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Hosted by Jad Abumrad and Robert Krulwich, Radiolab is a show about curiosity. Where sound illuminates ideas, and the boundaries blur between science, philosophy, and human experience.

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Health & Science

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery in South Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Philly warns of odors wafting from shuttered refinery this week

Crews are removing mercaptan from the site, the odor used to make natural gas leaks smelly.

6 years ago

Yetta Timothy, a certified nursing assistant in Harrisburg, was among a small group of health care workers who showed up to counter-protest the larger April 20, 2020, rally urging the quick reopening of Pennsylvania's economy. (Joseph Jaafari/PA Post)
Health
PA Post

Health care workers show up at ‘Reopen PA’ protest to urge people to stay home

Main rally marked by Trump flags, open-carry firearms, anti-vaxxers and plenty of anger at Gov. Tom Wolf

6 years ago

Legislative Hall in Dover. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Delaware revenue forecast drops nearly $700 million

Delaware’s revenue estimate for the current fiscal year dropped by $416 million on Monday. That’s roughly 10% of the budget Carney introduced in January.

6 years ago

(Mark Henninger/Imagic Digital)
Health
Billy Penn

CHOP seeing fewer kids with asthma during lockdown, doctor says

Philly is one of the worst cities for asthma suffers, but studies are showing it’s not a big COVID-19 risk factor.

6 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf (Commonwealth Media Services)
Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. unemployment portal opens for self-employed workers

Pennsylvania’s new application for self-employed and gig workers saw 50,000 applications over the weekend.

6 years ago

An EMT wearing protective equipment moves a patient into Elmhurst Hospital Center in the Queens borough of New York. Preliminary data suggest COVID-19 is having a disproportionate impact on communities of color. (Bloomberg via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Who’s hit hardest by COVID-19? Why obesity, stress and race all matter

As data emerges on the spectrum of symptoms caused by COVID-19, it's clear that people with chronic health conditions are being hit harder.

6 years ago

People fishing
Science

It’s how you know the water is safe: the Schuylkill Rivercast turns 15

Pa. officials encourage fishing and boating close to home, with social distancing and no equipment sharing. The Rivercast predicts the water’s quality.

6 years ago

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A worker in the Proctor & Gamble Mehoopany plant (Courtesy P&G)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

‘Flow to the work’: Toilet paper manufacturers in Pa. flush with demand

Toilet paper manufacturers in Pa. say they’re rushing to keep supply from wiping out — and are still surprised by their turn in the spotlight.

6 years ago

(Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

A website about the U.S. electricity grid offers a mesmerizing way to pass the time productively

While millions of Americans hunker down, work from home, and try to stay busy and entertained amid a pandemic, much of our infrastructure hums along as normal, unseen and unap

6 years ago

Appoquinimink School District social worker Jackee Wade at the Fredrick Lodge Manufactured Home Community in Townsend, Del. on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. (Saquan Stimpson for WHYY)
Health

Coronavirus update: Pa. sees highest daily increase in deaths as state investigates older cases

Officials said the majority of these deaths did not occur within the past 24 hours, and that the increase is due to the state reconciling data from several sources.

6 years ago

The correctional complex on State Road in Philadelphia.
Health

‘Scared for their lives’: Inside the coronavirus outbreak in Philadelphia’s jails

People inside tell of dangerously cramped conditions, lack of cleaning supplies and lots of infighting.

6 years ago

A person wearing a protective face mask and gloves as a precaution against the coronavirus walks through Love Park, in Philadelphia, Monday, April 13, 2020. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Coronavirus update: N.J. says more patients leaving hospitals than entering; Pa. opens benefits portal for gig workers

Pennsylvanians who meet the requirements — anyone not eligible for regular unemployment compensation — can now apply online.

6 years ago

Emergency medical technicians wheel a patient into the ER of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. (Stan Grossfeld/Boston Globe via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

In fine print, HHS seems to have banned surprise medical bills during the pandemic

U.S. officials have included this stipulation to hospitals and clinics: They are not permitted to foist surprise medical bills on COVID-19 patients.

6 years ago

Vicki Simon at Point State Park in Pittsburgh. (Courtesy of Vicki Simon)
Health

Health care during COVID: Canceled screenings, postponed dental cleanings

In an attempt to maximize resources and keep patients safe, many elective procedures have been rescheduled or canceled. What does that mean for patients?

6 years ago

A rodent walks around a device with poisonous bait on Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Monday, March 23, 2020. Complicating New Orleans' fight against the new coronavirus spread, rats and mice are abandoning their hiding places in walls and rafters of shuttered businesses and venturing outside. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Science

Humans stay home because of the coronavirus. Some rats follow

Those restaurant dumpsters aren’t full of food waste anymore, so opportunistic rodents are going the residential route to fill their bellies.

6 years ago

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