
Health
Cabbage calling: Urban farming joins healing regimen at Philly treatment centers
On-site gardening programs allow recovering people to gain confidence and skill — and they also help solve food insecurity.
6 years ago
How to talk to anti-vaccination parents
We look at the measles outbreaks, the underlying reasons parents don't vaccinate their children and efforts by public health officials to change their minds.
Air Date: April 30, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:47Women’s health care funding survives, but N.J. advocates still wary
Judge halts Trump administration’s efforts to change how Title X funds can be used; ‘Protect X’ campaign to continue, including in N.J.
6 years ago
Measles shots aren’t just for kids: Many adults could use a booster too
According to the CDC, people who were vaccinated prior to 1968 with an early version of the vaccine, which was made from an inactivated (killed) virus, should be revaccinated
6 years ago
Does watching `13 Reasons Why’ help some viewers? Yes, Penn study says
The controversial Netflix series graphically depicts a suicide. Researchers wondered how much harm does the second season might do.
6 years ago
‘Brady Bunch’ episode fuels campaigns against vaccines — and Marcia’s miffed
"If you have to get sick, sure can't beat the measles," sister Marcia says, as the older Bradys sit around a Monopoly board on one of the kid's beds.
6 years ago
When it’s time for a mammogram, should you ask for 3D?
The newer 3D mammogram offers a more thorough picture of breast tissue and is more accurate.
6 years ago
Juul nicotine hit may be ‘worst for kids, best for smokers’
The brainchild of two Stanford University design students, Juul launched in 2015 and quickly leapfrogged over its competitors.
6 years ago
A workable alternative to nursing homes — adult family care
As baby boomers age and the workforce shrinks, there may not be enough people or money to care for all our elders, especially those with medical needs.
6 years ago
Activists and suicide prevention groups seek bans on conversion therapy for minors
The American Psychiatric Association says ethical practitioners shouldn't try to change someone's sexuality because of their responsibility to do no harm.
6 years ago
Area police departments, National Guard join forces to collect prescription meds
It's the fifth year the guard's Counterdrug Joint Task Force is working with police to collect the drugs from more than 800 drop-off centers around the state.
6 years ago
Marijuana is starting to feel like the new normal. In less than 25 years, it’s gone from illicit drug to accepted medical treatment in ...
Air Date: April 26, 2019
Listen 48:54A good life and a good death: What is palliative care?
Few people would say they want to die while undergoing painful last-minute resuscitation or while hooked up to machines in a hospital.
6 years ago
PFAS chemicals in drinking water: How one Pa. homeowner took matters into his own hands
The more Nathan Volpi learned about PFAS, a man-made chemical linked to various health conditions that isn’t routinely tested for in drinking water, the more it troubled him.
6 years ago