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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Warning: Renovating your house can damage your health

Among the telltale signs are: questionable judgment; willingness to take on backbreaking labor; inability to delegate tasks. And stress, lots of stress.

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How to address New York City building emissions? One option: Start with steam

The inefficiencies of steam have gone unchecked for years. But now, that may change. Earlier this year, New York City passed a landmark law to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions

6 years ago

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Violence in modern America

First we'll hear about the modern white supremacist movement in America. Then, we'll talk about the every day gun violence that often goes overlooked.

Air Date: August 7, 2019 10:00 am

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Confused about sunscreen ingredients? Here’s what we’ve learned

Some sunscreen ingredients are absorbed into your bloodstream. It's not clear how much of a health concern this is, if any, but the FDA is calling for more research.

7 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is pictured in a file photo.
Philadelphia
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Philly ‘health gap’ varies by neighborhood, Health Department finds

The study done by the Public Health Department, with help from Drexel researchers, shows dramatic, but unsurprising differences, within the city.

7 years ago

Drexel doctors join a protest outside Hahnemann Hospital on July 11, 2019. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Philadelphia

Laid-off Drexel medical faculty, staff to keep tuition benefit after Hahnemann closure

In a letter Friday, the dean of the medical college said those who applied for tuition remission can still collect it for themselves and their dependents.

7 years ago

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Delaware County chemical plant fined $750,000 for air pollution violations

A chemical plant in Chester, Pa. will pay a $750,000 penalty for nearly six years worth of air quality violations as part of a settlement reached with the DEP.

7 years ago

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Philadelphia

Philly declares public health emergency as Hepatitis A infections surge

Facing a surge in Hepatitis A infections, Philadelphia has declared a public health emergency.

7 years ago

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Delaware
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Invasive Asian longhorned tick migrates to Delaware

Delaware is the 12th state to spot the invasive Asian longhorned tick.

7 years ago

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N.J. terminally ill patients can now legally end their lives with medical help

New Jersey is now the eighth state, plus the District of Columbia, to allow terminally ill patients to acquire lethal medication to end their lives.

7 years ago

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Medicine
Politics

U.S. to set up plan allowing prescription meds from Canada

It weakens an import ban that has stood as a symbol of the political clout of the pharmaceutical industry.

7 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Health Care

Many fear Hahnemann’s story will send a message: Buying a failing hospital pays

Because the hospital real estate is owned separately from its business, some worry that its for-profit owner will sell to developers and come out ahead.

7 years ago

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Health Care
Philadelphia

A medical resident’s eulogy for Hahnemann Hospital

On the last day for most of the residents, one doctor-in-training bids farewell to the 171-year-old teaching hospital at Broad and Vine Streets.

7 years ago

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Addiction
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Fentanyl cleanups can cost up to $50,000 each, thanks to urban legend

The likelihood of accidental OD is severely overhyped.

7 years ago

The mood boost of talking to strangers may seem fleeting, but the research on well-being, scientists say, suggests that a happy life is made up of a high frequency of positive events. Even small positive experiences — chatting with a stranger in an elevator — can make a difference. (Olivia Falcigno/NPR)
NPR
Mental Health

Want to feel happier today? Try talking to a stranger

Happiness, says one researcher, is the sum of many positive moments throughout the day. Something as simple as a friendly chat in the elevator can boost your mood.

7 years ago

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