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Health & Science

Princeton scientists (from left) Lyman Page, David Spergel and Norman Jarosik
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Princeton scientists win $3 million for early pictures of the universe

The research uses billion-year-old radiation to confirm the universe's age and how quickly it expanded after the Big Bang.

8 years ago

Listen 1:58
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

Breast-feeding Philly moms push for accommodations to pump at train stations

“Women should not have to feed their child, whether it's nursing or pumping, while sitting on a dirty toilet,” said Lacey Kohlmoos, the woman who created the online petition.

8 years ago

Listen 2:35
SUSAN PHILLIPS / STATEIMPACT A Cabot Oil and Gas well site in Susquehanna County.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Cabot Oil and Gas to pay $99,000 for air quality violations in Susquehanna County

8 years ago

Skytalk
Science

Earliest Sunset

Sunset comes at 4:35pm this week, then gradually later and later, though it won’t be until early January before we really start to ...

Air Date: December 4, 2017

Listen 05:37
3d rendering of human brain on technology background represent artificial intelligence and cyber space concept
Radio Times
Science

‘The Fear Factor,’ altruism and psychopathy

Guest: Abigail Marsh An heroic act by a stranger during car accident started ...

Air Date: December 4, 2017

Listen 48:59
Acting Secretary of Health and Physician General Dr. Rachel Levine announces new safe guidelines for prescribing opioids to children.
Health

Pa. sets new guidelines for prescribing opioids to kids

The guidelines are the latest in a series the state has adopted to advise doctors in different medical specialties.

8 years ago

Christopher Harris was diagnosed with AIDS in the 1980s. He was told he would live about a year. An early member of the Atlanta Buyers Club, he's now 73 and has a daughter and three grandchildren. (StoryCorps)
NPR
Health

How a slip of paper impacted an AIDS diagnosis

Christopher Harris was diagnosed with AIDS in the 1980s. At the time, there was only one drug approved for treatment, and the diagnosis often meant a death sentence.

8 years ago

This photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York. (Patrick Sison/AP Photo)
Health

Cooper Health specialist: Time to treat opioid addiction like a disease — with medicine

“Opioid epidemic.” The phrase has become ingrained in American public discourse, at candidate debates and community meetings, and in ...

8 years ago

A view of the Delaware River from Washington Crossing Bridge at Washington Crossing Historic Park in Bucks County. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Fracking ban proposed for Delaware River basin; ‘significant risks’ cited

The Delaware River Basin Commission on Thursday proposed a ban on fracking for natural gas in the basin.

8 years ago

“Stress and trauma is not an individual issue, it's a familial and societal issue,” says a child and adolescent psychiatrist who teaches at the University of Pennsylvania.(Anastasia_Vish/Bigstock)
Health

Can trauma be passed down by generation?

A new study by researchers from Scandinavia and Johns Hopkins University offers surprising results about the daughters of parents who've experienced trauma.

8 years ago

What makes drug prices so high? Let us count the ways. (Brad Wilson/Getty Images)
NPR
Science

Report: Here’s what the Feds can do to cut drug prices

The independent advisory group's report lists dozens of suggestions of what U.S. officials could do to rein in those rising prices. Here's a rundown of key recommendations:

8 years ago

Radio Times
Science

Vanishing insects / Blooming jellyfish

Guests: Scott Black, Juli Berwald If you’ve noticed that bugs aren’t splattering on your windshield like they ...

Air Date: December 1, 2017

Listen 49:00
Gas processing equipment in Lycoming County. (Joe Ulrich/ WITF)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Pa. wants to cut methane emissions, but plans moving slowly

Methane is the main component of natural gas. Compared to carbon dioxide, it’s much more potent as a climate-warming greenhouse gas.

8 years ago

Roy Hamilton runs the laboratory for cognition and neural stimulation at the University of Pennsylvania.
 (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Following a stroke, finding the words can be a lifelong endeavor

Science owes a lot to aphasia and what it reveals about how language works. But many worry it has been widely misunderstood, leading to missed recovery opportunities.

8 years ago

Listen 11:58
Charlie White (center), 12th grade student at Sayre, practices applying compression to a wound on a mannequin, while Danny Miles (right) and Kayla Fryer (left), look on. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Penn doctors teach West Philly students how to ‘Stop the Bleed’ and save lives

“Stop the Bleed” is a national campaign aimed at teaching everyday people how to help someone who has been shot or stabbed.

8 years ago

Listen 2:32
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