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The number of children in the United States without health insurance jumped to 3.9 million in 2017 from about 3.6 million the year before, according to census data. (Katrina Wittkamp/Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Number of U.S. kids who don’t have health insurance is on the rise

While not a big jump statistically — the share of uninsured kids rose to 5 percent in 2017 from 4.7 percent a year earlier — it is still striking.

8 years ago

Shawn Ellerman, of the Philadelphia Field Division of the Drug Enforcement Administration, speaks to Philadelphia school children during a youth summit on drug prevention at Temple University.
Education

Aiming to raise awareness about drugs, DEA hosts summit for Philly kids

DEA says community outreach efforts — including sponsoring after-school and summer programs — are as vital as its law enforcement mission in addressing the opioid epidemic.

8 years ago

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Assured that the Philadelphia School District will be working more closely with the city to share facilities, City Councilwoman Blondell Reynolds Brown expressed her satisfaction.
Education

What happened when City Council and the new Philly school board met for first time

Philadelphia’s City Council held a first-of-its-kind hearing Tuesday with school district officials and members of the city’s new school board.

8 years ago

toy store
Community

Advice for holiday toy safety: Avoid slime and ‘put a freaking helmet on’

Pennsylvania Auditor General Eugene DePasquale also warns parents to be wary of 'smart' toys that collect and store data.

8 years ago

Becky Shaw's first pregnancy ended in a miscarriage in 2014. The following year, she and her husband, Ben, had Parker, their
NPR
Health

Michelle Obama’s miscarriage story may help other women share theirs

8 years ago

Chase Kulakowski, 3, contracted the polio-like condition known as acute flaccid myelitis in 2016. Two years later, his mother isn't sure he will ever recover. He's seen on his bed at home in Dyer, Ind., in October. (Armando L. Sanchez/Chicago Tribune/TNS via Getty Images)
NPR
Health

Cases of mysterious paralyzing condition continue to increase, CDC says

8 years ago

Police investigate a drive-by shooting in Germantown on Oct. 3, 2018. Five young men aged 19 to 23 were shot. One died.
Community

As gunfire continues killing Philly teens, city musters new approaches to violence

So far this year, nearly 30 minors have been fatally shot in Philadelphia. Last year, 22 teens were shot and killed.

8 years ago

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Two young people speak at a rally Monday in Seattle. The Supreme Court said it would not stop the lawsuit that inspired this rally, along with others in Portland and Eugene, Ore.
(Elaine Thompson/AP)
NPR
Courts & Law

Young activists can sue government over climate change, Supreme Court says

The trial could start as early as mid-November.

8 years ago

This 1981 electron microscope image made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a group of adenovirus virions. The adenovirus 7 strain, a common virus blamed for a deadly outbreak at a New Jersey children's rehabilitation center in October 2018, usually poses little risk for healthy people but can lead to dangerous pneumonia in already frail patients. (CDC via AP)
Health

10th patient dies at N.J. pediatric facility in viral outbreak

A different strain of the virus was found at another facility in the state, New Jersey health officials said Thursday.

8 years ago

Happy Halloween (Photo Courtesy/BigStock)
Philly Parenting
Lifestyle

Philly’s family-friendly Halloween happenings

Do you like to be scared? I don’t!

8 years ago

Michael Farrell, principal of Penn Alexander School, has been working to bring a chapter of the national Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network organization to Philadelphia. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Education

National organization looking to offer LGBTQ support in every Philly school

Gay Lesbian and Straight Education Network provides tools and foundations for schools to to address needs of LGBTQ students.

8 years ago

First lady Melania Trump speaks during a visit to Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
Health

First lady Melania Trump visits Philly to support tracking system for babies born in opioid withdrawal

After a brief ...

8 years ago

NPR
Health

CDC investigates cases of rare neurological ‘mystery illness’ in kids

Possible causes being considered include viruses that affect the digestive system called enteroviruses, and possibly strains of rhinoviruses.

8 years ago

In this April 10, 2008, file photo puppeteer Caroll Spinney is interviewed during a break from taping an episode of
Lifestyle

Puppeteer who played Big Bird on ‘Sesame Street’ retiring

His apprentice, Matt Vogel, will succeed him in the Big Bird role. He also plays Kermit the Frog.

8 years ago

Just outside the tiny town of Tornillo, Texas, is a temporary shelter for migrant children. It opened in June and last month the federal government announced it was expanding the shelter's capacity to 3,800 beds — making it the largest shelter in the system for kids who cross the border alone. (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services via AP)
NPR
Politics & Policy

U.S. plans to expand tent camp in Texas for unaccompanied migrant children

Reporters got a rare glimpse inside the facility on Friday.

8 years ago

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