Kids
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.
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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.
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Listen 5:09On 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.
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Listen 07:18New 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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
Listen 15:19Beyond ‘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.
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Listen 5:09Flood 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.
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Listen 4:3122 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.
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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.
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