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Health & Science

Bethany Edwards holds the flushable pregnancy test she designed with Anna Simpson.
Health

Flush with success: Philly duo invents biodegradable pregnancy test

“Who hasn’t hidden a pregnancy test in the trash?” said Bethany Edwards, one of the two Philly-based inventors of the flushable pregnancy test.

8 years ago

StateImpact Pennsylvania
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US Steel agrees to allow fracking at Edgar Thompson works steel mill

8 years ago

A swan swims in Barnegat Bay in Toms River, N.J.
Science

Barnegat Bay marshes help keep water clean

Much of the tidal marshland in New Jersey’s Barnegat Bay has been destroyed, but the remaining 26,000 acres provide important filtering for the ecosystem.

8 years ago

This photo shows Dominion Resources Cove Point terminal in Maryland. It has completed its conversion from a gas import facility to an export terminal to ship Marcellus Shale gas to Asia. In December, it received its first natural gas shipment, which will need to be liquefied before being loaded onto a tanker.
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Dominion’s Cove Point plant preparing to export LNG

8 years ago

Philadelphia Eagles' Nick Foles (9) kneels with other players after an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders
Speak Easy
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What’s the harm in ‘bleeding green’?

Eagles fans are known for their passion and commitment to the team — which often comes with high stress levels. But is it really good for our health to be so invested?

8 years ago

A backhoe clears land for construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Delaware County in early 2017. (Emily Cohen)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
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Top 10 things you need to know about Mariner East 2

8 years ago

puzzle with one missing piece
Speak Easy
Health

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.

8 years ago

Fences and razor wire are seen around the yards behind the former State Correctional Institution in Pittsburgh. (AP File Photo/Keith Srakocic)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

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
Science

From Coal Town to Trail Town

8 years ago

Birth control pills (Warakorn/Bigstock)
Health

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)
NPR
Health

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

(SPL/Science Source)
NPR
Science

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)
NPR
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

(NPR YouTube)
NPR
Science

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

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