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Health & Science

The Horsham Air Guard Station in Bucks County, Pa. where the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam has been linked with contamination of local water supplies. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Health

Advocates say PFAS bills would tighten federal control over chemicals

Legislation aims to improve detection, spur cooperation between federal and state governments.

7 years ago

Photographs of marijuana plants are on the wall during an open house and media availability for the opening of CY+ Medical marijuana Dispensary, Thursday, Feb. 1, 2018 in Butler, Pa.(AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Radio Times
Health

Medical marijuana in Pa.

Guests: Steve Twedt, Marcel Bonn-Miller, Shalawn James Medical marijuana was legalized in Pennsylvania more than ...

Air Date: August 29, 2018 10:00 am

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A billboard on Callowhill Street is part of Philadelphia's campaign in support of breastfeeding features a photo taken by Vanessa A. Simmons of a city woman. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

To promote breastfeeding among women of color, Philly campaign features black moms

Philadelphia's Department of Public Health has launched a new campaign to promote breastfeeding, especially among women of color.

7 years ago

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A tinted transmission electron micrograph of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria (light purple/black) inside a cell. Chlamydia is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S., with more than 1.7 million reported cases in 2017. (Biomedical Imaging Unit, Southampton General Hospital/Science Source)
NPR
Health

Record high number of STD infections in U.S., as prevention funding declines

"It is time that President Trump and Secretary Azar declare STDs in America a public health crisis."

7 years ago

NPR
Health

Hurricane Maria caused 2,975 deaths In Puerto Rico, independent study estimates

Independent researchers from George Washington University have estimated that Hurricane Maria caused 2,975 deaths in Puerto Rico in the six months following the storm.

7 years ago

The rabies virus. A Delaware woman died last week from the disease. It was the first human case in the state since a boy died in 1941. (Via shutterstock)
Health

First confirmed human rabies death reported in Delaware since 1941

It’s been 77 years since Delaware had a confirmed human death from rabies; the second in the United States this year.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Health

Mental health and black communities

Guests: Delane Casiano, Karriem Salaam, Howard Stevenson African Americans are more likely to report mental healt ...

Air Date: August 27, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:59
Skytalk
Science

Listen to “Lune”

NASA Science Visualization Labs’ Ernie Wright has created a beautiful visual compliment to De Bussey’s classic piano composition, ...

Air Date: August 27, 2018

Listen 06:30
Nutritionist Nyree Dardarian ate McDonald's food for three meals a day for a month. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

To prove a point, Drexel prof goes on monthlong McDonald’s diet

She says the 2004 movie 'Super Size Me' sent the wrong message, and she wants to destigmatize fast food.

7 years ago

Arcinella cornuta was included in a new study of fossil and extant bivalves and gastropods in the Atlantic Ocean. Researchers found that laziness might be a fruitful strategy for species survival. (Neogene Atlas of Ancient Life / University of Kansas)
NPR
Science

Survival of the sluggish: Scientists find an upside to a low metabolism

7 years ago

Mario Ramos (left) and wife Tally adjust their umbrellas in Laguna Beach, Calif. The state was among a number of places this summer that experienced their highest temperatures on record. (Jae C. Hong/AP)
NPR
Health

So far, more heat waves do not mean more heat deaths

7 years ago

Crews on Friday worked at clearing damage from Hurricane Lane near Hilo, Hawaii. The hurricane dumped torrential rains which inundated the Big Island's main city. (Crews on Friday worked at clearing damage from Hurricane Lane near Hilo, Hawaii. The hurricane dumped torrential rains which inundated the Big Island's main city. (Crews on Friday worked at clearing damage from Hurricane Lane near Hilo, Hawaii. The hurricane dumped torrential rains which inundated the Big Island's main city. (Crews on Friday worked at clearing damage from Hurricane Lane near Hilo, Hawaii. The hurricane dumped torrential rains which inundated the Big Island's main city. (Jessica Henricks)
NPR
Science

Hawaii braces for ‘life threatening’ flash flooding, after lane weakens

Hurricane Lane, now downgraded to a tropical storm, is expected to continue to dump heavy rain in Hawaii on Saturday

7 years ago

Apollo 15 commander Dave Scott takes samples at the boulder on the rim of Hadley Rille during the Apollo 15 mission in this July 1971 NASA handout photo. Astronaut James B. Irwin, lunar module pilot, can be seen in the reflection in Scott's visor The photograph is one of more than 12,000 from NASA's archives recently aggregated on the Project Apollo Archive Flickr account.  REUTERS/NASA/Handout via Reuters    THIS IMAGE HAS BEEN SUPPLIED BY A THIRD PARTY. IT IS DISTRIBUTED, EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - TM3EBA90Z4801
PBS NewsHour
Science

Missing tape discovery solves 40-year lunar mystery

7 years ago

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NPR
Science

Drought in Central Europe reveals cautionary ‘hunger stones’ in Czech river

A lengthy drought in Europe has exposed carved boulders, known as "hunger stones," that have been used for centuries to commemorate historic droughts.

7 years ago

The Pulse
Science

How Schools Shape Health

School is a place where kids learn about health — everything from nutrition to avoiding STDs. But increasingly, schools across the coun ...

Air Date: August 24, 2018

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