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Health & Science

Protesters with umbrellas use steel barricades to block a road as they march through Sha Tin District in Hong Kong. (Kin Cheung/AP Photo)
The Pulse
Science

Can science offer police a better way to handle protests?

Intimidation and police force enraged protesters in Hong Kong. Is there a different way to manage masses of people?

6 years ago

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A woman takes a puff from a cannabis vape pen in Los Angeles. (Richard Vogel/AP Photo)
Health

N.J. advances ban on flavored e-cigarettes and menthols

The approval was seen as a blow to the vaping industry in New Jersey, which argued against the prohibition and claimed it could have unintended consequences.

6 years ago

A fishing boat is enveloped by sea smoke off Spring Lake, New Jersey on Saturday, November 9. (Image courtesy of Mike Casella)
Down the Shore
Science

Smoke on the water: Sea smoke season begins in N.J.

The early Jersey Shore beach birds were greeted by a visually stunning scene Wednesday morning.

6 years ago

A person exits Hahnemann University Hospital in Philadelphia, Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Former Hahnemann residents fear bankruptcy will leave them without malpractice insurance

A former Hahnemann residency program director is warning that residents may be left without malpractice insurance to cover their time at the hospital.

6 years ago

Piping plover with chicks in Cape May, N.J. (Courtesy of Kevin Karlson)
Down the Shore
Science

N.J.’s endangered piping plover population increased in 2019, but researchers are cautiously optimistic

N.J.'s piping plovers population increased by 19% in 2019, but researchers are cautiously optimistic about the threatened and endangered shorebird's long term prospects.

6 years ago

Secretary Robert Wilkie, on a recent visit to Philly, said it’s important to recognize signs of mental illness while service members are on active duty. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Health

To combat suicides, VA secretary calls for modern approach to mental health, starting in service

Secretary Robert Wilkie, on a recent visit to Philly, said it’s important to recognize signs of mental illness while service members are on active duty.

6 years ago

Max's Steaks is located at where North Broad intersects with Germantown and Erie avenues. (Danya  Henninger/Billy Penn)
Health
Billy Penn

Cheesesteak destination Max’s shut down by Philly Health Department

The Germantown Avenue shop had cameos in “Creed” and “This Is Us.” It’s expected to reopen soon.

6 years ago

Service dogs can be trained to provide very different types of support to their human companions, as medical students learn from interacting with
NPR
Health

High-ranking dog provides key training for military’s medical students

The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile ― and likes to be scratched behind the ears.

6 years ago

Two fourth-graders rock side to side while doing math equations at Charles Pinckney Elementary School's
NPR
Science

Math looks the same in the brains of boys and girls, study finds

There's new evidence that girls start out with the same math abilities as boys.

6 years ago

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The Pulse
Science

Beyond Measure

We look at things that are hard to measure and the different approaches that we take to get those measurements correct.

Air Date: November 8, 2019

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Danny Feltwell Jr., 11, has fought cancer since he was 2 years old. His father Dan Feltwell hopes there will be increased funding for research into pediatric cancer drugs that are less harsh on kids' bodies. A new NCI grant of $4.7 million will help so many children, he said, but it just scratches the surface.
(Courtesy of Dan Feltwell)
Health

A.I DuPont Hospital receives federal funds to expand clinical trials for pediatric cancer

A.I. DuPont Hospital for Children in Wilmington has received $4.7 million in new funding to expand its childhood cancer research.

6 years ago

In this January 2019 image made from video provided by Penn Medicine, IV bags of CRISPR-edited T cells are prepared for administering to a patient at the Abramson Cancer Center in Philadelphia. Early results released on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019 show that doctors were able to take immune system cells from the patients' blood and alter them genetically to help them recognize and fight cancer, with minimal and manageable side effects. (Penn Medicine via AP)
Science

Penn Medicine doctors try CRISPR gene editing for cancer, a 1st in the U.S.

The first attempt in the United States to use a gene editing tool called CRISPR against cancer seems safe in the three patients who have had it so far.

6 years ago

Childhood trauma can lead to long-term health problems. More should be done to prevent it, says the CDC. (mrs/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

CDC: Childhood trauma is a public health issue and we can do more to prevent it

Experiencing traumatic things as a child puts you at risk for lifelong health effects, according to a body of research.

6 years ago

Ecologists are tuning into the sounds of rainforests to study ecosystem health and biodiversity. (Image courtesy of Diego Balbuena)
The Pulse
Science

How studying nature's symphony can help scientists determine the fate of rainforests

Improvements in audio recorders, artificial intelligence, and data storage make sound a more powerful tool for ecology than ever before.

6 years ago

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The grave site of Benjamin Rush, who is considered the father of American medicine, at Christ Church Burial Ground. (WHYY)
The Why
Health

Philly’s deadly epidemic that gave birth to public health

The deadly yellow fever epidemic of 1793 rocked Philadelphia, then the capitol of a young United States. Here's how it gave rise to public health as we know it.

Air Date: November 6, 2019

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