Health & Science
Federal changes to funding of family planning spark outrage in N.J.
The Trump administration’s new rules would place further restrictions on how organizations in receipt of Title X money could operate.
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Volunteers Needed for Stellar Sleuthing
Air Date: February 25, 2019
Listen 05:38Roche buying Philly’s Spark Therapeutics for $4.8 billion
Spark Therapeutics says being acquired by Roche will help it expand its gene therapy treatments while staying in Philadelphia.
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How patients’ Google search histories could lead to better care
A new study shows that health-related searches spike in the week before a hospital visit — and how analyzing that data could improve patient care.
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Could membranes at coal-fired power plants help stop climate change?
Pittsburgh researchers are working on potentially cheaper ways to capture carbon dioxide from coal-fired power plants.
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Microsoft workers protest Army contract with tech ‘designed to help people kill’
Friday's letter to Microsoft leaders is the latest instance of U.S. technology workers standing up to their companies over the companies' lines of business or policies.
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A new treatment can relieve food allergies, but few doctors offer it
Many parents of kids with life-threatening food allergies live with fear, Epi-Pen in hand. Some are trying oral immunotherapy, a treatment which can build tolerance to foods.
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Suburban Philly recycling programs address challenges as they settle into ‘new normal’
Programs in municipalities around Philly are adjusting as China’s stricter standards for recyclable materials appear permanent.
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CVS looks to make its drugstores a destination for health care
With almost 10,000 stores across the country, CVS says it is already where consumers are. The company is transforming some of its stores and clinics into hubs for more care.
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Study finds spike in Pennsylvania child abuse-related deaths
The increase likely stems from an uptick in reporting of abuse in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky and Roman Catholic clergy child sexual abuse scandals.
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How extreme isolation affects the brain
New research on solitary confinement could bridge the mind-body gap when it comes to cruel and unusual punishment.
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Listen 11:44Inside Pa.’s Peach Bottom nuclear power plant
Three Mile Island might close down this year. But operators at the Peach Bottom Atomic Power Station hope to stay in business until at least 2053.
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Air Date: February 21, 2019
Listen 49:01Insurers hand out cash and gifts to sway brokers who sell employer health plans
Critics say the setup is akin to a single real estate agent representing both the buyer and seller in a home sale.
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How do you preserve history on the moon?
Historic preservationists hope the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing will persuade the United Nations to protect Armstrong's footprints in the lunar dust.
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