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Each week Science Friday, hosted by Ira Flatow, focuses on science topics that are in the news and brings an educated, balanced discussion to bear on the scientific issues at hand.

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Health & Science

CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky toured the Princeton University lab where more than 700,000 COVID tests have been processed since the start of the pandemic. (6abc)
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CDC Director Walensky says Northeast seeing higher concentration of omicron sub-variant

Dr. Rochelle Walensky, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, was in Princeton, New Jersey on Thursday.

4 years ago

Coins in a glass jar with the word
The Pulse
Health

The Generosity Spectrum

When it comes to generosity, there’s a wide spectrum in terms of how far we’ll go for others. There’s buy-your-friends-dinner gener ...

Air Date: March 25, 2022

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Ashley McGee fills a syringe with the Pfizer COVID-19 booster vaccination
NPR
Health

Evidence grows that vaccines lower the risk of getting long COVID

Though findings are preliminary, many studies suggest that vaccinated people have good protection against the condition, although just how much is still up for debate.

4 years ago

Signs for the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania and The Childrens Hospital of Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke and Nat Hamilton/for NewsWorks)
Health

CHOP, Penn Med collaborate to address children’s environmental health

A new regional center will develop programs to address asthma, lead and chemical exposure, and air pollution in Philadelphia and Chester.

4 years ago

Reeny Pereira smiles for a portait outside
NPR
Health

Pa. nurses are frustrated by months-long delays to get licensed

Nurses trying to practice in Pa. have some of the longest wait times in the U.S. After wading through red tape, some have given up and left, worsening the staffing shortage.

4 years ago

Michelle Chester prepares a vial of the Moderna COVID-19
Health

Moderna says its low-dose COVID shots work for kids under 6

Moderna said in the coming weeks it would ask regulators in the U.S. and Europe to authorize two small-dose shots for youngsters under 6.

4 years ago

ChristianaCare Primary Care at Jennersville. (Google Maps)
Health

ChristianaCare to take over two Tower Health primary care practices in Chesco

The Chester County practices were once affiliated with Tower Health, owner of the now-shuttered Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals.

4 years ago

This image made available by NASA shows an illustration of the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). Scheduled for an April 2018 launch, the spacecraft will prowl for planets around the closest, brightest stars. These newfound worlds eventually will become prime targets for future telescopes looking to tease out any signs of life
NPR
Science

There are more than 5,000 confirmed planets beyond our solar system, NASA says

These so-called exoplanets include rocky worlds similar in size to Earth, gas giants larger than Jupiter and even"'mini-Neptunes."

4 years ago

File photo: The Pfizer logo is displayed at the company's headquarters in New York, on Feb. 5, 2021.   (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)
NPR
Health

Pfizer launches a recall of blood pressure drugs due to a potential carcinogen

The company warned of several tainted lots of Accuretic and two other versions of the drug due to the presence of a nitrosamine above the Acceptable Daily Intake level.

4 years ago

Trans pride flags flutter in the wind at a gathering to celebrate International Transgender Day of Visibility
NPR
Health

A third of trans youth are at risk of losing gender-affirming care, study says

Fifteen states have enacted or are currently considering laws that would restrict medical treatments to more than 58,000 transgender youth.

4 years ago

Azmat Husain stands at a COVID-19 testing site
Health

How one Philly testing site is navigating the loss of federal COVID funding

Congress’s decision to exclude funding for coronavirus testing, vaccine and treatment in its government spending bill goes into effect Tuesday.

4 years ago

Because space shuttle missions went up to repair and refurbish the Hubble Space Telescope, it has a relatively large carbon footprint compared to other telescopes.
(NASA)
NPR
Science

Astronomy’s contribution to climate change rivals the emissions from some countries

Astronomers spend their careers looking up at the sky, away from Earth.

4 years ago

Nutritionist Shaunté Fields and bus driver Treva White (left) deliver meals to children and their families
NPR
Health

Millions of children will miss healthy school meals when pandemic relief expires

A boost in funds and flexibility in how food is prepped and packaged was a lifeline for hungry kids. But these measures, passed in response to COVID, expire in June.

4 years ago

Heather, who lives in Montgomery County, differed with her ex-husband when deciding whether to vaccinate their two children against COVID-19. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

She wanted to vaccinate their kids. He didn’t. A judge had to decide

In Pennsylvania, a growing number of divorced parents are taking their COVID vaccine disputes to court.

4 years ago

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(joasouza/Big Stock)
Science

How the way we eliminate toxic PFAS from water also takes an environmental toll

Granular activated carbon is most effective at absorbing PFAS, but it contributes to the carbon footprint — a conundrum scientists want to solve.

4 years ago

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