Health & Science
U.S. investigation of vaping-related illnesses focuses on THC
Health officials say their investigation into a recent outbreak of severe vaping-related illnesses is increasingly focused on products that contain THC.
6 years ago
Temple researchers will look at link between PFAS and cancer
University researchers will examine possible associations between PFAS-contaminated drinking water and cancer as part of a federally funded health study.
6 years ago
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Air Date: September 27, 2019
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Smoking ban at drug rehab centers fuels black market for cigarettes, safety issues
Philly says the ban, started in January at city-funded centers, has been a success. But providers and clients say it’s still easy to smoke in treatment.
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StateImpact Pennsylvania
Sunoco still needs DEP approvals to restart pipeline work in Chester County
The lifting of the injunction at the sinkhole site isn’t a final green light for Mariner East.
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Billy Penn
Public toilets and sinks are installed in Kensington — and were vandalized on the first day
The mobile trailers, part of an effort to combat hepatitis A, are locked up overnight.
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NPR
If e-cigs were romaine lettuce, they’d be off the shelf, vaper’s mom tells Congress
"We are seeing more and more cases each day," the CDC's Dr. Anne Schuchat told lawmakers
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Is Philly’s smoking ban at drug rehabs working?
It's been nine months since Philly banned smoking at city-funded drug rehab centers. Why it's hard to get answers about whether it's helping or hindering people in recovery.
Air Date: September 25, 2019
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NPR
Allergists debate anticipated FDA approval of a peanut allergy drug
The drug, called Palforzia, was developed by California startup Aimmune Therapeutics to be taken daily in a regimen known as oral immunotherapy.
6 years ago
St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital sale can go forward, bankruptcy judge rules
STC Opco — a partnership between Reading-based Tower Health and Drexel University — bought the North Philadelphia facility for $50 million.
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Bucks, Montgomery counties will get $5 million to study health effects of PFAS
Residents in affected Bucks and Montgomery County communities will be eligible for blood testing as part of a national study on the effects of PFAS.
6 years ago
Mosquito found at Joint Base tests positive for dangerous disease
Military officials at a New Jersey base say a mosquito found at the installation tested positive for a dangerous disease.
6 years ago
NPR
A new way of paying for maternity care aims to reduce c-sections
Instead of paying doctors piecemeal for prenatal appointments and delivery of the baby, some insurers now offer medical practices one lump sum to cover it all.
6 years ago
Drexel and Tower Health reach deal to buy St. Christopher’s Hospital
Sale of the North Philadelphia hospital is part of the Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceeding involving Philadelphia Academic Health, which also owns Hahnemann.
6 years ago
StateImpact Pennsylvania
What longtime climate activist Rafe Pomerance wants you to know
StateImpact Pennsylvania’s Susan Phillips sat down with Pomerance and asked him what he wants people to know right now.
6 years ago
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