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Health & Science

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Health
Billy Penn

Temple Hospital now has a ‘Yelp for OB-GYNs’ to improve care for families of color

Birthing pros say the app could provide data that helps eradicate Black maternal mortality.

2 years ago

An empty hospital hallway
Health

Pa.’s in-hospital mortality rates are up, new report shows

The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council’s annual hospital performance report looked at patient outcomes for a range of health conditions.

2 years ago

The Pulse
Science

The Transformative Power of Awe

It’s the goosebumps you get at the crescendo of your favorite song; the stupefying wonder that comes with witnessing a birth or a death ...

Air Date: January 13, 2023

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Science

Delaware River Basin has enough groundwater to last decades

There’s enough groundwater from the Delaware River Basin, which supplies peoples’ drinking water, to last until at least 2060, researchers say.

2 years ago

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The College of Physicians of Philadelphia
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College of Physicians issues ‘long overdue’ apology to Holmesburg Prison experiment survivors and their families

The College of Physicians of Philadelphia did not conduct the unethical scientific experiments at Holmesburg Prison, but apologized for not speaking out.

2 years ago

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Health

White House: Jill Biden has 2 cancerous lesions removed

Presidential physician Dr. Kevin O’Connor says examinations showed that the lesions over Biden’s right eye and on her chest were both confirmed to be basal cell carcinoma.

2 years ago

It's COVID testing time at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, South Korea. Arrivals from China must now submit to a PCR test. (Kim Jae-Hwan/SOPA Images/Sipa USA)
NPR
Health

Coronavirus FAQ: How do I avoid catching COVID while flying in 2023?

It's been nearly three years since the pandemic was declared, but if you head to some airports right now you might think you've returned to the early days of the outbreak.

2 years ago

George Mink Jr. shows his COVID Reset t-shirt at his home in Delaware County, Pa
Health

Changes that eased access to health care during the pandemic will soon be reversed

Several programs that lowered barriers to health care and services during the pandemic are about to end, leaving patients and experts worried about the fallout.

2 years ago

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Lutheran Settlement House on Frankford Avenue in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health
Billy Penn

Philadelphia resources for people in recovery or addiction: A community-vetted local guide

Search or filter dozens of options by type of service, location, and more.

2 years ago

U.S. infectious disease experts fear that a winter surge of respiratory illness — like the one that overloaded emergency rooms with COVID-19 patients in January 2021 — could yet materialize this winter, with several circulating viruses wreaking havoc. So far, though, it looks like early peaks of RSV and the flu are receding. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

RSV recedes and flu peaks as a new COVID variant shoots ‘up like a rocket’

As the new year begins and the depths of winter approach, U.S. infectious disease experts monitoring the "tripledemic" stew of viruses that have been plaguing the country.

2 years ago

NPR
Science

A bright green comet may be visible with the naked eye starting later this month

Comet C/2022 E3 was first spotted last year and will draw nearest to the Earth in early February.

2 years ago

Pharmacist Kaitlin Harring, left, administers a Moderna COVID-19 vaccination to 3-year-old Fletcher Pack
Health

New study shows COVID vaccination safe for kids diagnosed with severe inflammatory condition after a coronavirus infection

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare, but serious condition that appears two to six weeks after a child’s COVID-19 infection.

2 years ago

The Horsham Air Guard Station in Bucks County, Pa. where the use of PFAS chemicals in firefighting foam has been linked with contamination of local water supplies. (Jon Hurdle/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Health

Bucks and Montco residents learn more about their exposure to the toxic chemicals in PFAS study

As part of a federal study, more than 1,000 Montco and Bucks residents tested their blood for the toxic class of chemicals.

2 years ago

A sign reads
Health

Chester County revives its local chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness

Starting this year, the returning local chapter will provide support and education for people in the county dealing with mental illnesses as well as their families.

2 years ago

An artist's portrait of Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin is displayed Thursday outside UC Medical Center, where the 24-year-old remains hospitalized. (Joshua A. Bickel/AP)
NPR
Health

Damar Hamlin is breathing on his own and talking to his family and team

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest during a Monday night game, is now breathing on his own and talking with his family and team.

2 years ago

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