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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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The Pulse
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Health Care at Home

A lot of us had our first taste of remote medical care during the pandemic — telemedicine checkups performed right in our own homes. It ...

Air Date: October 29, 2021

Listen 48:54
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Health

Philadelphia releases vaccination rates for city workers

The streets, police, and fire departments have the lowest vaccination rates in Philadelphia, according to new data released by the city.

4 years ago

Dr. Ala Stanford speaks glowingly of Pastor Glen Spaulding of the Deliverance Evangelistic Church, who provided the space for her new medical clinic in North Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

The Black Doctors Consortium’s primary care clinic in North Philly is now open

The clinic will offer primary care and behavioral health in North Philadelphia, with an emphasis on preventative medicine.

4 years ago

Dr. Cheryl Bettigole speaks from a podium while wearing a face mask
Health

Coronavirus update: Philly COVID cases down; health officials call for blood donations

The pandemic has resulted in a critical shortage of blood donations. As COVID cases trend downward, Philly health officials are urging people to give blood.

4 years ago

A young Israeli receives a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine
Health

FDA advisers back Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for young kids

U.S. health advisers have endorsed kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine for younger children.

4 years ago

Protesters hold signs denouncing vaccine and mask mandates
Health

Facebook froze as anti-vaccine comments swarmed users

When a Facebook researcher suggested disabling comments on vaccine posts until the platform could do a better job of tackling anti-vaccine messages, that proposal was ignored.

4 years ago

A a student listens to the teacher's instructions at iPrep Academy
Health

COVID cases falling, but trouble signs arise as winter looms

Despite falling case numbers, there are some troubling indicators, including the onset of cold weather, which sends people indoors, where the virus can more easily spread.

4 years ago

View of containers with some of the 3.5 million doses of vaccines against COVID-19 from Moderna laboratory donated by US government, on their arrival at El Dorado International Airport, in Bogota on July 25, 2021. (Photo by Leonardo Munoz / AFP) (Photo by LEONARDO MUNOZ/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

What the U.S. can — and cannot — do for vaccine equity per the State Department

4 years ago

People receive information as they attend a job fair for employment with SoFi Stadium and Los Angeles International Airport employers, at SoFi Stadium on September 9, 2021, in Inglewood, California. - Fewer Americans made new claims for unemployment benefits last week than at any point since the Covid-19 pandemic began, according to government data released on September 9, the latest sign of progress in the job market following last year's mass layoffs. (Photo by Patrick T. FALLON / AFP) (Photo by PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Black and Latino families continue to bear pandemic’s great economic toll in U.S.

4 years ago

The exterior of a coal power plant
Science

UN: Greenhouse gas emissions hit a new record in 2020

The United Nations climate office warns that the world remains off target for meeting its goal of cutting emissions as part of international efforts to curb global warming.

4 years ago

Pat Moore, with the Chester County, Pa., Health Department, fills a syringe with Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
Health

Moderna says its low-dose COVID shot works for kids 6 to 11

The U.S. is expected to begin vaccinating children under 12 sometime next month, if the FDA clears low doses of the Pfizer vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds.

4 years ago

A vial of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine
Health
Health Desk Help Desk

Mix or match: What do I need to know about vaccine boosters?

FDA and CDC authorized the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters, along with Pfizer’s. Here’s what you need to know now that they’re all available.

4 years ago

Listen 2:48
The term metaverse seems to be everywhere. Facebook is hiring thousands of engineers in Europe to work on it, while video game companies are outlining their long-term visions for what some consider the next big thing on the internet. Essentially, it’s a world of endless, interconnected virtual communities where people can meet, work and play. You can go to a virtual concert, take a trip online and try on digital clothing. But tech companies still have to figure out how to connect their online platforms. (Mandel Ngan/Pool via AP)
Science

Explainer: What the metaverse is and how it will work

Essentially, it’s a world of endless, interconnected virtual communities where people can meet, work and play.

4 years ago

Kimberly and Tory Grice's daughter Leilani was born healthy after her mother was hospitalized for COVID. (Victoria Hansen/South Carolina Public Radio)
NPR
Health

Despite higher COVID risk, most pregnant Americans remain unvaccinated

4 years ago

A piping plover at Parker River National Wildlife Refuge, Ma
Science

Nests, fledgling numbers for endangered piping plover suffer this year in Delaware and N.J.

Efforts to preserve the shorebird faced setbacks from storms, increased beach use, and predators.

4 years ago

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