increased student absences. Child psychologists say all this talk about flu season, swine flu and vaccination can confuse and worry children.
November 2nd, 2009
By Maiken Scott
More than 6 Million American men suffer from depression each year- and the disorder often expresses itself differently in men than in women. What are the symptoms, and how can families address this issue?
October 30th, 2009
By Maiken Scott
In June of this year, a large group of stakeholders came together at WHYY to discuss the most pressing issues around mental health care in America.
The conversation continued online, and was followed by the WHYY TV 12 airing of "Minds on the Edge" and a two-part series on living with mental illness on WHYY-FM’s Voices in the Family.
Last week, participants from the first round of focus groups met again to hone in on three specific issues, to dig deeper and come up with some potential solutions.
October 28th, 2009
By Taunya English
The federal government is holding up Philadelphia as a model in how to treat drug an alcohol addicts. Grants are being offered to other cities to duplicate the city's approach.
