Health & Science
More than half of U.S. cats and dogs are obese — and a ‘food is love’ attitude from pet owners isn’t helping.
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Listen 6:21Air Date: December 19, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:01An epidemic is killing thousands of coal miners. Regulators could have stopped it
More than 2,000 miners in Appalachia are dying from an advanced stage of black lung. NPR and Frontline have found the government had multiple warnings.
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CHOP and Philly launch home repair program to prevent asthma
Many asthma triggers like mold and cockroaches stem from poor living conditions, so CHOP and the Philadelphia Housing Development Corp. are working together to upgrade homes.
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At Penn State, researchers push for answers on carbon capture: Will it stay where we put it?
Technology is seen as key to lessening the effects of climate change.
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Scientists are fighting for the stricken pickle against this tricky disease
With failed harvests, fewer growers are taking a chance on cucumbers.
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2018 is now the wettest year on record for Washington and other cities
Dozens of other locations have reported record-breaking precipitation, including the cities of Baltimore, Philadelphia and Wilmington, North Carolina.
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PUC panel sees ‘statewide concern’ with pipeline corrosion after ME1 leak
Investigators propose a ‘remaining life study’ for the aging pipeline.
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Pa. mulls more naloxone handouts after strong demand
Pennsylvania is considering holding more naloxone giveaways after finding even more demand than officials had planned for at a recent event.
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Teen’s asthma frames town’s struggle with dirty air
Though it’s cleaner than in the 1970s, the plant is still one of the biggest sources of air pollution in all of Western Pennsylvania.
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Viruses can eavesdrop on bacteria, Princeton discovery finds
The discovery opens the door for viruses to become infection fighters, perhaps one day joining antibiotics in the medical arsenal.
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At deadline health insurance numbers dropping in Delaware, region and nation
Multiple factors, from lifting tax penalty to less money for publicity, could be leading to fewer people enrolling for health coverage under Affordable Care Act.
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Pa. offering paramedics wrong naloxone dose, health dept says
The Department of Health's policy directs the use of intravenous doses, not the nasal spray.
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J&J hammered by report it knew of asbestos in baby powder
Johnson & Johnson is forcefully denying a media report that it knew for decades about the existence of trace amounts of asbestos in its baby powder.
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Pennsylvania leading the way in making addiction treatment more available
Opioid prescriptions have fallen by 28 percent in Pennsylvania from 2013 to 2018, but overdoses and deaths continue to rise.
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