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Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley demonstrates the use of naloxone spray during a press conference at City Hall.
Health

Philly launches campaign urging citizens to carry life-saving naloxone

'Carrying naloxone can be just as important as learning CPR,' says Philadelphia's assistant deputy commissioner of the fire department.

7 years ago

Philadelphia Energy Solutions, the largest refiner on the East Coast, was relieved of some of its obligations to buy renewable fuel credits in an agreement with the EPA. (Peter DeCarlo)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

EPA deal gives PES, in bankruptcy, some relief from renewable fuel credits

Philadelphia Energy Solutions reached an agreement with the federal government to reduce its liability for buying renewable fuel credits.

7 years ago

Bob Hoffman of Edgmont Township, Delaware County, says he's OK with a water 'buffalo' that Sunoco installed outside his home. It's to ensure a supply of clean water in case his private well is disrupted by drilling for the Mariner East pipelines. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

On pipeline route, some well owners OK with Sunoco’s water; others are wary

The temporary water supply is being provided to owners of private water wells along the pipeline route because of concerns that water could turn cloudy or become contaminated

7 years ago

Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services Commissioner David Jones testifies at a council hearing on the opioid crisis.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Philly Council members grill city officials on efforts to deal with opioid crisis

Council members’ questions for city officials took up so much of the three-hour hearing that other speakers, including treatment providers, did not have a chance to speak.

7 years ago

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Walmart pharmacies are now distributing packets of DisposeRx, a powder designed to keep unused opioid medication from creating future addicts. (Mark Eichmann/WHYY)
Health

Walmart provides free opioid disposal product to customers

Walmart pharmacies are now distributing a powder that renders opioid medication unusable.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Science

The science of perfect timing

Guest: Daniel Pink Scientists are taking a serious look at timing. What time you take a test, schedule a doctor a ...

Air Date: March 13, 2018 10:00 am

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Voices in the Family
Health

Adding hope to health messages may lead to better outcomes

Doctors often have to talk to their patients about different health risks – obesity, smoking, too much alcohol – but WHAT sho ...

Air Date: March 12, 2018

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Skytalk
Science

Dark matter’s impact on Andromeda’s size

Textbooks typically describe the nearby Andromeda galaxy as being three to four times larger than our galaxy, the Milky Way. However, new ...

Air Date: March 12, 2018

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City Councilwoman Maria Quiñones-Sánchez (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

Council hearing to focus on Philly’s efforts to fight opioid addiction

City Council will hold a second public hearing in April in Kensington, where residents will able to tell officials how the opioid crisis is affecting their community.

7 years ago

T.J. Allen, a resident of West Whiteland Township in Chester County, stands in front of sinkhole enclosures in his back yard. Allen said he's worried about the sinkholes, and the fact that Sunoco has been ordered to make sure an existing pipeline that runs through his neighborhood is safe. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

‘It’s crazy, man’: Sinkholes, Sunoco’s pipeline inspection stir safety fears in Chesco

Sunoco scrambled to inspect an ageing pipeline on Friday in the backyards of Chester County homes where drilling for two new pipelines has caused several sinkholes to open up.

7 years ago

The route of the Falcon Ethane Pipeline through Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. (Fractracker Alliance)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

DEP announces public hearings for Shell ethane cracker pipeline

The Pennsylvania DEP will hold three public hearings in April to gather public comment on a proposed pipeline that will feed a chemical plant in Beaver County.

7 years ago

Because of layers of material that can be difficult to separate, many containers for juices and broths have traditionally been destined for landfills. But recycling them is getting easier. (KidStock/Getty Images)
NPR
Science

In the recycling world, why are some cartons such a problem?

Scoot over, cans; cartons are moving in on your shelf space. Specifically, the soft, light rectangular containers commonly associated with juice boxes.

7 years ago

Michael Robertson in his home on in Washington, D.C. Years ago, he didn't feel well and chalked it up to work stress. It was much more serious than that. (Kelly Jo Smart for NPR)
NPR
Science

The 30 year quest to tame the ‘wily’ cancer gene

The mutated gene is called RAS, and it's the very first human cancer gene ever discovered. It's also amazingly common.

7 years ago

Jim Barrett stands next to a wellpad on his farm in Bradford County. He says Chesapeake Energy, which drilled four natural gas wells on his land, is cheating him out of royalty money. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Royalties: Why some strike it rich in the natural gas patch, and others strike out

That disparity in how royalties are paid spans the Marcellus Shale, and it’s popping up in other oil- and gas-rich regions across the United States.

7 years ago

(Chris Post/AP Photo)
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Opioid overdoses sending twice as many kids to hospital

Over a decade, more than 3,600 children were admitted hospitals for opioid ingestion — about 800 between 2004 and 2007 and more than 1,500 between 2012 and 2015.

7 years ago

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