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With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

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A 15-year-old in Cambridge, Mass., shows off her vaping device in 2018. (Steven Senne/AP Photo)
Health

With task force, N.J. makes its next move to combat vaping ‘epidemic’

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy put together a 10-member task force to make recommendations to deal with the “epidemic” of e-cigarette use.

6 years ago

Newborn station in a hospital
Health

Nemours and Christiana hospitals open delivery unit for babies with congenital conditions

A Nemours-Christiana Care partnership creates rooms big enough to fit 2 teams of doctors, so that newborns with congenital issues stay close to their moms.

6 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

U.S. Justice Department will fight sale of Hahnemann residency program

The federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, which funds the residencies, opposed the sale of the 550-plus slots from the beginning.

6 years ago

Meredith Elementary School, located on 5th and Fitzwater streets in Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Did asbestos in a Philly school cause a teacher to get cancer? It’s complicated.

A Philly teacher reportedly has cancer caused by asbestos. But should we blame the school where the person taught? It’s hard to know.

6 years ago

Tyler Wilson, assistant manager at Unreal Vapors near Newport, Del., rings up an order for a lemonade-flavored e-cigarette fluid. (Cris Barrish/WHYY)
Health

Amid federal probe into ‘vape lung,’ dozens of e-cigarette illnesses reported in region

The CDC and the American Medical Association are urging users to stop vaping. One Delaware e-cigarette user says the situation is “definitely scary.”

6 years ago

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In this Aug. 28, 2019 photo a man exhales while using an e-cigarette Wednesday, in Portland, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)
Radio Times
Health

Vaping: health concerns and teen use

With the 6th reported vaping-related death, and reports of illnesses across the country, we'll talk about the health risks of vaping and about the high teen vaping rate.

Air Date: September 11, 2019 10:00 am

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Naloxone
Health

Free overdose-reversing drug naloxone will be distributed in September across Pa.

The drug, which can save someone from an opioid overdose, will be available at 95 locations around Pa. Sept. 18 and 25.

6 years ago

(Fascinadora/Bigstock)
The Why
Health

Why vaccine exemptions for N.J. schoolkids are rising

Every school year, parents in all 50 states have to prove they've gotten their kids vaccinated — unless they get an exemption.

Air Date: September 11, 2019

Listen 14:53
The proposed PennEast pipeline would pass through the fields of the Christman farm, seen from the intersection of Station Street and Pohopoco Drive in Lehighton. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Federal appeals court strikes blow to PennEast pipeline project

The Third Circuit decision blocks PennEast from condemning state-owned land in New Jersey

6 years ago

Dr. David Fajgenbaum in his office at the Hospital at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on August 8, 2016.  (Jessica Kourkounis for The New York Times)
Radio Times
Health

“Chasing My Cure”

Physician David Fajgenbaum discusses his new memoir about his struggle with a rare and fatal disease and his search to understand and cure it.

Air Date: September 10, 2019 10:00 am

Listen 49:03
An injured loggerhead sea turtle was washed ashore as a result of Hurricane Dorian. She's receiving rehabilitation at the National Aquarium in Baltimore. (Courtesy of MERR Institute)
Science

Loggerhead turtle rescued after Dorian washed it ashore in Lewes, Del.

The 275-pound turtle was one of six washed ashore by Hurricane Dorian. It was rescued Saturday in Lewes, Delaware and is critical condition.

6 years ago

Joe Bay (center), coach of a New York City
NPR
Health

How a prenatal ‘bootcamp’ for new dads helps the whole family

The lack of attention to a new father's needs can have ripple effects that impact the whole family — in the short-run and later.

6 years ago

Eleven-year-old Ella Koehler, of Seattle United soccer club, heads the ball at a practice on the University of Washington campus. It's the first year she and her teammates of the same age can use the technique. A 2015 rule by the U.S. Soccer Federation banned heading for kids ages 10 years old and younger. (Tom Goldman/NPR)
NPR
Health

Women’s soccer stars concerned about trauma from repetitive head impact

As research into head injuries expands to include women's soccer, some of the sport's former stars are calling attention to the health fallout from heading the ball.

6 years ago

In this Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019, photo, 10-year-old twin brothers Ryan left, and Jack Ykoruk, play in the Lincoln Financial Field sensory room before a preseason NFL football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Baltimore Ravens in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

Eagles build room in Linc for fans with sensory needs

They became the first NFL team to create a fully dedicated sensory room inside their stadium.

6 years ago

Seeing dogs all day has its perks, veterinary neurologist Carrie Jurney says. But it also has downsides, including stress, debt, long hours and facing online harassment. (Janet Delaney for NPR)
NPR
Health

Veterinarians are killing themselves. An online group is there to listen and help

"I had 86 people in my vet school class," Carrie Jurney says. "Graduating class of 2005. Three of them are gone. Died by their own hand."

6 years ago

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