Jessica McDonald

In this stock photo, black and white Holstein dairy cows are in their stalls in Penn State's research barn.

Saving the planet, one cow burp at a time

A methane blocker might be the secret to more environmentally friendly burgers and milkshakes. The belching inside Penn Stat ...

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Pottstown pioneers a ‘walking’ school bus

On a cold winter morning in Pottstown, a handful of kids are waiting to get to school. But no yellow school bus is on its way to pick the ...

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Garbage truck explosion in neighborhood outside Trenton called a rarity [video]

After a garbage truck running on compressed natural gas exploded this week in Hamilton, New Jersey, experts on use of the fuel said it wa ...

8 years ago

Project Hope, a primary care clinic in Camden, is using buprenorphine to fight opioid addiction. From left to right, social worker Brian Colangelo, peer advocate Danielle Orlando, and physician Lynda Bascelli. (Jessica McDonald/WHYY)

Camden clinic deploys ‘miracle drug’ that helps some conquer opioid addiction

At Project Hope, a primary care clinic located a few blocks west of Broadway in Camden, patie ...

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Expert panel recommends depression screening for pregnant, postpartum women

An influential panel of medical experts is now advising that all Americans be screened for depression, including women both during and af ...

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Hospital admissions for drug overdoses up dramatically across Pennsylvania

In the latest indication of the opioid epidemic’s rising toll, hospitals across Pennsylvania are admitting more and more patients w ...

8 years ago

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Rise in kidney stones among teens encourages effort to increase water access in Philadelphia schools

New research from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia has found kidney stones are increasingly common in young people. A ...

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Demonstrators from the Climate Justice Alliance rally outside the Environmental Protection Agency in Center City. (Emma Lee/WHYY)

Activists push for environmental justice in federal power plant rules

About a dozen activists braved frigid temperatures and demonstrated outside the EPA’s Center City office Tuesday to advocate more s ...

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End-of-life care in U.S. not as costly as in Canada, Penn study finds

The United States has a reputation for providing costly — and often unwanted — end-of-life care. But the first study to do an ...

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Urine screen for Alzheimer’s seems to work in mice

Urine tests are standard for drug and pregnancy screening, and one day they might also let you know if you’ll develop AlzheimerR ...

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Financial incentives fail to motivate employees to lose weight, Penn study finds

Employers looking to slash medical costs often encourage workers to eat better or exercise more, sometimes going so far as to offer finan ...

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Ambulance firms say new Pa. payment law still leaves them in financial emergency

Ambulance operators often have a hard time recouping the costs of an emergency run. A new Pennsylvania law attempts to solve the problem, ...

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