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Environmentalists from Ducks Unlimited and other organizations are using $500,000 in funding to restore saltwater marshes in Delaware and New Jersey. Saltwater marshes protect communities from flooding, and provide habitat for birds and fish. (Courtesy of Ducks Unlimited)
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Novel method will help restore Delaware and New Jersey salt marshes

Climate change threatens to “drown” Delaware’s salt marshes. New funds from the National Wildlife Foundation will use a novel method to restore them.

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Philly has 4 medical schools, yet 1 in 5 residents don’t have a primary care provider | Opinion

When your caretakers can’t even get care, something is seriously wrong.

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Pennsylvania ranks near bottom of states in renewable energy generation

Pennsylvania ranks near the bottom of states when it comes to generating renewable energy.

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Mobile addiction treatment and naloxone expansion part of Camden County’s plans for opioid settlement funds

The first year of settlement funds from national opioid lawsuits have reached Camden County, where officials will prioritize treatment and naloxone access.

3 years ago

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What Makes a Pest a Pest?

Pests: We know them when we see them. The mice that lurk in our kitchens, the squirrels that steal our tomatoes, the mosquitoes that bite ...

Air Date: March 3, 2023

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Science writer Bethany Brookshire has an enemy who lives in her backyard: a gray squirrel she named “Kevin.” In her new book, she says we can rethink our relationships with animals we call “pests” like squirrels, rats, pigeons, pythons and more. (Gael Dupont-langevin)
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How we decide which animals are pests, and why 

Even for the most devoted animal lover among us, there are animals that we hate and try to avoid, or kill: rats, mice, pigeons, invasive snakes. We call these animals pests.

3 years ago

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‘A dream come true’: Nemours Children’s Hospital gets $78 million to expand cancer and blood disease research

The nearly $80 million grant will help Nemours Children's Hospital focus on long-overlooked patients with cancer, blood illness, and sickle cell disease.

3 years ago

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This Wednesday, March 1, 2023 photo shows a vial of Eli Lilly's Humalog insulin in New York. Eli Lilly will cut prices for some older insulins later this year and immediately give more patients access to a cap on costs they pay to fill prescriptions. (AP Photo/Pablo Salinas)
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Eli Lilly plans to slash some insulin prices, expand cost cap

President Joe Biden brought up that cost cap during his annual State of the Union address last month. He called for insulin costs for everyone to be capped at $35.

3 years ago

Security guards stand in front of the Huanan Seafood Wholesale Market in Wuhan, China, on Jan. 11, 2020, after the market had been closed following an outbreak of COVID-19 there. Two studies document samples of SARS-CoV-2 from stalls where live animals were sold. (Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images)
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What does the science say about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic?

Since the COVID pandemic began three years ago, its origin has been a topic of much scientific — and political — debate.

3 years ago

Former Philadelphia Eagle and CBS NFL announcer Irv Cross
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Former Eagles star, CBS anchor Irv Cross had brain disease CTE

Researchers said he suffered from stage 4 CTE, which is the most advanced kind of the disease. Cross was diagnosed with mild cognitive dementia in 2018.

3 years ago

A close-up shot of naloxone.
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Overdose reversal medication could soon be sold alongside ibuprofen and allergy meds, but cost may still be a barrier

The FDA is considering a nonprescription, over-the-counter version of Narcan’s nasal spray for opioid overdoses. But experts worry about affordability.

3 years ago

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NPR
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FDA authorizes the first at-home test for COVID-19 and the flu

The at-home nasal swab kit simultaneously tests for COVID-19 and two strains of the flu.

3 years ago

Voices in the Family
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Looking at Rising Anxiety in a Different Way

Anxiety disorders are on the rise in this country, especially since the pandemic. What are the reasons for this steep increase? In ...

Air Date: February 24, 2023

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The Pulse host Maiken Scott receives a microneedling treatment based on stem cells that's designed to stimulate collagen and elastin production in the skin. (Courtesy of Maiken Scott)
The Pulse
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Skin Care and the Quest for Eternal Youth

It seems like every day, new skin care products hit the market: lotions, serums, collagen boosters, light therapy, at-home lasers — pot ...

Air Date: February 24, 2023

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The Pulse
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From med spas to DIY: Botox is everywhere but not without risks

For a product whose toxic origins trace back to a biological weapons lab in Maryland, Botox has helped normalize cosmetic injectables

3 years ago

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