
Health & Science
Almost a dozen overdose deaths in Delaware over holiday
Delaware health officials are urging families of loved ones struggling with addiction to seek treatment following close to a dozen overdose deaths over the holiday weekend.
8 years ago
Can a class teach someone to be happier?
A new six-week program at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine is giving it a shot.
8 years ago
Should hospitals be punished for post-surgical patients’ opioid addiction?
If an opioid addiction starts with a prescription after surgery or some other hospital-based care, should the hospital be penalized?
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NASA taps young people to help develop virtual reality technology
NASA has big hopes for virtual reality technology.
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‘The dream that sustained me:’ ‘Black-ish’ star Jenifer Lewis on living with mental illness
She’s best known for her starring role on the TV comedy “Black-ish,” but these days Jenifer Lewis, is increasingly making a name for herself as a mental health advocate.
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U.K. water companies sometimes use dowsing rods to find pipes
One water company, in a display of honesty, said technicians occasionally use divining rods to locate water mains — "however they are not accurate 100% of the time."
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How do astronauts deal with conflict in cramped quarters?
Getting along with your coworkers can be tough in any job – much less one where you eat, sleep and work just feet away from one ano ...
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Questioning a doctor’s prescription for a sore knee: 90 Percocets
As public health officials grapple with how to slow the growing opioid epidemic, the over-prescription of narcotics after even minor surgery is coming under new scrutiny.
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New Jersey provides $5M to help pregnant women recover from opioid addiction
As a live-in, residential program, A Place to Call Home will support pregnant women and new mothers struggling with addiction to opioids.
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Invasive insect 'hitchhikes' to Delaware
A non-native insect posing a potential threat to agriculture has hitched a ride to Delaware—and now a state investigation is underway to find out if it was a lone traveler.
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Special report: How the U.S. government hid fracking’s risks to drinking water
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New study rates Pa.’s opioid overdose death rate as sixth highest in the nation
Well Being Trust, a national foundation focused on the mental health of America, ranked Pennsylvania’s opioid overdose death rate as the sixth highest in the nation.
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Pa. House passes ‘clean’ CHIP renewal, without ban on transgender coverage
The routine bill became controversial this year, because the Senate inserted language that would have prohibited CHIP from covering transgender kids' transition surgeries.
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After recent Mariner East 2 spills, DEP mulls ‘additional enforcement’
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New Jersey moves toward legalizing recreational pot, but pace uncertain
Gov.-elect Phil Murphy's administration promises to be markedly different from that of Gov. Chris Christie, who will leave office in January after two terms.
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