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It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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If I lose my chronic depression, how much of myself will go with it?

Until now, I have had little hope that my depression would ever really go away.

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Fences and razor wire are seen around the yards behind the former State Correctional Institution in Pittsburgh. (AP File Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Keystone Crossroads
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Pa. Dept. of Corrections says staffing issues provide challenges to care for mentally ill inmates

The state says conditions for mentally ill inmates are improving, but challenges remain.

8 years ago

A view of the mobile homes at the former Penn State mobile home park in State College, Pennsylvania. (Image by Google street view from June 2012)
Allegheny Front
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From Coal Town to Trail Town

8 years ago

Birth control pills (Warakorn/Bigstock)
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New Jersey requires six-month refills of birth control

The bill's sponsors reasoned that having a half-year’s worth of birth control on hand isn’t just about convenience: it’s about staying consistent.

8 years ago

Jim Carrey stars as the title character the 2000 version of How The Grinch Stole Christmas. (Archive Photos/Getty Images)
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Heart 2 sizes too small? Mr. Grinch, see your cardiologist

Scientists at Johns Hopkins scientists have also come up with theories for the condition of other characters, including Rudolph's red nose and Ebenezer Scrooge's time travel.

8 years ago

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Scientists use gene editing to prevent a form of deafness in mice

While cautioning that much more research is needed, the scientists said they hope the technique might someday be used to prevent deafness in children.

8 years ago

The rising number of opioid-linked deaths led Arizona to declare a public health emergency in 2017. Needle exchange programs are not explicitly permitted in Arizona, but one such service operates underground, giving out clean needles and naloxone, a medicine widely used to counter effects of an opioid overdose. (Will Stone/KJZZ)
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Health

Fight the opioid epidemic, all agree. But strategies vary widely

While many states have syringe exchanges, only some have laws that explicitly permit syringe exchanges.

8 years ago

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Being different helped a NASA roboticist achieve her dream

When Ayanna Howard was a little girl, her favorite TV show was the Bionic Woman.

8 years ago

 In April 2013, homes severely damaged by Superstorm Sandy line the beach in Mantoloking, N.J.  (AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)
Health

New Jersey resiliency models will help small towns plan for storms

Hurricane Sandy caused $37 billion of damage in New Jersey. But what if municipal leaders could have better anticipated the storm damage?

8 years ago

This Sept. 15, 2014, file photo shows part of the HealthCare.gov Website in Washington.  (AP Photo/Jon Elswick, File)
Health

Thousands sign up for Delaware health insurance marketplace despite challenges

Delaware’s health insurance marketplace remains strong after nearly 25,000 people signed up for 2018 coverage in midst of many insurance challenges.

8 years ago

Kelley Mui helps a client sign up for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act on Dec. 15 at the Midwest Asian Health Association in Chicago.
NPR
Health

Robust health insurance sign-ups surprise supporters and opponents

Not only was the sign-up period reduced by half, but the White House dramatically cut funding for advertising and enrollment aid. Still, it was 96 percent of last years total.

8 years ago

FERC's headquarters in Washington, DC. The agency said it will review its longstanding policy on certification of natural gas pipelines. (MARIE CUSICK/ STATEIMPACT PENNSYLVANIA)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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FERC, saying ‘much has changed’, will review natural gas pipeline policy

8 years ago

File photo. A Chesapeake Energy natural gas well site in Bradford County, PA. (RALPH WILSON / AP PHOTO)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Pennsylvania Attorney General’s lawsuit over royalty payments advances

8 years ago

Hundreds of Philadelphians gather at Thomas Paine Plaza to remember the those homeless and formerly homeless Philadelphians who died in 2017 and to call for an end to homelessness on December 21, 2017. (Emily Cohen for WHYY)
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Hundreds remember Philadelphians who died with no place to live

Hundreds gathered at a candlelight vigil Thursday night to remember more than 250 homeless people who died this year.

8 years ago

Rutgers University seniors Taylor Dodge and Steven Weber are headed to Antarctica. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Krill-seeking in Antarctica

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