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School stationery and gun on table in class
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Politics & Policy

I would quit teaching before I would carry a gun at school

A student asked if I would carry a gun to school if instructed to do so. “No,” I said, without pause.

8 years ago

People 6 months and older should get vaccinated against the flu, says this government poster on display  in a health center in Decatur, Ga
Health

Flu ‘very much active’ in Delaware, records reach 14-year high

Over the past week, 1,521 more Delawareans were diagnosed with the flu, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 5,758. There also were five flu-related deaths.

8 years ago

(Courtesy of CM Baker)
Health

Mobile cancer screening funding in jeopardy

Hundreds of Delaware women who receive services on the state-funded Mobile Health Screening Van may have to seek other providers if the state decides to cut its funding.

8 years ago

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro
Speak Easy
Health

Setting the record straight on ‘safe-injection’ sites

Philadelphia is in the midst of a debate about "safe-injection sites." Those opposed found voice in state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, but his statements are ill-informed.

8 years ago

After more than two weeks of not being able to drink water from the tap, residents in Blades, Delaware have been given the all clear. (Dan Rosenthal/WHYY)
Community

Blades residents’ water safe to drink after flushing, Delaware officials say

Residents in Blades will soon be able to drink public water, a couple weeks after their supply was determined to be unsafe.

8 years ago

Flu vaccine
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Health

Flu cases in Delaware prisons mirror statewide trends

As of Wednesday, 87 Delaware inmates have been diagnosed with the flu within the past two to three weeks.

8 years ago

Amanda Fury listens to a resident's comment during a presentation on neighborhood conditions at a recent meeting of Somerset Neighbors for Better Living.
Health

Kensington residents: Stronger commitment to neighborhood must accompany any safe-injection site

Residents have a long list of grievances about conditions including used syringes and human feces littering streets, as well as sidewalks blocked by makeshift tents.

8 years ago

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Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar speaks to the House Ways and Means Committee about the FY19 budget, Wednesday, Feb. 14, 2018, on Capitol Hill in Washington.
NPR
Health

Trump administration wants to let insurers offer plans with fewer benefits

Trump wants to allow insurance companies to offer more policies that have limited health benefits and that can reject customers if they have pre-existing medical conditions.

8 years ago

This undated photo shows Richard O'Rourke of Warrington, Pa., a former senior analytical chemist for Merck & Co. charged with causing or risking catastrophe, theft, receiving stolen property and recklessly endangering another person. Prosecutors say O'Rourke stole potassium cyanide from a laboratory at the pharmaceutical firm to use for pest control at home, but poured it down a suburban Philadelphia storm drain Dec. 15, 2017, when he learned there was an investigation. (Montgomery County District Attorney's Office via AP)
Courts & Law

Chemist charged with taking cyanide, dumping in suburban Philly storm drain

Reached at his home on Wednesday morning, O'Rourke said didn't want to comment. A message seeking comment from his lawyer wasn't returned.

8 years ago

Blades residents expressed health concerns at a town hall meeting.
Community

Blades residents express health concerns over contaminated water

A fire hall in Blades filled up with at least 100 residents concerned about their health after learning their drinking water is contaminated.

8 years ago

Shalonda Cooper shows pictures of her mother, Windora, before and after she got sick. She says the poor, segregated neighborhood she grew up in contributed to her mother's bad health. (Jake J. Smith)
The Pulse
Health

How segregation leads to health disparities

In Chicago, one doctor traces the health disparities between white and black residents to the neighborhoods where they live.

8 years ago

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Philadelphia officials cleared the way for a safe injection site for drug users. But there are many details to work out before the idea can become reality. (Matt Rourke/AP)
Speak Easy
Health

Letter: Science, not bias, should rule response to Philly ‘safe-injection’ site proposal

WHYY recently published a blog post by S ...

8 years ago

(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

New Jersey considers ban on menthol cigarettes

Sponsor of measure says menthol cigarettes are heavily marketed in black communities, targeting African-American men.

8 years ago

FILE - In this March 10, 2006 file photo, Ohio coal miners head into the mine for a shift inside the Hopedale Mine near Cadiz, Ohio.
National Interest
Politics & Policy

Trump’s oxymoronic ode to ‘beautiful clean coal’

What best explains Trump's bizarre love affair with coal?

8 years ago

Courts & Law

Inmate said to be going through opioid withdrawal dies in Bucks prison

A Bucks County prison inmate died in custody, fueling concerns about how corrections authorities handle inmates with addiction issues.

8 years ago

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