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People light candles during a prayer and candle vigil organized by the city, after the recent shooting at a WalMart in El Paso, Texas.
(Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images)
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Health

From pain to purpose: 5 ways to cope in the wake of trauma

There are strategies to counter the fear — and move forward.

6 years ago

A ULA Atlas V rocket carrying a U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center mission launched Thursday at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
(Walter Scriptunas II/Courtesy United Launch Alliance)
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Science

With Congressional blessing, Space Force is closer to launch

The House and the Senate have both proposed plans for Space Force in their versions of the annual defense bill.

6 years ago

Naloxone, commonly known by its brand name, Narcan (Emma Lee/WHYY, file)
Health
NJ Spotlight

Distribution and use of naloxone rise in N.J. and across nation

Various data sources make it clear that easy access to the overdose antidote is critical in preventing opioid deaths.

6 years ago

At One World Trade Center in 2017, visitors watch a movie at the New York City building's observatory. Now there's a new feature: A scent meant to complement the multimedia experience. (Gary Hershorn/Getty Images)
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Science

The swaying power of scented spaces isn’t always right under our nose

Can you lift the mood of a public space with a fragrance?

6 years ago

Renee Bach, 30, is being sued in Ugandan civil court over the deaths of children who were treated at the critical care center she ran in Uganda. She has left Uganda and is now living in Bedford County, Virginia, where she grew up. (Julia Rendleman/for NPR)
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Health

American with no medical training ran center for malnourished Ugandan kids. 105 died

Renee Bach founded a charity that went on to care for over 900 severely malnourished babies and children. Now she is being sued by two of the mothers whose children died.

6 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Hahnemann residency programs draw winning bid of $55M from local health systems

A group of six local health systems outbid Reading-based Tower Health for the residency slots that had been assigned to Hahnemann University Hospital.

6 years ago

New houses abut old in Northern Liberties, one of the city's fastest gentrifying areas. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

'We don't build them like we used to' — Why new houses aren’t made of brick

In place of brick, builders are embracing new materials and wood-frame construction. The reasons why come down to changing economic, cultural and environmental dynamics.

6 years ago

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Health

How Buildings Impact Our Lives

From bungalows to skyscrapers, farmhouses to condos, brownstones to corner shops, buildings define the spaces of our lives. They are our ...

Air Date: August 9, 2019

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Large swaths of forest have been cut down in Brazil in recent decades to make room for farming. Deforestation contributes to global warming, and reversing it will be necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change (Andre Penner/AP Photo)
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Science

To slow global warming, U.N. warns agriculture must change

The way we produce food and manage land must change radically if humans hope to avoid catastrophic global temperature rise, according to a new report.

6 years ago

In the U.S., firearms kill more people through suicide than homicide. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

How the CDC’s reluctance to use the ‘F-word’ — firearms — hinders suicide prevention

Congress has told the CDC not to "advocate or promote gun control." That directive complicates the public health agency's efforts to prevent suicide.

6 years ago

The federal website where consumers can sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is shown on a computer screen in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo)
Health

Amid federal uncertainty, Delaware makes ACA pre-existing condition protection permanent

Affordable Care Act provisions protecting those with pre-existing conditions are now state law, no matter what the U.S. Supreme Court decides on the ACA.

6 years ago

Sunoco's Boot Road station, site of what the company called a 'backfire on a flare stack' Aug. 5 that residents said sounded like an explosion. (Courtesy of Eric Friedman)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pipeline experts say vapor buildup likely led to explosion at Chester County pump station

For now, independent pipeline experts say the blast appears to have been caused by the relighting of a pilot light.

6 years ago

People embrace along the street in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh where a shooter opened fire during services at the Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Health

Experts: Stop blaming mental illness for mass shootings

In Pennsylvania, in addition to gun control laws, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf called to “invest in mental health and help those struggling.”

6 years ago

Lexi DiMarino and her father, Keith DiMarino, sit for a portrait in their Wayne, Pennsylvania home. Following a migraine that Lexi endured for 100 days in a row, the father-daughter pair have become outspoken advocates for pediatric migraine awareness. (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)
Health

Migraines in children? It’s more common than you think

By the time kids reach 10 years of age, about 10% of them are dealing with recurrent headaches. Some are tension headaches. Some are migraines.

6 years ago

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Removing plaster from the ceiling involves yanking it down onto your head, until you are calf-deep in broken plaster. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Warning: Renovating your house can damage your health

Among the telltale signs are: questionable judgment; willingness to take on backbreaking labor; inability to delegate tasks. And stress, lots of stress.

6 years ago

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