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Health & Science

The Vybe urgent care at 36th and Market MICHAELA WINBERG / BILLY PENN
Health
Billy Penn

Urgent cares are suddenly everywhere in Philly. Can they help boost the city’s health?

Over the past four years, Vybe has doubled Philadelphia’s stock of walk-in clinics.

6 years ago

 Manatee file photo. (Image: flickkerphotos via Flickr)
Down the Shore
Science

Marine experts investigate manatee death in N.J.

Officials on Tuesday were trying to determine what caused the death of a manatee in southern New Jersey.

6 years ago

Janella Pascal is moving out of Crestbury Apartments. She has complained about sewage bubbling up in the courtyard near her unit, but 'they don't do anything.' (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

‘Mommy, the tub’s about to explode’: Feces in bathtub latest indignity at Camden apartments

The revolting bathroom backup follows a week of overflowing dumpsters and raw sewage that leaked onto walkways and front lawns.

6 years ago

Listen 1:24
(Courtesy of the 2050 Group)
NPR
Science

When bias is coded into our technology

Facial recognition systems from large tech companies often incorrectly classify black women as male, including Michelle Obama, Serena Williams and Sojourner Truth.

6 years ago

The cruise ship Anthem of the Seas is docked at the Cape Liberty Cruise Port on Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, in Bayonne, N.J. Four passengers were screened for coronavirus and tested negative. (AP Photo/Kevin Hagen)
Health

4 cruise ship passengers test negative for coronavirus

Four passengers who were taken to a hospital after their cruise ship arrived in Bayonne, New Jersey for evaluation tested negative for the novel coronavirus.

6 years ago

AIDS Delaware hopes a new testing van will help more people get tested for HIV. (courtesy AIDS Delaware)
Health

HIV testing hits the streets in Delaware

A new van will make it more convenient for AIDS Delaware to test for HIV.

6 years ago

A spoonful of honey makes the medicine...irrelevant. That's because honey works better than cough syrups to help with kids' coughs. (Rachen Buosa/Getty Images/EyeEm)
NPR
Health

For kid’s coughs, swap the over-the-counter syrups for honey

If you don't have little kids, or it's been a while, let me just break down for you why kids' coughs can be a truly miserable problem that can drive you to madness.

6 years ago

Dracula (Carlos Villarías) and Eva (Lupita Tovar) in Spanish Dracula. (Universal Studios Licensing LLC)
The Pulse
Science

From the laboratory to the screen: How science inspires horror movies

Think of some of the iconic movie monsters: Frankenstein, Dracula, the Mummy, Godzilla. What do they have in common?

6 years ago

Listen 07:11
Watching movies
The Pulse
Science

How Movies Move Us

Movies may not be real — but in a lot of ways, they’re real to us. Great films help us understand the world, history, and one another ...

Air Date: February 7, 2020

Listen 49:07
(Department of Defense image)
Down the Shore
Health

N.J. military base is among potential coronavirus quarantine locations

A southern New Jersey military installation is on a list of potential coronavirus quarantine locations should the need arise. 

6 years ago

People wear face masks as they visit a shopping district in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. People wear face masks as they walk through a shopping mall in Taipei, Taiwan, Friday, Jan. 31, 2020. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)
The Why
Health

Caution or overreaction? The coronavirus outbreak and Philly

While there have been zero cases of coronavirus in Philly, the response has been swift. When does caution morph into paranoia — and why can it be tough to tell the difference?

Air Date: February 6, 2020

Listen 16:01
When Quentin Tarantino accepted the Palm Dog award at the 2019 Cannes  Film Festival, he called Sayuri, the dog actor in
The Pulse
Science

Can dogs really act or is it all an illusion?

Clever choreography, a strong bond between dog and trainer … and evolutionary psychology?

6 years ago

Listen 08:12
District wardens Kevin Morrissey, left, and Mike Moran, right, working during a prescribed burn at Monmouth Battlefield State Park on March 8, 2014. (Courtesy of Pete Monaco, NJFFS)
Down the Shore
Science

Annual forest fire mitigation program is underway in N.J.

A seasonal program that aims to mitigate forest fire risk is now underway throughout New Jersey.

6 years ago

(Gerry Broome/AP Photo)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa. will expand insurance coverage of innovative treatments for advanced cancers

Patients in Pennsylvania facing the most serious stage of cancer will no longer be forced to try cheaper drugs before their insurance covers other, more expensive treatments.

6 years ago

School was suspended for six weeks in Hong Kong as part of the strategy to keep SARS from spreading. On May 12, 2003, primary school children returned to class amid signs that the outbreak was coming under control. (Bobby Yip/Reuters)
NPR
Health

How Hong Kong beat SARS: Lessons learned

As Hong Kong deals with the new coronavirus, citizens and scientists recall the SARS outbreak 17 years ago — and what it took to defeat the disease.

6 years ago

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