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Sitting at work no good, so GSK employees try standing and new treadmill desksMore people seem to be ditching office chairs in favor of standing desks. A recent article in the New Yorker even tackled the trend of treadmill desks. A mounting body of research suggests that sitting is bad for you — really bad for you.
May 22
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Maiken Scott, @maikenscott
High injury rates among young athletes have Philly sports physicians concernedMore and more young athletes start focusing on a single sport too early -- causing an increase in sports injuries. That was the consensus of three professional team doctors at a discussion on the impact of sports
May 21
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Mary Wilson
Falcons tagged in Harrisburg provide insight into health of bird populationIn Pennsylvania, it's a good time to put ID bracelets around the legs of newly hatched peregrine falcons. An annual event in Harrisburg, underway this week, sheds some light on the state's efforts to help a once-devastated
May 21
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Maiken Scott, @maikenscott
One in five juvenile offenders in Pennsylvania commits another crime within two years of leaving the justice system — that's according to a new report from the state's Juvenile Court Judges' Commission. It's the first
May 21
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Taunya English, @taunyaenglish
Do high hospital 'sticker prices' mean anything?Crozer-Chester Medical Center, Temple University Hospital, Hahnemann University Hospital and Delaware County Memorial Hospital are on a list of medical centers with the highest billing rates in the nation.
May 20
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Susan Phillips @StateImpactPA
(Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)Deep in the Loyalsock State Forest, where no cell phone signal reaches, the sounds of rushing waterfalls and forest birds are suddenly interrupted by the sound of a helicopter. Paul Zeph of the Pennsylvania Audubon Society
(Tony Auth)How neighborhood influences health and the power of place. 
Gray Matters: New tools for growing olderWHYY's Health+Science reporters Taunya English, Maiken Scott and Carolyn Beeler examine the challenges of aging and new tools available to meet them. 
Radio Times
  • Oklahoma tornado recovery

    May 23

    Hour 1 Guests: Rachel Hubbard, William Coulbourne, David Martin The search for victims is over and recovery work has begun in Moore and parts of Oklahoma City after Monday’s tornado that killed at least 24 people including 10 children. With

  • State of the Beaches in New Jersey and Delaware

    May 22

    Guests: Matthew Doherty, Thomas Herrington, Collin O'Mara Seven months after Superstorm Sandy ravaged the region, several beach towns in New Jersey are still picking up the pieces. Many communities are in the process of restoring boardwalks and other amenities in

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  • Parenting with a mental illness

    May 20

    Parenting is not for the faint of heart. Daily demands add up and can be stressful and unnerving. For parents who’ve been diagnosed with a mental illness, life’s ordinary challenges and daily activities can feel extraordinary—and this can affect the

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Want to send your name to Mars?
May 13 When NASA's MAVEN mission (Mars Atmosphere and Volatile Evolution spacecraft) launches November 14, 2014, you can add your name to those going along on the trip.
 

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Zack Seward
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