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Health & Science

A pediatrician holds up a measles
Health

11 confirmed cases in Delaware mumps outbreak [updated]

There's an outbreak of mumps in New Castle County, Delaware, with the total number of confirmed cases climbing to 11 Thursday.

8 years ago

The Svínafellsjökull glacier in Iceland has retreated dramatically in recent years, revealing a visible sign of the changing climate. Since the early twentieth century, with few exceptions, glaciers around the world have been retreating at unprecedented rates. The melting ice contributes to global sea level rise. (Marie Cusick/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Poll: Most Pennsylvania voters say climate change causing problems now

Party affiliation and political ideology continue to play a big role in people’s views.

8 years ago

Sheila Dhand, a wound care nurse, treats many people who use drugs via mobile unit. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
NPR
Health

Healing drug injection wounds can help get care closer to patients

Wounds related to injection drug use are often hidden under long sleeves as users try to hide their addiction.

8 years ago

In this April 23, 2014 file photo, e-cigarettes appear on display at Vape store. (Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo, file)
Health

Lawsuit challenges FDA delay of e-cigarette review

An FDA spokesman declined to comment.

8 years ago

A Kensington resident speaks during a forum on opioid overdoses and a proposed supervised injection facility. City officials have not selected a location yet, but it's expected to be put in Kensington. (Brad Larrison for WHYY)
Health

Kensington residents passionately debate supervised injection facility

Philadelphia officials updated the Kensington neighborhood last night on their efforts to bring a supervised injection facility to the city.

8 years ago

The March 27, 2018 photo shows the inside of a rubber duck after it was cut open for the photo in Nauen, Germany. Swiss researchers now say the cute, yellow bath-time friends harbor a dirty secret: Microbes swimming inside.  (Ferdinand Ostrop/AP Photo)
Health

Yucky ducky? Study reveals bath-time toy’s dirty secret

Swiss and American researchers counted the microbes swimming inside the toys.

8 years ago

This Aug. 15, 2017 file photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen  (Patrick Sison/AP Photo, File)
Radio Times
Health

Prescribing opioids

Guests: Anupam Jena, Jonathan Reisman The staggering rise of opioid-related deaths in America has reached critica ...

Air Date: March 27, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:48
Apps that deliver birth control pills in the mail help provide a service in
NPR
Health

Birth control apps find a big market in ‘contraception deserts’

8 years ago

Skytalk
Science

How Big is Big?

An acceptable range for the estimated number of galaxies in the universe is between 100 and 200 billion, according to astronomer Mario Li ...

Air Date: March 26, 2018

Listen 07:19
Voices in the Family
Health

Can Open Relationships Last?

About 5% of couples have open relationships – where the partners are committed to staying together, but see other people. In ...

Air Date: March 26, 2018

Listen 03:29
A sign on farmland near Palmerton in northeast Pennsylvania shows local opposition to the PennEast pipleline. In order to build the pipeline, PennEast Pipeline Co. is trying to seize through eminent domain some lands that are under farmland preservation.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

N.J. files in federal court to stop PennEast from condemning protected land

8 years ago

Health

Drawing from another perspective, City Hall exhibit features work by artists with autism

The work is part of the 2018 Philadelphia Autism Project Art Show, which called on the autistic community to submit works conveying their experiences of the city.

8 years ago

Cows from a dairy farm in Central Pennsylvania. (Dani Fresh for WHYY)
Health

As milk prices fall, dairy farmers in Pennsylvania seek mental health support

Milk prices have been falling for several years because supply is outpacing demand. Milk prices are so low, some farmers are losing money every day.

8 years ago

Marianne and Rick Atkinson with their dog Spot, on their property in Clearfield County. (Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Wastewater well opposed by some Pa. residents secures state permit

Marianne Atkinson of Brady Township said her family’s water well is 900 feet from the proposed injection site.

8 years ago

Teenagers take turns jumping into the Musconetcong river just below the Asbury Mill Dam. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Federal budget includes $5M for Delaware River clean up

The $1.3 trillion spending bill signed by President Donald Trump on Friday unexpectedly brought good news for environmentalists.

8 years ago

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