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The Pulse
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Designing Safer Streets

In the early days of the pandemic, life on the streets changed. Traffic was clear, and the roads felt nearly deserted. Bumper-to-bumper c ...

Air Date: October 14, 2022

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File photo: Nurses at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia picketed on Broad Street during negotiations of a 3-year contract to raise awareness about issues of recruiting, retention and pay disparity, on Sept. 23, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Health care workers at Temple University Hospital vote to authorize a strike if contract negotiations sour

Union groups at Temple University Hospital have been in contract negotiations since August. They’re prepared to strike if an agreement isn’t reached.

3 years ago

A Jackson, Miss., resident receives a Pfizer booster shot from a nurse at a vaccination site Feb. 8. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP)
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Omicron boosters for kids 5-12 are cleared by the FDA. The CDC’s OK is the last step

The U.S. on Wednesday authorized updated COVID-19 boosters for children as young as 5, seeking to expand protection ahead of an expected winter wave.

3 years ago

This map from the nonprofit March of Dimes shows maternity care deserts across the U.S. in 2020. (March of Dimes/US Health Resources and Services Administration.)
NPR
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Millions of Americans are losing access to maternal care. Here’s what can be done

Access to maternity care is decreasing in the parts of the U.S. that need it the most, affecting nearly 7 million women of childbearing age and some 500,000 babies.

3 years ago

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New CHOP study: Targeted exposure therapy helps kids with food allergies overcome related anxiety disorders and fears

Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia studied how exposure therapy can help kids overcome excessive anxiety related to their food allergies.

3 years ago

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Asteroid moonlet Dimorphos as seen by the DART spacecraft 11 seconds before impact. (NASA/Johns Hopkins APL)
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NASA says its asteroid defense test was a success

NASA smashed a spacecraft into an asteroid in an attempt to throw it off course. The mission succeeded beyond expectations, officials said.

3 years ago

David Quammen tells the story of the worldwide scientific quest to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
Radio Times
Science

The scientific race to defeat a deadly virus

'Breathless' tells the story of the worldwide scientific quest to understand and trace the origins of Covid-19 and develop treatments to fight the deadly virus.

Air Date: October 11, 2022 10:00 am

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Several stuffed animals sit on a n empty hospital bed.
NPR
Health

There’s a spike in respiratory illness among children — and it’s not just COVID

Sick kids are crowding emergency rooms in parts of the country and some pediatric hospitals say they're running out of beds.

3 years ago

Members of Black Men Run Philly. (Anthony Beltran Rivera/WHYY)
Health

‘We need to be represented’: Philly group is encouraging Black men to run

Running is an activity used to improve physical health and well-being, but for members of Black Men Run Philly, it provides a sense of community and representation.

3 years ago

A person poses for a photo, leaning up against a fence. A tree is visible in the background.
Health

Telemedicine was made easy during COVID-19. Not any more

Restrictions are returning to telemedicine, an area of medicine that exploded in popularity early in the pandemic.

3 years ago

People are at tables in a vaccination clinic.
NPR
Health

Early signs a new U.S. COVID surge could be on its way

Here we go again. The virus is starting to surge in many European countries and there are early signs a wave may be starting in the U.S. too.

3 years ago

Brandywine Creek in Wilmington. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Environmental advocates, scientists want federal protection for Red Clay, Brandywine, creeks in northern Delaware

The University of Delaware and others are proposing that Brandywine Creek and Red Clay Creek join the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.

3 years ago

The Pulse
Health

The Battle Over Autism Therapy ABA

When Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) first emerged on the national stage, it was hailed as a ray of hope. It was an intensive, interactiv ...

Air Date: October 7, 2022

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Students line up to enter Christa McAuliffe School while wearing masks
Health

Emergency department visits and admissions of children with respiratory illnesses are up at Delaware Valley hospitals

A number of circulating viruses are causing rising rates of respiratory infections in kids, with hospitals and ICUs seeing an uptick in admissions.

3 years ago

People take pictures and videos of the Boston Dynamics robot Spot during an event in Lisbon in 2019. (Patricia De Melo Moreira/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Science

Some leading robot makers are pledging not to weaponize them

Boston Dynamics and five other robotics companies have signed an open letter saying what many of us were already nervously hoping for anyway.

4 years ago

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