Health & Science
Youngest children in a class are most likely to get ADHD diagnosis
These results underscore the shortcomings in how ADHD is identified.
5 years ago
Climate change: the talks, the costs, and the consequences
Air Date: November 30, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:58Movement grows to establish seafood ‘gleaning’ program in N.J.
5 years ago
From toilet to tap: Texas town makes the most of its ‘pre-owned’ water
Water shortages forced Big Spring, Texas to begin reusing its wastewater five years ago, but not all locals are on board.
5 years ago
Listen 8:06Air Date: November 30, 2018
Listen 48:51U.S. life expectancy drops amid ‘disturbing’ rise in overdoses and suicides
More than 70,000 people died of drug overdoses last year alone, according to the CDC. That number marks a nearly 10 percent increase from 2016.
5 years ago
Water stories: 1,001 voices from around the world
After a bike ride down the Mississippi, Devi Lockwood set out to record water stories on every continent. Here are two: one from Afghanistan, the other from China.
5 years ago
Listen 6:47Is it safe for your dog to drink from the toilet?
Dogs who drink toilet water are a health risk to themselves and maybe to the entire family.
5 years ago
Listen 3:10Number of U.S. kids who don’t have health insurance is on the rise
While not a big jump statistically — the share of uninsured kids rose to 5 percent in 2017 from 4.7 percent a year earlier — it is still striking.
5 years ago
Take two aspirin and a bunch of Swiss chard: Hospital farm aims to promote patient wellness
Lankenau's Wellness Farm yields thousands of pounds of produce for distribution to patients at no charge.
5 years ago
Listen 4:36Why the abortion rate in Pakistan is one of the world’s highest
Most of the women who seek abortions are married, poor and already have children.
5 years ago
Facing backlash, scientist defends gene-editing research on babies
He Jiankui of the Southern University of Science and Technology in China, addressed hundreds of scientists gathered at an international gene-editing summit in Hong Kong.
5 years ago
Climate petition calls on Pa. to cut emissions through cap-and-trade system
Among states, Pennsylvania is the third biggest emitter of carbon. The petition sets in motion a legal process that entails a response from the state.
5 years ago
Health effects uncertain, high toxin levels found in blood of residents near military bases
Blood tests for more than 230 residents of Bucks and Montgomery counties have come back showing high levels of a class of toxic chemicals known as PFAS.
5 years ago
Insulin pumps have most reported problems in FDA database
Insulin pumps and their components are responsible for the highest overall number of malfunction, injury and death reports.
5 years ago
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