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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

The drug Paxlovid is seen on a table
NPR
Health

3 ways to get COVID pills if you’ve just tested positive

Some people have had trouble getting Paxlovid pills quickly, despite the administration's effort to ease access after a COVID test confirms infection.

4 years ago

Deb Walker visits the grave of her daughter, Brooke Goodwin
Health

U.S. overdose deaths hit record 107,000 last year, CDC says

The provisional 2021 total translates to roughly one U.S. overdose death every 5 minutes.

4 years ago

A doctor holds up an IUD
NPR
Health

What would overturning Roe mean for birth control?

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

4 years ago

Baby formula is visible on the shelves of a grocery store.
NPR
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

The interior of a Kensington pharmacy
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

Bill Gates discusses his new book, How to Prevent the Next Pandemic, onstage in New York City. Gates announced Tuesday that he tested positive for COVID-19. (Michael Loccisano/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

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
Health

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

West Hansen stands in front of a red car, with his arms folded, posing for the photo.
NPR
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.
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

Close-up of someone's hands typing on a laptop in a dark room.
NPR
Health

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

FILE - A man and a boy walk across the almost dried up bed of river Yamuna following hot weather in New Delhi, India, Monday, May 2, 2022. According to a report released by the World Meteorological Organization on Monday, May 9, 2022, the world is creeping closer to the warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent, with nearly a 50-50 chance that Earth will temporarily hit that temperature mark within the next five years. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)
Science

Earth given 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026

The odds are inching up along with the thermometer. Last year, the same forecasters put the odds at closer to 40% and a decade ago it was only 10%.

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

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
Health
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

Food and Drug Administration building is shown Thursday, Dec. 10, 2020 in Silver Spring, Md. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
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

Mother and daughter holding hands
The Pulse
Health

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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