Health & Science
Paid family leave is an investment in public health, not a handout
How does the stress of a rapid return to work affect parents, and in turn, cost society as a whole?
7 years ago
Is NASA’s Curiosity rover lonely on Mars?
Some humans here on Earth think so, now that the Opportunity rover’s mission has ended.
7 years ago
Listen 05:56Temple voice therapy program speaks to transgender women
Hormones that help with transition don’t change the pitch of the voice, but vocal therapy programs like the one at Temple University's College of Public Health can.
7 years ago
Listen 3:09Auditor general pushes to reduce gun deaths, focusing on mental health resources
The auditor general's report calls on the state "to expand access to mental health funding, especially in rural areas." It's one of 12 recommendations included in the report.
7 years ago
Report shows how more Pennsylvania drivers can go electric
Of the 8 million vehicles registered in Pennsylvania, just 15,000 of them are electric.
7 years ago
Gauging how family, community impact children’s mental health
Rutgers-Camden study pinpoints childhood trauma as likely source of anxiety, depression and suggests healthy family life, civic engagement can mitigate problems.
7 years ago
Scientific duo gets back to basics to make childbirth safer
A woman with a problematic cervix can go into labor much sooner, which can lead to miscarriage or a baby born so early that the child may die or face lifelong health problems.
7 years ago
NASA twins study shows year in space put U.S. astronaut’s immune system on alert
Astronaut Scott Kelly's immune system on high alert and changed the activity of some of his genes compared to his Earth-bound identical twin, researchers said Friday.
7 years ago
Proposals call for more resources for emergency responders in Pa.
Two legislative efforts at the state Capitol aim to add resources for paramedics and EMTs including those dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder.
7 years ago
9/11 fund running out of money for those with illnesses
The compensation fund for victims of 9/11 is running out of money and will cut future payments by 50 to 70 percent, officials announced Friday.
7 years ago
Racial disparities in cancer incidence and survival rates are narrowing
The report was published online Thursday in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society.
7 years ago
Environmental groups plan to sue U.S. Steel after Clairton fire
A pair of environmental groups say they plan to sue U.S. Steel following the December fire at Clairton Coke Works that damaged pollution control equipment.
7 years ago
Math is a discipline of logic, but for lots of us, it may as well be magic: a force as powerful as it is unattainable. The “math anxiou ...
Air Date: February 15, 2019
Listen 49:14When teens threaten violence, a community responds with compassion
After years of being beaten up, this teen decided to take justice into his own hands. A school district in Oregon showed him a better way to solve his problems.
7 years ago
Medical anthropologist explores ‘vaccine hesitancy’
Distrust of vaccines may be almost as contagious as measles, according to medical anthropologist Elisa Sobo.
7 years ago
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