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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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What would overturning Roe mean for birth control?

Overturning Roe v. Wade could threaten birth control and other care, experts say.

4 years ago

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NPR
Government
Kids
Public Health

The Biden administration is working to ease the ongoing shortage of baby formula

During the first week of May, the average out-of-stock rate for baby formula at retailers across the country was 43%, according to data from the firm Datasembly.

4 years ago

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Medicine
Pennsylvania
Public Health

Biden is expanding Paxlovid availability. For independent pharmacies, stocking the COVID pill can be a hassle

Independent pharmacy owners and health experts want to streamline the distribution of Pfizer’s COVID-19 pill.

4 years ago

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Bill Gates tests positive for COVID-19, says he’s experiencing mild symptoms

The 66-year-old wrote in a tweet Tuesday that he is experiencing mild symptoms and is "following the experts' advice" by isolating himself until he's healthy.

4 years ago

An attendee holds her child during A Texas Rally for Abortion Rights at Discovery Green in Houston, Texas, on May 7. Recently passed laws make abortion illegal after about six weeks into a pregnancy.
NPR
Gender
Health Care
Medicine
National

In Texas, abortion laws inhibit care for miscarriages

Medical professionals face quandaries when treating patients who have a miscarriage, a scenario that could soon play out around the country if abortion restrictions tighten.

4 years ago

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NPR
Health Care
National
Public Health

The number of Americans who say they won’t get a COVID shot hasn’t budged in a year

Politics, religion, distrust and disinformation all play a role.

4 years ago

A woman administers a rapid COVID-19 test.
Public Health

Pandemic gets tougher to track as COVID testing plunges

Experts say testing has dropped by 70 to 90% worldwide from the first to the second quarter of this year.

4 years ago

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NPR
Gender
Health Care
Law
Technology

How period tracking apps and data privacy fit into a post-Roe v. Wade climate

Privacy experts warn that in a world without Roe v. Wade, data from period-tracking apps could potentially be used to penalize anyone seeking an abortion.

4 years ago

This Doctors Without Borders clinic in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, is called Pran Men'm (Take My Hand) in the local language. The humanitarian medical aid group operates in more than 70 countries.
NPR
Health Care
International
Medicine
Race & Ethnicity

Doctors Without Borders addresses charges of racism within its ranks

Journalists have compiled instances of favoring international staff over local staff and treating people of color inequitably. A grassroots group of staffers agrees.

4 years ago

Customers wearing face masks shop at the Reading Terminal Market
PlanPhilly
Philadelphia
Public Health
Race & Ethnicity
Eyes on the Street

Opinion: Philadelphia’s anti-mask attitudes end up being anti-Black

Public pressure on the new health commissioner to reverse a reinstatement of the Philly mask mandate ignored vaccination rates in minority communities.

4 years ago

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Health Care
Kids
National
Public Health

CDC probing 109 liver illnesses in kids, including 5 deaths

U.S. health officials are now looking into more than 100 possible cases of a mysterious and severe liver disease in children, including five deaths.

4 years ago

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The Pulse

The Untold Truths about Motherhood and Menopause

On this episode, we’ll explore motherhood and the changes it brings.

Air Date: May 6, 2022

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This Saturday, March 6, 2021, file photo shows vials of Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Denver.  (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, File)
Health Care
Medicine
Public Health

FDA restricts J&J’s COVID-19 vaccine due to blood clot risk

In December, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommended prioritizing the Moderna and Pfizer shots over J&J’s because of its safety issues.

4 years ago

Philly Counts staff canvass the Haddington neighborhood in West Philly during the census.
Health Care
Philadelphia
Public Health

Philly Counts knocks on 100,000 doors in 6 months to encourage adult vaccination

The team responsible for community outreach during the 2020 Census has reached a significant milestone since its shift to get Philadelphians vaccinated.

4 years ago

Jon Miller sits in his bedroom with his dog, Carlos, whom he received as a present for successfully completing cancer treatment a decade ago.
NPR
Employment
Health Care
Home & Family
National

A shortage of health aides is forcing out those who wish to get care at home

Home health care workers are among the lowest paid, shifting the burden of long-term care to aging and overstressed family members or assisted living centers.

4 years ago

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