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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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A cursor moves over Google's search engine page on Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, in Portland, Ore. (Don Ryan/AP Photo)
Health Care
Media

How patients’ Google search histories could lead to better care

A new study shows that health-related searches spike in the week before a hospital visit — and how analyzing that data could improve patient care.

7 years ago

Some patients have started to seek out an oral treatment for food allergies that's not yet widely offered by clinicians.
(Cat Gwynn/Getty Images)
NPR
Food & Drink

A new treatment can relieve food allergies, but few doctors offer it

Many parents of kids with life-threatening food allergies live with fear, Epi-Pen in hand. Some are trying oral immunotherapy, a treatment which can build tolerance to foods.

7 years ago

CVS plans to transform some of its stores into
NPR
Health Care

CVS looks to make its drugstores a destination for health care

With almost 10,000 stores across the country, CVS says it is already where consumers are. The company is transforming some of its stores and clinics into hubs for more care.

7 years ago

Former FBI Director Louis Freeh speaks in view of a Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare's ChildlLine during a news conference, Thursday, July 12, 2012, in Philadelphia. After an eight-month inquiry, Freeh's firm produced a 267-page report that concluded that Hall of Fame coach Joe Paterno and other top Penn State officials hushed up child sex abuse allegation against Jerry Sandusky more than a decade ago for fear of bad publicity, allowing Sandusky to prey on other youngsters. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Public Safety

Study finds spike in Pennsylvania child abuse-related deaths

The increase likely stems from an uptick in reporting of abuse in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky and Roman Catholic clergy child sexual abuse scandals.

7 years ago

Extended stays in solitary confinement may cause neurons in the brain to shrink by 20 percent, according to new research. (f8grapher/Bigstock)
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Public Health
Public Safety

How extreme isolation affects the brain

New research on solitary confinement could bridge the mind-body gap when it comes to cruel and unusual punishment.

7 years ago

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When Eastern State Penitentiary opened in the 1820’s it was considered the the world’s first true penitentiary, a building designed to inspire remorse and regret, says Sean Kelley, Senior Vice President and Director of Interpretation.  The cells were 8 x 12 with a bed and toilet.  People who were incarcerated there were kept in total isolation. (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
The Pulse
Behavioral Health
Technology

The Impact of Isolation

Humans are social animals, equipped with brains hard-wired to connect with those around us. We rely on relationships for safety and survi ...

Air Date: February 21, 2019

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For employers, choosing a health care plan for staff can be tricky and they often rely on independent insurance brokers. But these brokers are rewarded for making big sales for insurance companies. (Katherine Streeter for NPR)
NPR
Health Care

Insurers hand out cash and gifts to sway brokers who sell employer health plans

Critics say the setup is akin to a single real estate agent representing both the buyer and seller in a home sale.

7 years ago

Protected time for new families could pay health dividends later. (Jacob Lund/Shutterstock)
Gender

Paid family leave is an investment in public health, not a handout

How does the stress of a rapid return to work affect parents, and in turn, cost society as a whole?

7 years ago

Ann Addis, Temple University clinical instructor and speech pathologist, (right) demonstrates how pitch is measured in the lab. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Gender

Temple voice therapy program speaks to transgender women

Hormones that help with transition don’t change the pitch of the voice, but vocal therapy programs like the one at Temple University's College of Public Health can.

7 years ago

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Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania
Politics

Auditor general pushes to reduce gun deaths, focusing on mental health resources

The auditor general's report calls on the state "to expand access to mental health funding, especially in rural areas." It's one of 12 recommendations included in the report.

7 years ago

Rutgers-Camden study pinpoints childhood trauma as likely source of anxiety, depression and suggests healthy family life, civic engagement can mitigate problems (Benedek Alpar/BigStock)
Mental Health
NJ Spotlight

Gauging how family, community impact children’s mental health

Rutgers-Camden study pinpoints childhood trauma as likely source of anxiety, depression and suggests healthy family life, civic engagement can mitigate problems.

7 years ago

Their research is still in early stages, but Kristin Myers (left), a mechanical engineer, and Dr. Joy Vink, an OB-GYN, both at Columbia University, have already learned that cervical tissue is a more complicated mix of material than doctors ever realized. (Adrienne Grunwald for NPR)
NPR
Public Health

Scientific duo gets back to basics to make childbirth safer

A woman with a problematic cervix can go into labor much sooner, which can lead to miscarriage or a baby born so early that the child may die or face lifelong health problems.

7 years ago

An ambulance arrives at the Tree of Life Synagogue where a shooter opened fire Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Gene J. Puskar/AP Photo)
Pennsylvania

Proposals call for more resources for emergency responders in Pa.

Two legislative efforts at the state Capitol aim to add resources for paramedics and EMTs including those dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.

7 years ago

In this Sept. 11, 2001 file photo, with the skeleton of the World Trade Center twin towers in the background, New York City firefighters work amid debris on Cortlandt St. after the terrorist attacks.  (Mark Lennihan/AP Photo, File)
History
National

9/11 fund running out of money for those with illnesses

The compensation fund for victims of 9/11 is running out of money and will cut future payments by 50 to 70 percent, officials announced Friday.

7 years ago

Dramatic decreases in deaths from lung cancer among African-Americans were particularly notable, according to the American Cancer Society. (Siri Stafford/Getty Images)
NPR
Race & Ethnicity

Racial disparities in cancer incidence and survival rates are narrowing

The report was published online Thursday in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.

7 years ago

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