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Health

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Home & Family
Kids

How to help a kid survive early puberty

From surging hormones and acne to body hair and body odor, puberty can be a rocky transition for any kid.

7 years ago

Common sense says that phone use while driving is a bad idea. Yet nine out of 10 drivers admit to doing it. (Image courtesy of Oregon Department of Transportation)
The Pulse
Public Safety
Technology
Transportation

Why we can’t stop using our phones while driving

Notifications and texts offer immediate gratification some can’t resist when behind the wheel. To kick the habit, some behavior rewiring is needed.

7 years ago

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Forty percent of Philadelphians — many of them with lower incomes — drink bottled water at home, so a coalition is promoting tap water to residents. (Phil Gregory/WHYY)
The Why
Philadelphia
Public Health

Why 40% of Philadelphians don’t drink the city’s tap wooder

The city mounted a new campaign to convince Philly residents the water is safe and delicious. But why don't they trust it in the first place?

Air Date: May 16, 2019

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Plans to close the 128 civil beds at Norristown State Hospital were announced in 2017. (Keira McGuire/PA Post)
History
Pennsylvania
PA Post

Pennsylvania’s state hospitals: A ‘long history of evolution’ continues with Norristown unit closure

The civil unit at Norristown State Hospital was reserved for civilians, with no criminal record, in need of mental health services. It's expected to close by fall of 2019.

7 years ago

Emergency Dr. Jeanmarie Perrone (right) joins Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Dr. Rachel Levine to announce new prescription guidelines for emergency room doctors dealing with opioids and opioid addiction. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Pennsylvania

3 medical marijuana changes being considered in Pa.

Department of Health Secretary Dr. Rachel Levine led a discussion around adding anxiety and Tourette syndrome to the list of conditions to be treated with medical cannabis.

7 years ago

Many people might not be aware of what types of vaccines they need as they get older. Here, an adult gets a flu shot in Jacksonville, Fla. (Rick Wilson/AP images for Flu + You)
NPR
Medicine

It’s not just measles. What you should know about vaccines for adults

The CDC recommends that adults get multiple vaccines for conditions ranging from tetanus to influenza to cervical cancer.

7 years ago

South Style Pizza and Deli in Cobbs Creek, Philadelphia, P.A. offers a free 2 liter with every order over 35 dollars, which was raised from 20 dollars before the soda tax took effect. (Natalie Piserchio for WHYY)
Food & Drink
Philadelphia

Sweetened-beverage sales drop as a result of soda tax, Penn study finds

Penn researchers found sweetened-beverage sales at groceries, pharmacies and mass retailers fell in the year after the controversial soda tax took effect.

7 years ago

Randy Hayman will take over as Philadelphia's water commissioner in June. (City of Philadelphia)
PlanPhilly
Environment
Philadelphia
PlanPhilly

Philly’s next water commissioner wants to keep your H2O clean, green and affordable

Hayman shared ambitions that suggest a renewed focus on customer service for a nationally renowned department that has struggled to gain trust locally.

7 years ago

In this Aug. 1, 2018 photo weeds engulf a playground at housing section of the former Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster in Warminster, Pa. In Warminster and surrounding towns in eastern Pennsylvania, and at other sites around the United States, the foams once used routinely in firefighting training at military bases contained per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Environment
New Jersey
NJ Spotlight

New Jersey DEP says it’s working with chemical companies to curb PFAS

After a scathing letter from companies, officials said they hope for a voluntary resolution to contamination.

7 years ago

Natalie, 16, in her neighborhood in Voorhees, N.J. She received support from the Alateen support group. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Addiction

Finding emotional support when your sibling has an addiction

The experience of a brother or sister of someone with a drug addiction is distinct from a parent’s. Siblings may feel guilty they didn’t see signs of a substance problem.

7 years ago

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Deanna Rubles (left) and her daughter Sara Romain. Sara's brother Zachary has a substance use disorder. (Courtesy of Deanna Rubles)
Addiction
Home & Family

Siblings also struggle when addiction strikes a family

The basic issue is trust, one expert says: A trust that’s been broken by a brother or sister, and sometimes in deeply painful ways.

7 years ago

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Signs advertising free measles vaccines and providing information about measles are displayed at the Rockland County Health Department in Pomona, N.Y. The county in New York City's northern suburbs has had more than 200 measles cases since last fall. (Seth Wenig/AP Photo)
NPR
Health Care
National

How public health outreach ended a 1990s measles outbreak and what’s different now

From 1989 to 1991, more than 55,000 people got measles. Federal funding and parents embracing vaccines halted the outbreak.

7 years ago

Breast cancer survivors dance on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Philadelphia

Most Philly participants welcome changes to annual Susan G. Komen breast cancer event

Susan G. Komen replaced its ‘Race for the Cure’ with a ‘More Than Pink’ walk, a gated event requiring paid registration to focus on breast cancer care, research.

7 years ago

Black mothers are more likely than white mothers to die during pregnancy or delivery or in the year following. (JGI/Tom Grill/Getty Images/Tetra images RF)
NPR
Health Care
Home & Family
Race & Ethnicity

Why racial gaps in maternal mortality persist

Black mothers die at a rate that's 3.3 times greater than whites , and Native American or Alaskan native women die at a rate 2.5 times greater than whites.

7 years ago

The Pulse
Biology

The Skinny on Skin

When’s the last time you saw a get-well card for psoriasis or eczema? Skin’s our biggest organ — and does lots of hard work keeping ...

Air Date: May 10, 2019

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