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Health & Science

Dr. Ezekiel J. Emanuel is shown speaking at the American Medical Association's annual conference in 2009.
Speak Easy
Health

Who in his right mind wants to die at 75?

He claims, though, that he won't actively end his life — he's always been opposed to euthanasia, and to "death with dignity" — he will not try to prolong it either.

8 years ago

Construction of the Mariner East 2 pipeline in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. Environmental groups have asked a judge to revoke the permits issued by DEP to Sunoco.
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Plaintiffs ask judge to revoke ‘illegal’ Mariner East 2 permits

8 years ago

Workers excavate coffins from a construction site in the Old City neighborhood March 9 in Philadelphia.   (Matt Slocum/AP Photo)
Science

Archaeologist claims hundreds of 18th-century Philly remains may have been dumped in landfill

The hundreds of remains in question would have been found between March and June at a Center City location under construction for condos.

8 years ago

Skytalk
Science

Rogue Comet Comes a-Calling

Not merely out-of-this-world, a comet from beyond our solar system came and went earlier this month. Cross-quarter-day approaches ...

Air Date: October 30, 2017

Listen 05:43
In this Oct. 6, 2015, file photo, the HealthCare.gov website, where people can buy health insurance, is displayed on a laptop screen in Washington. (Andrew Harnik/AP Photo, File)
Health

Pennsylvania gears up for health insurance open enrollment with campaign of its own

The window to sign up for individual health insurance through the Affordable Care Act's online marketplace begins Wednesday, Nov. 1.

8 years ago

A woman poses for a professional photo
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Pennsylvania’s biggest environmental group is getting a new CEO

Jacquelyn Bonomo is succeeding Larry Schweiger as the leader of PennFuture. Schweiger is retiring.

8 years ago

A trio of small coffee cups, similar to espresso, a barrista works two spoons and froth
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Costa Rica banks on low-carbon coffee

The low-carbon coffee that Costa Rica is pushing is part of an overall plan by the country to become the first carbon neutral nation.

8 years ago

Picturesque landscape, mountain and bay
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Pennsylvania’s environmental rights amendment is back from the dead

John Dernbach, director of the Environmental Law and Sustainability Center at Widener University sat down with StateImpact to discuss.

8 years ago

Big orange digger on a pile of rocks
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

PUC’s West Goshen ruling cheers advocates for local control over pipelines

The commission voted unanimously on Thursday to uphold a judge’s ruling that prevented Sunoco from building the valve and associated equipment on private land.

8 years ago

An oil rig rises up from green grass into a clouded blue sky
StateImpact Pennsylvania
Science

Marcellus Shale boom cuts costs for Pennsylvania ratepayers

Pennsylvania’s Marcellus Shale gas boom has significantly cut energy costs for consumers across the state, according to a new study released Friday.

8 years ago

Savannah Fleeman was diagnosed with a form of amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome. Here she stretches during therapy (Courtesy of the Fleeman family)
The Pulse
Health

For these teens, the only way to overcome pain is to face it

Savannah Fleeman, 17, has a rare pain syndrome and says even the lightest touch felt like “being stabbed.” A controversial therapy pushed her to feel that pain over and over.

8 years ago

Listen 10:57
First
Science

First Person: Delaware’s tech scene

The growing presence of a tech scene here in Delaware.

8 years ago

Kirsten Janusewski suspends by hooks in her skin at Skynthesis Body Suspension's studio in Easton, Pennsylvania. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Getting hooked on body suspension

For some, suspending from the ceiling by hooks in the skin feels like therapy.

8 years ago

Listen 5:58
(Illustration by Ella Trujillo)
The Pulse
Science

Horror movie sounds evoke primal fear

Sound designers have a bag of acoustic “scares” to frighten and unnerve an audience.

8 years ago

Listen 7:14
While flu season seems to be peaking in New Jersey,
 doctors still recommend patients get a flu shot.
 (bigstockphoto.com)
Health

Delaware confirms first flu cases of the season

The Delaware Division of Public Health confirmed six people are among the first to be diagnosed with the flu for the 2017-2018 season.

8 years ago

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