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Lacey Kohlmoos, with her son Finn, and Samantha Matlin, with children Olivia, 4, and Logan, 2, campaigned for lactation facilities at 30th Street Station.
Health

After push from 2 Philly moms, Amtrak adds breastfeeding facility at 30th Street Station

One of the women who pushed for the accommodation said she sees it as an indication of a cultural shift.

8 years ago

Clinging jellyfish (Courtesy of Dr. Paul Bologna‎/Montclair State University)
Down the Shore
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Clinging jellyfish once again found in N.J. river

The small jellyfish, found in an area off Monmouth Beach known as "the Hook," may indicate the start of a bloom.

8 years ago

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Radio Times
Health

Memorial Day special

Guests: Thomas Childers, Michael Miller, Jacinta Johnson, Winden Rowe, Elyse Fenton Today on the show we’re goi ...

Air Date: May 28, 2018 10:00 am

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Pennsylvania Nature Conservancy executive director Bill Kunze looks for birds at the John Heinz National Wildlife Refuge in Philadelphia during the annual spring migration. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Spring birdsong could change with a changing climate

A warming planet means some migrating birds miss mealtime.

8 years ago

Susquehanna Township EMS director Matt Baily removes naloxone from a supply cabinet. EMS personnel will begin carrying a non-addictive pain drug, keterolac, beginning July 1. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
WITF
Health

Pa. first responders to carry non-addictive pain drug

The state Department of Health has approved EMS personnel to carry a non-addictive pain drug called keterolac, also known by the brand name Toradal.

8 years ago

The Philadelphia skyline is seen along the banks of the Delaware River, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2017. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
NPR
Science

Where you live affects your happiness and health, but how exactly?

A study published Wednesday takes a step toward teasing out which attributes might contribute to well-being in communities around the country.

8 years ago

Emergency room doctors from the University of Colorado School of Medicine take part in a new kind of firearm training. (Courtesy of Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine)
The Pulse
Health

To better counsel patients, doctors try handling firearms themselves

Emergency medicine doctor Emmy Betz wanted to get more comfortable with guns. Pistol instructor and family physician Michael Victoroff had a proposal for her.

8 years ago

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Domestic Violence survivor Renee Norris Jones at her home in Nicetown. Norris Jones said that despite enduring years of abuse, nothing gave her more fear than when she was confronted with a gun. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

After years of domestic violence, a gun changed everything

Renee Norris Jones was in an abusive relationship for seven years.

8 years ago

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A display of rifles in a gun shop, with a flag that says
The Pulse
Science

That time a Second Amendment advocate agreed to sell a ‘smart gun’

Gun-shop owner Andy Raymond thought personalized firearms might get new people interested in guns. Instead, he attracted anger and was cast as an anti-gun gun dealer.

8 years ago

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William Rivera, 37, has been incarcerated more than 40 times since he was 10. Today, he’s coming home with hope and help from a new program that aims to treat Rivera’s addiction. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Camden County Jail inmates get jump-start on re-entry help

Thirty-four Camden County Jail inmates have been tapped to participate in the Co-Occurring Reentry Program for those with mental health and substance use problems.

8 years ago

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Orajel is displayed for sale in a pharmacy in New York Wednesday, May 23, 2018. The US Food and Drug Administration is warning parents about potentially deadly risks of teething remedies that contain a numbing ingredient used in popular brands like Orajel. The agency on Wednesday said it wants manufacturers to stop selling products intended for babies and toddlers because the products contain a drug ingredient that can cause a rare but dangerous blood condition that interferes with normal breathing. (Stephanie Nano/AP Photo)
Health

FDA warns teething medicines unsafe, wants them off shelves

The Food and Drug Administration said that various gels and creams containing the drug benzocaine can cause rare but deadly side effects in children.

8 years ago

This Oct. 14, 2015, file photo shows the Food and Drug Administration campus in Silver Spring, Md. The agency said Monday, Jan. 14, 2019, it was bringing workers back to resume checks of seafood and other “high-risk” items. (Andrew Harnik/AP)
NPR
Health

House passes ‘right-to-try’ bill for experimental drugs

Legislation that would allow terminally ill patients to get access to experimental drugs is headed to the president's desk.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania has a statewide average of 179 mental health care practitioners per 100,000 people. That's below the national average of 214 providers per 100,000. The counties shown in orange also lag below the statewide average. (Hospital and Health System Association of Pennsylvania)
Health

Pa. ranks below national average for mental health care providers

Fifty-three of Pennsylvania's 67 counties lag below the statewide average.

8 years ago

DNA isolated from a small sample of saliva or blood, can now fairly inexpensively yield information about a person's relative risk of developing dozens of diseases or medical conditions. (GIPhotoStock/Cultura RF/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Routine DNA screening moves into primary care

If you have a genetic mutation that increases your risk for a treatable medical condition, would you want to know?

8 years ago

Radio Times
Science

A Green Amendment: the right to a healthy environment

Guest: Maya Van Rossum Environmentalist MAYA VAN ROSSUM ...

Air Date: May 22, 2018 10:00 am

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