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Voices in the Family
Aging

Sex and aging

Sex and aging remains an uncomfortable topic for many people. But, a new study finds that your sex life is impacted by how old you feel, ...

Air Date: June 12, 2017

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Behavioral Health

Pa. insurance companies estimate rate increases while girding for ACA repeal

Amid uncertainty over whether the Affordable Care Act will be replaced, insurance companies in many states are submitting requests for hi ...

8 years ago

 Jenny Leyh. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse

Adjusting to two new identities: mother and cancer survivor

Jenny Leyh was 28 weeks pregnant when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She used to dread walking into the waiting room for ea ...

8 years ago

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 April Anderson is trying to quit smoking after forty years. She's HIV positive, which means the negative health effects of smoking are even greater her. (Morgan Springer/for WHYY)
The Pulse

Smoking is often the hardest ‘vice’ to quit

Public health experts say: Ditch your smokes. And if you have HIV, there are a few extra reasons to kick the habit soon.  At ...

8 years ago

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 Maria Rios, 20, watches over her baby, Aryanna Guadalupe Sanchez-Rios. (Heidi de Marco/KHN)
The Pulse

Doctors scramble to care for U.S. babies with Zika-related birth defects

When her daughter was born in January, the first thing Maria Rios checked was the baby’s head.  She’d seen the te ...

8 years ago

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The Pulse
Food & Drink
Social Justice
Technology

The Meat Show

Steaks are delicious. Bacon is tasty. Americans eat a ton of meat, and consumption is on the rise. And, there are serious implications in ...

Air Date: June 2, 2017

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Behavioral Health

Dancing can help sharpen memory for seniors

When it comes to retaining memory, researchers believe dancing is a positive step, packing a host of benefits for seniors. Now ...

8 years ago

 George Rodriguez is a graduate of Pathways to Recovery, a partial hospitalization program for those struggling with addiction and mental health issues. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Behavioral Health

New ‘partial hospitalization’ opioid treatment center opens in Philadelphia

Officials from Philadelphia’s public behavioral health system showcased a new treatment center for opioid addiction Thursday that t ...

8 years ago

 Bob Shoudt, left, competes against other major league eaters in the fourth annual Ash Creek Saloon Rib Eating Championship. Shoudt took first place and won 3000 dollars. (Douglas Healey/AP)
The Pulse

Are the ‘meat sweats’ real?

Carnivores say too much protein makes them perspire. Scientists say that’s doubtful. Chris Pinto from South Philadelphia say ...

8 years ago

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 Katherine (left) and Bonnie attend  Valley Day School in Morrisville, Pennsylvania, which adopted the
Behavioral Health

Opting for ‘sanctuary model’ of discipline, Bucks school considers kids’ past to help them cope

Tough love used to be a fairly common approach in educating children with behavioral and emotional issues. Often it was more tough t ...

8 years ago

Paul Cherashore of the Philadelphia Overdose Prevention Initiative holds a dose of naloxone, an antidote for opioid overdoses. (Courtenay Harris Bond)
Speak Easy
Behavioral Health
Homelessness
Public Health

‘People die of stigma. They don’t die from heroin.’

Paul Yabor, 55, an activist in the HIV/AIDs and harm reduction communities who suffered from a substance use disorder himself, died last week Tuesday of a drug overdose.

8 years ago

 Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro speaks at an opioid forum hosted by the Independence Blue Cross Foundation. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Behavioral Health
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Pa. AG says combating opioid abuse his top priority

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says opioid abuse has become the biggest threat to keeping Pennsylvania residents safe. ...

8 years ago

 Jon McConaughy, owner of Double Brook Farms, stands in the field with his flock of sheep. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
The Pulse
Biology
Environment
Food & Drink

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 ...

8 years ago

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All the curing at New England Charcuterie is done in one large drying room. (Alan Yu/WHYY)
The Pulse
Biology
Food & Drink
Public Health

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 ...

8 years ago

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Rebecca Ruth Seidel with her dairy cows. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Biology
Food & Drink
Technology

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 ...

8 years ago

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