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Health & Science

A monarch butterfly in Cape May, New Jersey. (Courtesy of Mark Garland)
Down the Shore
Science

Monarch butterfly researchers report biggest numbers of season this week in Cape May

Like clockwork, the monarch butterfly migration season along the Jersey Shore is heating up.

7 years ago

Astronauts Christina Koch (right) and Jessica Meir pose for a photo on the International Space Station on Oct. 4. NASA moved up the first all-female spacewalk because of a power system failure at the space station. (NASA via AP)
NPR
Science

NASA’s first all-female spacewalk set for Friday

Only 15 women have participated in spacewalks, and all were accompanied by men.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Health Commissioner Tom Farley explains that each Juul cartridge contains roughly the same amount of nicotine as two packs of cigarettes. (Nina Feldman/WHYY)
Health

Amid hospitalizations, Philadelphia officials propose a flavored vape ban for minors

The bill is not as sweeping as other cities’ proposed vaping bans, but Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley says that’s intentional.

7 years ago

The Harrisburg Area Community College — which serves more than 17,000 students on campuses in Harrisburg York, Lancaster, Lebanon and Gettysburg — has eliminated all on-campus mental health counseling, a move experts said was risky at a time of growing demand. (Courtesy of PennLive)
Health
Spotlight PA

Pa.’s largest community college eliminates campus mental health counseling for 17K students

College health experts called the move short-sighted and risky at a time of growing mental health needs among students.

7 years ago

(Bigstock/ilixe48)
Health

New report stacks up ‘Medicare for All’ and the ‘public option’ by cost and coverage

A new Urban Institute report prices out popular reforms like “Medicare for All” and a so-called public option. Who will they cover? What will they cost?

7 years ago

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Derrick H. Pitts has been named one of the 50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science and will receive the Philadelphia Public Relations Association's 2019 Gold Medal Award. (Provided)
Science
The Philadelphia Tribune

Franklin Institute’s Derrick Pitts: Visibility matters, especially in science

Derrick H. Pitts has been named one of the 50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science.

7 years ago

Families affected by pre-existing conditions attend a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 26, 2018. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo)
Health

Democratic candidates divided on health care will soon be drowning in data

The Urban Institute will publish the first report of the 2020 election cycle to price out popular reforms like “Medicare for All” and a so-called public option.

7 years ago

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In this Jan. 18, 2010 file photo, steaks and other beef products are displayed for sale at a grocery store in McLean, Va. (J. Scott Applewhite/ AP Photo)
Health

Who says you can’t eat red meat? Food advice questioned anew

So is red meat good or bad for you? A team of international researchers is saying there isn’t enough evidence to tell people to cut back on red or processed meat.

7 years ago

The inside of a lead pipe with a biofilm intact.  Biofilms consist of organic and inorganic matter that acts as a wall between the lead surface and the water. (Irina Zhorov/WESA)
Health
NJ Spotlight

Murphy’s target: Replace all lead service lines in N.J. by 2029

The plan includes a call for a $500 million bond issue and a requirement for every child to be tested for lead before starting school.

7 years ago

A Juul starter kit sold at a kiosk in a mall in Makati City in the Philippines. (Carlo Gabuco for NPR)
NPR
Health

Juul is behaving differently in the Philippines than in the U.S., say activists

Almost as soon as the e-cigarette maker Juul launched in the Philippines this past June, Maria Encarnita Limpin started noticing the product in shops all over the capital Mani

7 years ago

Fast food and unhealthy eating concept. (ShutterStock)
Health
NJ Spotlight

New Jersey ranked 22nd in nation for rate of childhood obesity

The obesity rate for those in the 10 to 17 age group elsewhere in the country goes from 8.7% in Utah to 25.4% in Mississippi.

7 years ago

The latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act, Texas v. Azar, was argued in July in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Attorney Robert Henneke, representing the plaintiffs, spoke outside the courthouse on July 9.
(Gerald Herbert/AP)
NPR
Health

Heads up: A ruling on the latest challenge to the Affordable Care Act is coming

A decision in the latest court case to threaten the future of the Affordable Care Act could come as soon as this month.

7 years ago

Travelers pass through a corridor at Philadelphia International Airport. (AP file photo)
Health

Passengers at PHL airport may have been exposed to measles, Health Department says

Anyone who visited certain terminals at the Philadelphia International Airport on Oct. 2 and 3 may have been exposed to measles, state health officials warned Friday.

7 years ago

Skytalk
Science

Keeping Score

Saturn pulls ahead of Jupiter in the number of moons detected – current score: 82 to 79 Researchers recently announce ...

Air Date: October 12, 2019

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A sign on the side of a barn on Riegelsville Road in Holland Township, New Jersey, shows local opposition to the PennEast pipeline. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Science
NJ Spotlight

DEP Pushes Back Again on PennEast Pipeline

Agency blocks the 120-mile interstate project from obtaining crucial permits once more

7 years ago

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