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Down the Shore
Community

Donor found ‘right at home’ for N.J. baby needing liver transplant, mother says

After being widely shared across social media and the radio and television airwaves, a match "right at home" has been found for a baby girl needing a liver transplant.

7 years ago

Single parent Deshaun Sherrill and his son Zay’ion Ventura-Sherrill clean up the living room of their home in West Philadelphia. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
Education
Broke in Philly

Big bucks for child care: Families who don’t qualify for assistance say they need help

For parents, child care is the top expense after the rent or mortgage, a report said. The Philly median: $10,920/year for full-time day care for an infant.

7 years ago

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Chelsea and Ethan Holtsoi in front of their cabin near Many Farms on the Navajo Reservation. (Eilís O’Neill/For WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

On the reservation, asthma is especially tough to control

Since the 1980s, asthma has been increasing across all ages and ethnic groups in the U.S. But it’s a bigger problem among Native Americans.

7 years ago

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Shane Phillips (Courtesy of Regina Phillips)
Health

New Jersey joins Pa., Del. in screening newborns for a potentially deadly genetic disorder

New Jersey joins Pennsylvania and Delaware in testing babies for spinal muscular atrophy. But the test catches only 95% of cases.

7 years ago

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Community
Billy Penn

TikTok teens: How Philly highschoolers get millions of followers to watch their every move

It’s all about connecting with your audience, local softboys say.

7 years ago

Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pa. (Google Maps)
Health

Regulator cites failures at hospital where 3 preemies died

The hospital routinely failed to sanitize the equipment it used to prepare donor breast milk, according to a state health department report released Monday.

7 years ago

A 5-pound newborn girl is swaddled in a blanket in a hospital in Islamabad, Pakistan. She was born on Jan. 1, 2020. (Diaa Hadid)
NPR
Community

UNICEF estimates 400,000 babies will be born on New Year’s Day

UNICEF says the Pacific island nation of Fiji will most likely have delivered 2020's first baby

7 years ago

Kids at the Lucien E. Blackwell West Philadelphia Regional Library celebrate “Noon Year’s Eve” by playing with a parachute. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Community

Noon Year’s Eve parties for tots gain new fans in Philly

If you can’t stay up till midnight to welcome the new year, just have your apple juice toast at noon with fellow tots.

7 years ago

The exhibit room that houses the Liberty Tree at the Museum of the American Revolution is softly lit and full of tactile experiences, but the hubbub can be too much for some children with autism. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Community

Region’s cultural attractions develop resources for sensory-sensitive visitors

Various companies offer consultation and accreditation to museums for their ability to welcome people with sensory sensitivities.

7 years ago

Puppeteer Caroll Spinney who played Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street, died Sunday at age 85. (Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
NPR
Arts & Entertainment

Caroll Spinney, who played Big Bird and Oscar on ‘Sesame Street,’ dies at 85

Caroll Spinney, the actor and puppeteer who portrayed Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch on Sesame Street over five decades, died Sunday at age 85.

7 years ago

Liz Tung quit smoking with e-cigarettes. (Kim Paynter/WHYY)
The Why
Community

Rethinking a ban on flavored e-cigarettes

Does cracking down on flavored e-cigarettes make it harder for adults trying to quit smoking?

Air Date: December 5, 2019

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Kids know their abusers between 85% and 93% of the time. Yet that often comes as a surprise to adults.(motortion/BigStock)
Community

Beyond ‘stranger danger’: Look and listen for these signs of child sexual abuse

Kids know their abusers between 85% and 93% of the time. Yet adults are often surprised to realize how close to home abuse really is.

7 years ago

Listen 5:09
Patrick Hennessy with his pitbull Roxy at his home in Bayville, N.J. (Nicholas Pugliese/WHYY)
Courts & Law

Flood of lawsuits expected as N.J. opens window for sex abuse survivors

Any sexual abuse survivor, abused at any time in N.J., can sue their abuser even if previously blocked by statute of limitations, for the next two years.

7 years ago

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LumiNature at the Philadelphia Zoo MARK HENNINGER / IMAGIC DIGITAL
Arts & Entertainment
Billy Penn

22 photos of the sensational holiday light show at the Philly Zoo

If you want to add some sparkle to your Insta stories, get yourself to LumiNature — and bring the kids.

7 years ago

Gov. Tom Wolf, (center), signs legislation into law at Muhlenberg High School in Reading, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2019. Wolf approved legislation Tuesday to give future victims of child sexual abuse more time to file lawsuits and to end time limits for police to file criminal charges. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Politics & Policy

Pennsylvania ends future child sex abuse charges time limits

Pennsylvania enacted legislation Tuesday to give future victims of child sexual abuse more time to file lawsuits and to end time limits for police to file criminal charges.

7 years ago

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