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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Renee Bach, 30, is being sued in Ugandan civil court over the deaths of children who were treated at the critical care center she ran in Uganda. She has left Uganda and is now living in Bedford County, Virginia, where she grew up. (Julia Rendleman/for NPR)
NPR
Health

American with no medical training ran center for malnourished Ugandan kids. 105 died

Renee Bach founded a charity that went on to care for over 900 severely malnourished babies and children. Now she is being sued by two of the mothers whose children died.

6 years ago

Hahnemann University Hospital. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Hahnemann residency programs draw winning bid of $55M from local health systems

A group of six local health systems outbid Reading-based Tower Health for the residency slots that had been assigned to Hahnemann University Hospital.

6 years ago

New houses abut old in Northern Liberties, one of the city's fastest gentrifying areas. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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'We don't build them like we used to' — Why new houses aren’t made of brick

In place of brick, builders are embracing new materials and wood-frame construction. The reasons why come down to changing economic, cultural and environmental dynamics.

6 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

How Buildings Impact Our Lives

From bungalows to skyscrapers, farmhouses to condos, brownstones to corner shops, buildings define the spaces of our lives. They are our ...

Air Date: August 9, 2019

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Large swaths of forest have been cut down in Brazil in recent decades to make room for farming. Deforestation contributes to global warming, and reversing it will be necessary to avoid catastrophic climate change (Andre Penner/AP Photo)
NPR
Science

To slow global warming, U.N. warns agriculture must change

The way we produce food and manage land must change radically if humans hope to avoid catastrophic global temperature rise, according to a new report.

6 years ago

In the U.S., firearms kill more people through suicide than homicide. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

How the CDC’s reluctance to use the ‘F-word’ — firearms — hinders suicide prevention

Congress has told the CDC not to "advocate or promote gun control." That directive complicates the public health agency's efforts to prevent suicide.

6 years ago

The federal website where consumers can sign up for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is shown on a computer screen in Washington, D.C. (AP Photo)
Health

Amid federal uncertainty, Delaware makes ACA pre-existing condition protection permanent

Affordable Care Act provisions protecting those with pre-existing conditions are now state law, no matter what the U.S. Supreme Court decides on the ACA.

6 years ago

Sunoco's Boot Road station, site of what the company called a 'backfire on a flare stack' Aug. 5 that residents said sounded like an explosion. (Courtesy of Eric Friedman)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pipeline experts say vapor buildup likely led to explosion at Chester County pump station

For now, independent pipeline experts say the blast appears to have been caused by the relighting of a pilot light.

6 years ago

People embrace along the street in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh where a shooter opened fire during services at the Tree of Life Synagogue on Saturday, Oct. 27, 2018. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Health

Experts: Stop blaming mental illness for mass shootings

In Pennsylvania, in addition to gun control laws, Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf called to “invest in mental health and help those struggling.”

6 years ago

Lexi DiMarino and her father, Keith DiMarino, sit for a portrait in their Wayne, Pennsylvania home. Following a migraine that Lexi endured for 100 days in a row, the father-daughter pair have become outspoken advocates for pediatric migraine awareness. (Angela Gervasi for WHYY)
Health

Migraines in children? It’s more common than you think

By the time kids reach 10 years of age, about 10% of them are dealing with recurrent headaches. Some are tension headaches. Some are migraines.

6 years ago

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Removing plaster from the ceiling involves yanking it down onto your head, until you are calf-deep in broken plaster. (Peter Crimmins/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Warning: Renovating your house can damage your health

Among the telltale signs are: questionable judgment; willingness to take on backbreaking labor; inability to delegate tasks. And stress, lots of stress.

6 years ago

Listen 05:25
Snow falls on a street food vendor as he makes his way down Broadway with his cart past steam rising in New York, NY. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)
The Pulse
Health

How to address New York City building emissions? One option: Start with steam

The inefficiencies of steam have gone unchecked for years. But now, that may change. Earlier this year, New York City passed a landmark law to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions

6 years ago

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A fire burns at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refinery hours after a series of early morning explosions at the 150-year-old industrial complex at 3100 W. Passyunk Ave. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science

Dangerous South Philly refinery chemical still poses threat to community

Authorities will begin neutralizing hydrofluoric acid at Philadelphia Energy Solutions any day now, but doing so comes with significant risks.

6 years ago

Sandi Lisko attends a vigil for recent victims of gun violence outside the National Rifle Association's headquarters building, Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, in Fairfax, Va. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)
Radio Times
Health

Violence in modern America

First we'll hear about the modern white supremacist movement in America. Then, we'll talk about the every day gun violence that often goes overlooked.

Air Date: August 7, 2019 10:00 am

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Mariner East 2 pipeline construction in Chester County. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Sunoco says Mariner East 2 system ‘backfired’ during maintenance but no risk to public

Resident reports loud explosion; company says no liquids leaked from line

6 years ago

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