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Corrections officers arrive for a shift at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017, in Camp Hill, Pa. (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

As prison lockdowns continue, ACLU voices concerns

There's no end in sight, and so on Tuesday the American Civil Liberties Union began publicly raising some alarms.

7 years ago

Plane lands at JFK with dozens of sick passengers (AP video)
Community

10 passengers fall ill on flight; plane quarantined at JFK

A plane has been quarantined at New York's Kennedy Airport when about 10 passengers became ill aboard a flight from Dubai.

7 years ago

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Politics & Policy

New Jersey water systems must start testing for PFNA in early 2019

New Jersey on Tuesday became the first state to regulate the PFAS class of chemicals that has been linked to cancer and other illnesses, ...

7 years ago

An acupuncturist in Hong Kong treats a man for hip and leg pain.  (Elaine Ng)
Health

Delaware, other state Medicaid programs consider acupuncture as opioid alternative

State governments are thinking about how to treat pain other than opioids.

7 years ago

Cells are shown at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, Friday, Jan. 13, 2017 (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Community

Officials say synthetic drug spike not limited to prisons

Police are still testing samples to see which drugs have made dozens of prison staff sick, but synthetic cannabinoids are the most likely culprit.

7 years ago

Cells are shown in a newly cleared wing at the State Correctional Institution at Camp Hill, Pennsylvania (Marc Levy/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

Official: Long lockdowns can ratchet up tension among prisoners

When a facility goes into lockdown, it usually means the few freedoms inmates have go away.

7 years ago

Lewes residents have been alerted about elevated lead levels in their drinking water. (WHYY file)
Health

Lewes residents alerted about elevated lead levels in tapwater

The public should be mindful — but health concerns are minimal.

7 years ago

Doctors are working to prescribe fewer opioids in Delaware. (Patrick Sison/AP Photo, File)
Health

Delaware hospital curtails opioid prescriptions in effort to combat addiction

Christiana Care has cut opioid prescribing by as much as half in some departments by adopting guidelines and best practices for post-surgical recovery.

7 years ago

Deputy U.S. Attorney General Rod Rosenstein has delivered a clear message to Philadelphia officials: If you open a supervised injection site, the federal response will be swift and aggressive. (Bastiaan Slabbers for WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

DOJ’s Rosenstein: If Philly opens injection site, U.S. crackdown will be swift

Demonstrators press city officials to move on supervised injection site to decrease overdose death toll.

7 years ago

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The rabies virus. A Delaware woman died last week from the disease. It was the first human case in the state since a boy died in 1941. (Via shutterstock)
Health

First confirmed human rabies death reported in Delaware since 1941

It’s been 77 years since Delaware had a confirmed human death from rabies; the second in the United States this year.

7 years ago

The Pulse
Science

How Schools Shape Health

School is a place where kids learn about health — everything from nutrition to avoiding STDs. But increasingly, schools across the coun ...

Air Date: August 24, 2018

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The exterior of Aqua Pennsylvania offices in Bryn Mawr
Science

PFAS chemicals showing up in Montco water beyond military bases

Aqua has taken two wells offline due to elevated levels of potentially harmful chemicals.

8 years ago

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In all 50 states, children are required to receive certain vaccinations in order to attend public school. (Bigstock/borgogniels)
The Pulse
Health

Vaccines and schools — a public health power couple

School vaccination laws took a long time to take root. Today, every state has one. Here’s how that happened.

8 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

Times have changed. Is sex ed ready?

The LGBTQ and #MeToo movements are shifting our cultural attitudes. Is what we teach in the classroom shifting, too?

8 years ago

Listen 7:46
A syringe found on a Monmouth County beach last month. (Photo: Robert Siliato)
Down the Shore
Health

Syringes once again wash ashore on some N.J. beaches

Medical waste has once again washed ashore on some New Jersey beaches. 

8 years ago

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