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Health & Science

Supporters of House Bill 1900 wore gold shirts at a rally in the state Capitol Wed., Oct. 23, 2019. They want the state to license applied behavior analysis as a medical profession so that insurance will cover it. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
Health

Proposal with ‘broad support’ would require license for Pa. therapists who often help children with autism

Applied behavior analysts are licensed in 30 states. Pennsylvania isn't one of them.

6 years ago

Lawmakers and advocates gathered in the Capitol Tuesday to promote their effort to make free menstrual products publicly available. (Katie Meyer/WITF)
Health

Menstrual products should be free, Pa. lawmakers say

Calling the issue a matter of public health, the group is proposing four bills that would require public restrooms to provide free pads and tampons to anyone who needs them.

6 years ago

A man exhales a puff of smoke from a vape pipe
Radio Times
Health

Vaping: a public health crisis?

Some state and city governments have begun to implement more stringent regulations when it comes to the sale of vape devices and liquids. But is it an overreaction?

Air Date: October 23, 2019 10:00 am

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(martin-dm/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

More LOLs, fewer Zzzs: Teens may be losing sleep over social media

Research yet again shows teens are glued to their phones to an unhealthy degree. In fact, they may be choosing social media over sleep.

6 years ago

This June 2014 image provided by the National Institutes of Health, shows red blood cells in a patient with sickle cell disease at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center in Bethesda, Md. A small but promising government study by National Institutes of Health found that bone marrow transplants can reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults. Results were published Tuesday, July 1, 2014, in the Journal of the American Medical Association. (AP Photo/National Institutes of Health)
Health

Sickle cell cures are near, but some adults worry inadequate care could make them ineligible

Care for adults with sickle cell disease has lagged behind pediatric care. Some adults may not be well enough to receive cures when they come.

6 years ago

Tahirah Austin, who has sickle-cell disease, plays with Kinza, the son of a friend who also has the disease. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Health

Philly doctors worried about a ‘lost generation’ of sickle-cell patients

Patients with sickle-cell disease are living longer and a cure could be around the corner. Why doctors in Philadelphia worry those adult patients might be left behind.

Air Date: October 22, 2019

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Buckenell chemistry senior Anna Islas connects a vaping device to a hose for testing. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
Health

Pa. college chemistry students find carbon monoxide in common vaping devices

The research challenges electronic cigarette industry claims about health risks the devices pose.

6 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Why
Science

How Philly narrowly avoided disaster after refinery explosion

Federal regulators released a report that revealed just how close the city came to catastrophe after the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery explosion in June.

Air Date: October 21, 2019

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A recent study looked at funding rates for R01 grant applications, which are designed to support 'health-related research and development based on the mission of the NIH.' In general, population-based projects were less likely to be funded than explorations of cellular mechanisms, the study found. (Will & Deni McIntyre/Science Source)
NPR
Science

What’s behind the research funding gap for black scientists?

Black applicants to a prestigious research grant program at the National Institutes of Health are awarded funding at a significantly lower rate than their white peers.

6 years ago

The great white shark Shaw gets tagged off Nova Scotia on Oct. 1. (Courtesy of OCEARCH)
Down the Shore
Science

Newly tagged great white shark ‘Shaw’ cruises near N.J.

Years after Mary Lee appeared, and following the brief blip of Miss May in July, there’s a new great white shark to track. His name is Shaw.

6 years ago

Jacob Reed, director of the Unmanned Aircraft Systems degree program at Lewis University, demonstrates a drone at the school's airfield outside of Chicago. (David Schaper/NPR)
NPR
Science

Drone delivery is one step closer to reality

Walgreens is testing out delivery from store to door by drone in Virginia, and UPS won approval to expand air delivery of medical supplies.

6 years ago

Johnson & Johnson is recalling one lot of its baby powder as a precaution after government testing found trace amounts of asbestos in one bottle bought online. (Mel Evans/AP Photo)
Health

J&J recalls baby powder after trace asbestos found in bottle

Johnson & Johnson on Friday recalled a single batch of its baby powder as a precaution after government testing found trace amounts of asbestos in one bottle bought online.

6 years ago

Unlike most dairy cows in America, which are descended from just two bulls, this cow at Pennsylvania State University has a different ancestor: She is the daughter of a bull that lived decades ago, called University of Minnesota Cuthbert. The bull's frozen semen was preserved by the U.S. Agriculture Department. (Dan Charles/NPR)
NPR
Science

Most U.S. dairy cows are descended from just 2 bulls. That’s not good

Dairy farmers can go to this online catalog and pick a bull, and the company will ship doses of semen to impregnate their cows.

6 years ago

Myriad Genetics is among a handful of companies that make a genetic test to help doctors choose psychiatric medicines for patients. Evidence that the tests are effective has been called
NPR
Health

DNA tests for psychiatric drugs are controversial but some insurers are covering them

Finding the right medication to treat mental health problems can be a frustrating trial-and-error process. New genetic tests aim to match meds to patients, but do they work?

6 years ago

Emergency hospital during influenza epidemic, Camp Funston, Kansas, probably early 1918. (OHA 250: New Contributed Photographs Collection, Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine)
Health

‘Up close and personal’: Mütter Museum maps the spread of Philly’s 1918 flu epidemic

The Mütter Museum created an interactive online database that maps the 1918 flu epidemic as it swept through Philadelphia.

6 years ago

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