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Health & Science

After widespread pressure to repudiate anti-vaccine misinformation on the social media platform, Facebook announced on Thursday that it's taking several steps to tackle the issue. (Richard Drew/AP)
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Facebook vows to quash anti-vaccine misinformation

Facebook announced on Thursday it is taking steps to combat the spread of anti-vaccine information across the social media platform.

6 years ago

Reporter Susan Phillips (left) and Mary Saso check the details of their mock disaster on a tablet computer at the start of the training at Tokyo Bayshore Disaster Prevention Park.
The Pulse
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An amusement park that’s ready for anything

At the Tokyo Public Bayshore Disaster Prevention Park, learn how to survive without electricity, running water, heat, or air conditioning for 72 hours.

6 years ago

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The Pulse
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When Disaster Strikes

Earthquakes, storms, fires, disease — they sweep into our communities, often unexpectedly. They don’t happen often, but when they do, ...

Air Date: March 8, 2019

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One health insurance startup charges patients extra for procedures not covered by their basic health plan. The out-of-pocket cost for a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy might range from $900 to $3,000 extra, while a lumbar spine fusion could range from $5,000 to $10,000 (Frederic Cirou/PhotoAlto/Getty Images)
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Some ‘cheaper’ health plans have surprising costs

One health plan from a well-known insurer promises lower premiums — but warns that consumers may need to file their own claims and negotiate over charges from hospitals.

6 years ago

Cooper University Hospital in Camden
Health
NJ Spotlight

Camden city EMS reports more calls, quicker response times in 2018

Three years after taking over from Virtua, Cooper is meeting a national benchmark for timeliness.

6 years ago

Amanda Vendetti of Tullytown
Health

Neighbors urge DEP to deny permits for Bucks County industrial-waste plant

A controversial proposal to build an industrial-wastewater treatment facility in Falls Township is close to regulatory approval after years of contention.

6 years ago

This Feb. 28, 2019, photo combination shows trace fossils on paving stones at the Valley Forge National Historical Park in Valley Forge, Pa. A volunteer at the park outside Philadelphia recently discovered dozens of fossilized footprints on flat rocks installed to pave a section of hiking trail. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Science

Dinosaur tracks make fresh impression at Valley Forge park

The trace fossils, as they are known, are scattered along a winding trail at Valley Forge National Historical Park, on slabs purchased in 2011 from a nearby commercial quarry.

6 years ago

Even though the number of Delaware teens who smoke is the lowest since the early ‘90s, state lawmakers are pushing a measure to raise the age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21. (Bigstock)
Health

Despite low youth smoking rates, Del. wants to raise legal age for cigarettes

Even though the number of Delaware teens who smoke is the lowest since the early ‘90s, state lawmakers are pushing a measure to raise the age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21.

6 years ago

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A Mariner East pipeline valve site on the edge of the Andover development, Thornbury Township, Delaware County, illustrates the pipeline's path through densely-populated southeastern Pennsylvania. (Courtesy of Jon Hurdle)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Chester County investigation of pipeline builder Energy Transfer now includes grand jury

The district attorney's probe of the Mariner East project began in December.

6 years ago

They city of Philadelphia has launched a media campaign to raise awareness about medicated assisted treatment for those addicted to opioids. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Philadelphia promotes buprenorphine for opioid addiction treatment

A new citywide campaign features those who credit the treatment for their recovery. Health officials want people to know that buprenorphine is available and effective.

6 years ago

A color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph shows HIV particles (orange) infecting a T cell, one of the white blood cells that play a central role in the immune system. (Courtesy of Science Source)
NPR
Health

Bone marrow transplant renders second patient free of HIV

That result raised hopes that HIV could be eradicated through a medical procedure and cure people of HIV infection.

6 years ago

A fire burns along the Howqua River in 2006 in southern Australia's Victoria state. Fire is no stranger in the bush country there. (Graeme Stoney, Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria)
The Pulse
Science

As bushfire approached, this Australian rancher fought fire with fire

When flames started to burn down the hill toward his family ranch, Charlie Lovick saw his chance: He kept a cool head and took action.

6 years ago

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An MMR vaccination, immunizing against measles, mumps and rubella, is seen in the Health and Prevention Centre in Lyon, France.
(BSIP/UIG via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

A large study provides more evidence that MMR vaccines don’t cause autism

There was no overall increased risk for the developmental disorder among those who received the MMR vaccine when compared with those who had not gotten the vaccine.

6 years ago

A spillway is seen along the Hackensack River near the construction of the new Newark Turnpike bridge on April 26 in Jersey City, N.J. (Julio Cortez/AP Photo)
Science
NJ Spotlight

Upgraded classification for 750 miles of N.J.’s rivers and streams

Deemed the most ecologically sensitive, Category One waterways are protected against any degradation in water quality.

6 years ago

Little Blue Run, the largest coal ash pond east of the Mississippi, along the Pennsylvania-West Virginia border. (Courtesy of Robert Donnan)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Report: Coal ash contamination widespread in U.S., Pa.

One western Pa. site has arsenic counts 372 times the 'safe' level.

6 years ago

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