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In this July 1, 2014 file photo, Orthodox Jewish girls walk to waiting buses after summer day camp in Kiryas Joel, N.Y. Kiryas Joel is a tightly packed Hasidic enclave surrounded by suburbia in the Hudson Valley. As a measles outbreak stretches toward summer camp season, New York counties with a concentration of Orthodox Jewish camps are requiring vaccinations for campers and staff. (Mike Groll/AP Photo)
Health

Summer camp is newest front in battle with measles outbreak

The battle to contain the worst U.S. measles outbreak in 27 years has a new front: summer camp.

6 years ago

In Nigeria's oil-rich Niger Delta, oil bunkering — the practice of siphoning oil from pipelines — has transformed parts of the once-thriving delta ecosystem into an ecological dead zone, according to the U.N. Environment Programme.
(Edward Burtynsky, courtesy Robert Koch Gallery, San Francisco / Nicholas Metivier Gallery, Toronto)
NPR
Science

Oh dear: Photos show what humans have done to the planet

Three Canadian artists traveled to 22 countries to research and document "places of obvious, physical human incursions on the landscape."

6 years ago

In this undated file photo provided by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a blacklegged tick - also known as a deer tick, rests on a plant. (CDC via AP)
Health

Pa. Lyme disease bill would change coverage amid controversy over ‘chronic’ condition

House Bill 629 passed the house and currently sits in the Senate Insurance and Banking Committee, where past versions of this bill have all stalled. 

6 years ago

For decades, inventors have tried to re-engineer the standard white cane used by people who are blind or visually impaired. But it's a tricky task. (Image courtesy of WeWALK/Kürşat Ceylan)
The Pulse
Science

Why is creating electronic canes for the blind so hard?

People who are visually impaired know what works for them and what doesn’t. They’d rather innovate their own technologies.

6 years ago

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When Neda Frayha’s son had a reaction to penicillin, rather than having that mark on his medical chart, she decided to do more investigation. Frayha is an internal medicine physician and host of the Primary Care Reviews and Perspectives podcast. (Image courtesy of Neda Frayha)
The Pulse
Health

Allergic to penicillin? Maybe not

About 30 million Americans have this allergy noted in their medical records. That means the most commonly prescribed antibiotics are off-limits.

6 years ago

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The Pulse
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How Did We Miss That?

You’re developing a new, revolutionary product. You have all the science figured out, it works like a charm. Problem is, nobody wants ...

Air Date: June 14, 2019

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Red dye is released from the Kent County wastewater treatment plant into The Gut, a tributary of the Murderkill River which runs into the Delaware Bay. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Delaware dyes streams red to predict how a wastewater spill would pollute shellfish

Red dye was released for 12 hours during an exam of how a wastewater spill could affect shellfish in the Delaware Bay.

6 years ago

A scientist opens the lid of a cryotank containing donor sperm samples in an IVF clinic
The Why
Health

A Philadelphia fertility clinic’s secret

The Farris Institute was once Philadelphia's premiere clinic for artificial insemination. But it left an unknown number of children wondering who their fathers really were.

Air Date: June 13, 2019

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Suboxone, an oral film prescribed for the medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction and dependency, is pictured in this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 photo. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
Health

Pennsylvania could make it harder for doctors to prescribe buprenorphine

Pennsylvania Senate may tighten rules on doctors using buprenorphine.

6 years ago

Cancer patient Judy Govatos, of Wilmington, is an advocate for allowing terminally ill people to end their lives with medical help. (Erin Reynolds/WHYY)
The Why
Health

One cancer survivor’s case for assisted suicide

Wilmington resident Judy Govatos has survived cancer twice. If it returns, she wants to be able to choose how to die and is pushing for a controversial bill in Delaware.

Air Date: June 12, 2019

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Science
NJ Spotlight

PFAS control advocates highlight FDA data showing chemicals in food

The FDA tested 91 meat, dairy, grain, and produce samples, and found PFAS in 10 of them.

6 years ago

A group of male and female Horseshoe crabs on the beach
Science
NJ Spotlight

Naturalists renew calls to halt horseshoe crab harvest in Delaware Bay

Despite a New Jersey moratorium, quota system has failed to restore numbers of migratory shorebirds, advocates say.

6 years ago

Side View Of Young Woman Using Mobile Phone While Driving Car
Health

How to keep teen drivers’ eyes on the road, and their fingers off the keyboard

Getting the message through is important: A high proportion of teen car crashes involve distracted driving. So a “multi-pronged” strategy is underway.

6 years ago

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Efforts to limit opioid prescriptions are leading some patients to use more dangerous drugs. (Bigstock)
The Why
Health

The consequences of cutting back on opioid prescriptions

Efforts to limit opioid prescriptions are leading some patients to use more dangerous drugs.

Air Date: June 11, 2019

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Jeannine sorts through a binder of writing assignments from her therapy. In keeping a journal about her past experiences with pain, she noticed that the pain symptoms began when she was around 8 — a time of escalating family trauma at home.
(Jessica Pons for NPR)
NPR
Health

Can you reshape your brain’s response to pain?

Around 50 million Americans suffer from chronic pain.

6 years ago

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