Health
This farmer wants to give animals a better life — and death
Hear what a ‘kinder slaughter’ sounds like.
As farmer Jon McConaughy wades through his flock of 400 sheep, lambs bleat, seemin
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How the sausage is made, safely and free of harmful bacteria
Cured meat is a big food trend in the U.S. right now, but the meat isn’t cooked with heat, so it takes a bit of work to keep the sa
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In the meat industry, cellular agriculture is a new frontier
Scientists are creating meat without killing animals.
Some people sink their teeth into a piece of juicy, bloody steak and enjoy e
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Homeowners, spate of animal deaths may come down to yew
Drop-dead gorgeous plant kills big game in the Rocky Mountain West.
The Japanese yew is beautiful and deadly. So deadly, land
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Without medical support, DIY detox often fails
Kicking an addictive painkiller habit often requires prescriptions and counseling.
By the time Elvis Rosado was 25, he was addicte
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How a gene editing tool went from labs to a middle school classroom
It seems just like yesterday that the gene editing tool called CRISPR Cas9 burst into the science community with seemingly endless option
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Race for the Cure draws thousands, raises millions
Thousands gathered on Eakins Oval Mother’s Day for the 27th Annual Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure. Families and friends gathered to w
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Guests: Doug Fierberg, Gentry McCreary
18 members of the Beta Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State University face c
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Air Date: May 12, 2017
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‘Driving’ to Delaware operating room gets kids revved up for dental surgery
Miniature vehicles are helping a Wilmington, Delaware, clinic ease fear before surgery and cut down on medication.
Four-year-old D
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A precarious 101 days for a premature baby
When I went to the doctor on a cold November evening to find out whether I was having a boy or a girl, the last thing I was expecting to
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From ’80s to now: Waves of investment in drug treatment can help, hurt patients
Just as the clothes we wear and the restaurants we visit follow trends, the illicit drugs we ingest cycle in and out of fashion.
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A newborn boy with a genetic heart condition; a father’s joy and dread
On Aug. 10, 2016, less than one month before my wife Kate was due to give birth to our second child, she and I received news that would change our lives forever.
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Christie: Doctors key to cutting through opioid epidemic — yet some share blame
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie’s latest stop on a state-wide anti-opioid abuse tour was on Monday, in Princeton. Nearly 200 health
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Can negative people learn to look on the bright side?
Most of us know somebody who is always negative – predicting worst-case scenarios, seeing only what wen
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Air Date: May 1, 2017
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How one mom got through losing her first pregnancy
One in four pregnancies ends in miscarriage.
Today Carolina Garzon is mom to smiling five-month-old Emma, but her first try at mot
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