Health
The department says some companies may be selling short-term, limited duration plans, while other callers are falsely claiming to be from the state.
6 years ago
Delaware partners with Google to make searching for addiction treatment easier
The state says the new collaboration with Google will smooth the internet hunt for information about substance-use treatment and other resources in Delaware.
6 years ago
Why mandated nurse-to-patient ratios have become one of the most controversial ideas in health care
The issue has divided nurses, confounded voters, and prompted a multimillion-dollar backlash by the hospital industry. Even research on the impact of ratio laws has been split
6 years ago
Listen 14:46Through good times and bad — how school nursing has evolved over time
School nurses now have to add shooter drills and concussion protocols to the day-to-day responsibilities that come with tending to the health needs of students.
6 years ago
Listen 05:32The roles of nurses have changed and expanded a lot in recent decades. Nurses are highly specialized, they have branched out into new are ...
Air Date: November 29, 2019
Listen 49:13Here’s to grown-up siblings and the ties that bind
There's probably a biological explanation for the intensity of the sibling bond.
6 years ago
‘Extend a little grace’ — Navigating food allergies and sensitivities at Thanksgiving
How to keep stressful dietary discussions off the holiday menu.
6 years ago
Thanksgiving Eve: How the biggest party night of the year became our homecoming
Growing up, my friends and I took for granted that we would always see each other the night before the holiday. Until we couldn’t.
6 years ago
Listen 06:45Frightening facts parents should know about teens and binge drinking
Studies are accumulating showing the teen brain, consistently plied with alcohol, won’t reach maturity and damaged genetic material may be passed on.
6 years ago
Woman sues Philadelphia pharmacy for outing her as transgender, HIV-positive
The AIDS Law Project of Pennsylvania is suing a Philadelphia pharmacy for outing a woman as transgender and HIV-positive to her neighbors.
6 years ago
Binge drinking and teenagers: What are they thinking?
Like adults, teens drink to escape and numb pain, but with little regard for how they might hurt their brains in the process.
6 years ago
Lower childhood obesity rates in N.J. linked to nutrition program
New Jersey saw a decline of nearly five percentage points, outpacing downward trend in many states.
6 years ago
Here’s where you can check for lead in your school’s drinking water
The Murphy administration has kept its pledge to create a new district-by-district clearinghouse for information on lead contamination in New Jersey schools’ drinking water.
6 years ago
A cancer care approach tailored to the elderly may have better results
When Lorraine Griggs' father was diagnosed with prostate cancer, he was treated with 35 rounds of radiation, though he had a long list of other serious issues.
6 years ago
‘It’s going to get worse’: how U.S. countertop workers started getting sick
Ublester Rodriguez could not have anticipated that his life would be profoundly changed by kitchen and bathroom countertops.
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