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The Blood Bank of Delmarva has declared a blood emergency because supplies have fallen below the three-day level of reserves for the 19 hospitals it serves. (Courtesy of Blood Bank of Delmarva)
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Blood emergency declared in Delaware as supplies hit ‘critically low levels’

Officials say supplies have fallen below the three-day inventory.

8 years ago

A Miami-Dade County mosquito control worker sprays around a home in August 2016 in the Wynwood area of Miami. A University of Florida study recently identified the first known human case of the mosquito-borne Keystone virus. (Alan Diaz/AP)
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Keystone virus makes jump from mosquitoes to human for first time

The first known case of the Keystone virus has been identified in a 16-year-old boy after a year of tests and analysis.

8 years ago

StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Study: Methane emissions cancel near-term climate benefits of natural gas

A new study finds climate-damaging methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas industry are nearly 60 percent higher than Environmental Protection Agency estimates.

8 years ago

The Pulse
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Weighed Down

Sometimes it feels like the world is conspiring to make us pack on the pounds — we sit at desks all day, grab fast food on the run, and ...

Air Date: June 22, 2018

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Feliciano Pagan, a Medicaid recipient in Philadelphia, looks over his medically tailored meals made at the kitchens of the nonprofit MANNA and paid for by Health Partners Plans, his Medicaid health plan.
The Pulse
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Rx: zucchini, brown rice, turkey soup Medicaid plan offers food as medicine

A small group of insurers offers some members with serious illnesses medically tailored meals to improve their health.

8 years ago

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In this Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2013 file photo, a college student plays a computer game at an Internet cafe in Seoul, South Korea. On Monday, June 18, 2018, the World Health Organization said that compulsively playing video games now qualifies as a mental health condition. (Ahn Young-Joon/AP Photo)
Health

What makes something truly addictive?

A new "gaming disorder" classification from the WHO revives a debate about whether behaviors can cause the same kind of addictive illness as drugs.

8 years ago

In these two two-cell mouse embryos, the surface of the embryos is outlined in orange, the DNA in the nucleus is indicated in blue and the activity of the LINE-1 gene is indicated via bright red spots. (Ramalho-Santos lab/UCSF)
NPR
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Some DNA dismissed as ‘junk’ is crucial to embryo development

A study published Thursday finds that some of these snippets may actually play a vital role in the development of embryos.

8 years ago

In this Dec. 4, 2014, file photo protesters rally in New York's Foley Square against a state grand jury's decision not to indict the police officer involved in the death of Eric Garner. (Jason DeCrow/AP Photo, File)
Health

The Freddie Gray effect: Black Americans’ mental health suffers after police killings

The negative effect on African-Americans’ mental health peaked in the month after a police killing, and it dissipated after three months.

8 years ago

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Down the Shore
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‘Microearthquake’ occurred early Thursday in South Jersey

A minimal earthquake occurred in South Jersey early Thursday morning, According to the United States Geological Survey, the 1.7 ma ...

8 years ago

The former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove and present day Horsham Air Guard Station is shown Thursday, March 10, 2016, in Horsham, Pa. The military is checking whether chemicals from firefighting foam might have contaminated groundwater at hundreds of sites nationwide and potentially tainted drinking water, the Defense Department said. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Toxic chemical study EPA is accused of blocking just came out. It calls for stricter drinking-water limits

State and local authorities could use standards to set their own rules.

8 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

Do soda taxes help or hurt the poor?

Supporters say taxing sugary drinks is a boon for public health — detractors say the levy is a menace for low-income communities. Who’s right?

8 years ago

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Environmental risk inspector Marilou Yingling stands in front of years worth of files related to lead found in York homes. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
NewsWorks Tonight
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Lead poisoning home inspectors aren’t getting paid and some fear children are at risk

Though funding for lead testing has gone away, the problem hasn't.

8 years ago

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Basketball player Kyrie Irving didn’t exactly deny that the Earth was round. He instead called for wider debate about it, especially in our schools. (Egal/Bigstock)
Speak Easy
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Kyrie Irving and the politics of cynicism

According to a 2016 survey, a third of American teachers are open to the idea that climate change might be naturally occurring instead of something caused by humans.

8 years ago

Drs. Angela Castellanos and Edith Bracho Sanchez, both pediatricians, produce and host
NewsWorks Tonight
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Two pediatricians at CHOP launch podcast for Latino parents

'Las Doctoras Recomiendan' — or 'The Doctors Recommend' — sounds like getting advice from a friend.

8 years ago

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Beyond opioids: How a family came together to stay together

A free program at the Children's Health Center in Reading, Pa. provides resources and social support to new parents in recovery from addiction.

8 years ago

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