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Living on Earth is an environmental news and information program. Each week host Steve Curwood guides the listener through a mix of news, features, interviews and commentary on a broad range of ecological issues.

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In this photo provided by the Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General, federal agents from the HHS Office of Inspector General prepare for operations in the Atlanta region Friday, Sept. 27, 2019. (Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General / via AP)
Health

Deaths of people with intellectual disabilities in Pa. went unreported, says federal regulator

Thousands of unreported “critical incidents,” including two deaths and cases of abuse and neglect, were found in an audit of medical claims.

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Health

How psychology is just catching up with the effects of online hate

When online creators get hateful comments — who can help?

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How researchers and advocates of color are forging their own paths in psychedelic-assisted therapy

After a long history of erasure, communities of color are reclaiming psychedelic traditions to heal from trauma.

6 years ago

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People dance around a campfire. (Vadim Rimakov/ AP Photo)
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Losing your friends, and maybe your mind, in the Pinelands

Two friends dropping acid on an annual camping trip, what could possibly go wrong?

6 years ago

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NPR
Health

Hope, happiness and social connection: hidden benefits of regular exercise

If ever there was a time to up your fitness game, the arrival of the new year and the new decade is it.

6 years ago

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Health

Governor Wolf promises action on mental health, but doesn’t say how it will be funded

The governor's office says the plan is "aimed at expanding resources" as well as fighting stigma, but said it's too early to talk funding or structure.

6 years ago

Stephanie Kindt (left) and Aaron Levy are the curators of Listening Lab, a year-long traveling exhibit that tells the stories of doctors and patients and explores the ways in which listening can improve care. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Arts & Entertainment

This Philly lab wants doctors to try a new medicine: listening

The Listening Lab will tour Penn Medicine’s hospitals to encourage compassionate listening.

6 years ago

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People silhouetted against a Christmas display, at a park in Lenexa, Kan. Most Americans say the holiday season makes them feel very grateful and generous — but many report feeling stressed, too according to a new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (Charlie Riedel/AP Photo)
Community

Poll: Americans grateful at holidays — and a bit stressed

Wade Holcomb has a lot to be grateful for this year. In addition to graduating college and getting a job, he also has a beautiful 4-month-old girl.

6 years ago

Members of Virgil's family picking up a donated portrait of him this December. (Courtesy of Sandy Ross)
Community
Kids in the Crossfire

When gun violence steals the cheer from a family’s holiday

Among those who have lost loved ones, trauma and grief can be magnified at this time of year. Finding what helps them get through can take time.

6 years ago

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The effort involves people voluntarily turning in their firearms during times of personal crisis. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
Community
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Two firearms safety instructors have a plan to prevent suicides among gun owners

The effort involves people voluntarily turning in their firearms during times of personal crisis.

6 years ago

Shannon Goyette visits her son Jacob's grave in Shirley, Mass. The 16-year-old died by suicide last year. (Meredith Nierman/WGBH)
NPR
Education

Massachusetts case probes the role schools play in teen suicide prevention

Christina worried when she found her 16-year-old boyfriend, Jacob Goyette, drunk and crying at school in the spring of 2018.

6 years ago

The holiday party season can be a particularly stressful time for people with social anxiety. But healthy ways to cope abound. (Tracy Lee for NPR)
NPR
Lifestyle

Holiday parties make you squirm? Here’s how to conquer social anxiety

"If I say the word 'circus,' it means I'm ready to leave the party." That's what Angie Ebba, 39, of Portland, Ore., tells close friends when she's at a holiday soiree.

6 years ago

Rehabilitation & Community Providers Association CEO Richard Edley speaks at the state Capitol Oct. 24, 2019. (Brett Sholtis/Transforming Health)
Health

Mental health groups push to restore $84 million in annual funding

Groups that provide mental health and intellectual disabilities services are lobbying for an additional $84 million in funding.

6 years ago

Years ago, Portia Smith (center) suffered postpartum depression and feared seeking care because of child welfare involvement. She and her daughters Shanell Smith (right), 19, and Najai Jones Smith (left), 15, pose for a selfie after makeup artist Najai madeup everyone as they were getting ready at home on Feb. 6, 2019, to go to a movie together. (Tom Gralish/Philadelphia Inquirer)
NPR
Health

Black mothers get less treatment for their postpartum depression

Nationally, postpartum depression affects one in seven mothers.

6 years ago

At the 18 mile mark, Mitchell Greene fist bumps a runner during the 2019 Phialdelphia Marathon. (Jonathan Wilson for WHYY)
Community

‘Psychs on Bikes’ try to keep Philly marathon runners from hitting the dreaded ‘wall’

For the first time, the Philadelphia Marathon offered up a team of sports psychologists to help less experienced runners push through to the finish line.

6 years ago

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