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This undated photo provided by the Pentagon's Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency shows Lawrence Dickson, a New York pilot killed during World War II. Dickson is first of the 27 Tuskegee Airmen still listed as missing in action whose remains the Pentagon says they have identified through DNA samples provided by his daughter in New Jersey. Dickson was a 24-year-old captain in the 100th Fighter Squadron when his P-51 fighter plane was seen crashing along the Italy-Austria border during a mission on Dec. 23, 1944. Searches for the crash site were unsuccessful until 2012. (Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency via AP)
Science

Pentagon IDs remains of Tuskegee Airman killed in WWII

Sixty-six Tuskegee Airmen died in combat, including 27 who were listed as MIA. Dickson was the first to be identified.

7 years ago

Researchers zeroed in on the ages of kids when they enrolled in kindergarten to investigate discrepancies in ADHD diagnoses. (Westend61/Getty Images)
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Health

Youngest children in a class are most likely to get ADHD diagnosis

These results underscore the shortcomings in how ADHD is identified.

7 years ago

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Science

Climate change: the talks, the costs, and the consequences

Guests: Jean Chemnick, Robert Kopp, Stephen Pacala The UN climate change conference in Katowice, Poland starts Mo ...

Air Date: November 30, 2018 10:00 am

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A commercial scallop fishing boat enters the Manasquan Inlet in Point Pleasant, N.J.  (Wayne Parry/AP Photo, File)
Down the Shore
Health

Movement grows to establish seafood ‘gleaning’ program in N.J.

The Cape May County Board of Freeholders is the latest legislative body to support a program that would allow the New Jersey fishing indu ...

7 years ago

The city of Big Spring’s desert-like climate has pushed officials to come up with creative ways to conserve water. In 2013, the Colorado River Municipal Water District opened the nation's first Direct Potable Reuse water treatment plant, in order to recycle the city’s water. (Kristen Cabrera/For WHYY)
The Pulse
Science

From toilet to tap: Texas town makes the most of its ‘pre-owned’ water

Water shortages forced Big Spring, Texas to begin reusing its wastewater five years ago, but not all locals are on board.

7 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

The Water We Drink

Most of us take our drinking water for granted — switch on the tap, and out it flows. But in much of the world, that’s not the case. ...

Air Date: November 30, 2018

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Syringes of fentanyl, an opioid painkiller, sit in an inpatient facility in Salt Lake City. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, opioid-related overdoses have contributed to the life expectancy drop in the U.S. (Rick Bowmer/AP)
NPR
Health

U.S. life expectancy drops amid ‘disturbing’ rise in overdoses and suicides

More than 70,000 people died of drug overdoses last year alone, according to the CDC. That number marks a nearly 10 percent increase from 2016.

7 years ago

For four years, Devi Lockwood has been traveling around the world to record 1,001 stories about water and climate change. (Image courtesy of Devi Lockwood)
The Pulse
Health

Water stories: 1,001 voices from around the world

After a bike ride down the Mississippi, Devi Lockwood set out to record water stories on every continent. Here are two: one from Afghanistan, the other from China.

7 years ago

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Katherine Taylor pets her dog Lapis. (Julian Harris/For WHYY’s The Pulse)
The Pulse
Health

Is it safe for your dog to drink from the toilet?

Dogs who drink toilet water are a health risk to themselves and maybe to the entire family.

7 years ago

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The number of children in the United States without health insurance jumped to 3.9 million in 2017 from about 3.6 million the year before, according to census data. (Katrina Wittkamp/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Number of U.S. kids who don’t have health insurance is on the rise

While not a big jump statistically — the share of uninsured kids rose to 5 percent in 2017 from 4.7 percent a year earlier — it is still striking.

7 years ago

Kevin Lawerence, of Wynnewood, was pleasantly surprised to receive a fresh bag of groceries during his appointment at Lankenau Hospital's integrated health practice.
Health

Take two aspirin and a bunch of Swiss chard: Hospital farm aims to promote patient wellness

Lankenau's Wellness Farm yields thousands of pounds of produce for distribution to patients at no charge.

7 years ago

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Mehnaz sits inside her home in Abbottabad, northern Pakistan. She has one son and six daughters. She has also had three abortions, fearing she would have more girls. (Diaa Hadid/NPR)
NPR
Health

Why the abortion rate in Pakistan is one of the world’s highest

Most of the women who seek abortions are married, poor and already have children.

7 years ago

Chinese researcher He Jiankui spoke Wednesday during the Second International Summit on Human Genome Editing in Hong Kong. (Kin Cheung/AP)
NPR
Science

Facing backlash, scientist defends gene-editing research on babies

He Jiankui of the Southern University of Science and Technology in China, addressed hundreds of scientists gathered at an international gene-editing summit in Hong Kong.

7 years ago

The stacks of the Homer City Generating Station in Homer City, Pa., are shown in this 2014 file photo. (Keith Srakocic/AP Photo)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

Climate petition calls on Pa. to cut emissions through cap-and-trade system

Among states, Pennsylvania is the third biggest emitter of carbon. The petition sets in motion a legal process that entails a response from the state.

7 years ago

Water pours from a faucet.
Health

Health effects uncertain, high toxin levels found in blood of residents near military bases

Blood tests for more than 230 residents of Bucks and Montgomery counties have come back showing high levels of a class of toxic chemicals known as PFAS.

7 years ago

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