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Living on Earth is an environmental news and information program. Each week host Steve Curwood guides the listener through a mix of news, features, interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues.

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Hepatitis A outbreak spreads in Kensington, prompting pleas to ‘Get vaccinated!’

Residents want the city to deal with the issue of human feces, which transmits the disease.

7 years ago

Stephanie Burton (right) of the Dialysis Center of Philadelphia, recruits nurses during the Hire Hahnemann career fair put on by Philadelphia Works at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Economy

‘Someone will call you’: Hahnemann employees report obstacles in finding new work

A “Hire Hahnemann” job fair Thursday brought about 190 employers to the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Not all pay as well as the hospital.

7 years ago

A rendering shows the proposed design for the Bayhealth emergency department. (Courtesy of Bayhealth)
Delaware
Health Care

Two Delaware hospitals seek approval for Sussex County emergency departments

Bayhealth and Beebe hospitals have made their case for stand-alone emergency departments in the Georgetown, Delaware, area

7 years ago

About 800 protesters gather outside Hahnemann Hospital, demanding that the facility remain open and closing the south bound lanes of North Broad Street. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Higher Education
Medicine
Philadelphia

Hahnemann frees funding so medical residents can take new jobs

The owner of the hospital, which plans to close, announces it will free up the federal dollars trainee doctors need to seek employment elsewhere.

7 years ago

Diana Alvarez with her children (photo provided)
Business
Higher Education

For Drexel staffers in school, Hahnemann closure may mean dropping out

For Drexel University Physicians staff and their families who take classes, the planned layoffs and shift to Tower Health may mean end to free tuition.

7 years ago

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hot blaring sun
Environment
Public Health

Heat wave claims life of Philly man; N.J., Del. report no heat-related deaths

Philadelphia officials said the death of a man in his 70s in West Philadelphia on Saturday was attributed to the heat, when temperatures hit 97 degrees.

7 years ago

Martha Stringer holds a photo of her daughter, Kim, from when she was in high school. Kim is 27 now. (Brett Sholtis/WITF)
The Why
Behavioral Health
Mental Health
Pennsylvania

Bucks family’s struggle with Pa.’s mental health system

Kim Stringer has struggled with mental illness for a decade, but her parents can't get her committed. Why a recent change in state law meant to help doesn't go far enough.

Air Date: July 22, 2019

Listen 14:21
The Candylicious store in the Dubai Mall in the United Arab Emirates. (John Stanmeyer for NPR)
NPR
Food & Drink
International

Study: Sugar rules the world and ruins teeth

The authors of a new study say dental health is especially bad in low- and middle-income countries.

7 years ago

(Trina Dalziel/Getty Images/Ikon Images)
NPR
Kids

Beyond ‘good’ vs. ‘bad’ touch: 4 lessons to help prevent child sexual abuse

Twenty states now require sexual abuse prevention education as early as preschool. Educators say it's up to adults to know the signs and symptoms of abuse.

7 years ago

Karen Frazier of Capitol Heights, Md., right, and her son Amari Rogers, 11, left, play in a fountain in Washington, Saturday, July 20, 2019. The National Weather Service said
National
Outdoors

‘Survive, not enjoy’: Heat, humidity gripping half the U.S.

The National Weather Service said "a dangerous heat wave" sent temperatures into the 90s, with high humidity that made it feel considerably hotter.

7 years ago

Choosing a surgeon can be tricky. It starts with making sure you really need the surgery, and then finding an experienced specialist you can trust. (Morsa Images/Getty Images)
NPR
Health Care

Do you need that surgery? How to decide, and how to pick a surgeon if you do

When you have a serious health problem that calls for surgery, the last thing you need is the stress of navigating the health care system to find a skilled surgeon.

7 years ago

The entrance to Hahnemann University Hospital on North Broad Street in July, before the hospital was shuttered. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Business
Health Care
Public Health

Judge rules Hahnemann can sell its residency programs to highest bidder; closure plan delayed

The hospital's lawyers could not agree on a closure plan with city and state health officials in time for Friday’s scheduled hearing, and the matter was pushed to next week.

7 years ago

A federally funded study is testing aerobic exercise as a way to prevent the development of Alzheimer's disease.
NPR
Aging
Health Care
Mental Health

Is aerobic exercise the right prescription for staving off Alzheimer’s?

Researchers are prescribing exercise as if it were a drug in a study that aims to see if it can prevent Alzheimer's disease.

7 years ago

The Pulse
Environment
Mental Health

Does the moon affect bipolar disorder?

Science has largely debunked the idea that the moon influences our behavior — but recent research is questioning that modern wisdom.

7 years ago

Listen 17:08
Drexel Medicine on Broad St. in Philadelphia (Google maps)
Business
Health Care
Public Health

Major Drexel medical layoffs could jeopardize patient care

Hahnemann Hospital’s owner is due back in U.S. Bankruptcy Court as Drexel lays off physicians and clinicians and St. Christopher’s gets an offer.

7 years ago

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