Health
Why the abortion rate in Pakistan is one of the world’s highest
Most of the women who seek abortions are married, poor and already have children.
8 years ago
Health effects uncertain, high toxin levels found in blood of residents near military bases
Blood tests for more than 230 residents of Bucks and Montgomery counties have come back showing high levels of a class of toxic chemicals known as PFAS.
8 years ago
Insulin pumps have most reported problems in FDA database
Insulin pumps and their components are responsible for the highest overall number of malfunction, injury and death reports.
8 years ago
Some romaine is fine to eat, but beware California, CDC says
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has traced an ongoing E. coli outbreak to romaine lettuce grown in the Central Coastal region of California.
8 years ago
The story behind the worst Measles outbreak in the European Union
Measles is a serious disease in poor countries, which account for most of the 173,000 infections recorded globally in 2017.
8 years ago
Sales reps may be wearing out their welcome in the operating room
In the operating room, surgical masks and matching scrubs can make it hard to tell who's who — at least for outsiders.
8 years ago
Climate change is already hurting U.S. communities, federal report says
The fourth National Climate Assessment is the culmination of years of research and analysis by hundreds of top climate scientists in the country.
8 years ago
Investigators tracking latest romaine lettuce outbreak are feeling some deja vu
Over the past six weeks, at least 50 people in the U.S. and Canada have gone to the doctor suffering from the symptoms of food poisoning.
8 years ago
Temple brings black men in medicine together to boost doctors of color
Temple University’s medical school gathered black physicians and young African-American men who are considering medicine.
8 years ago
State to hold public meeting on PFAS contamination
The meeting will be held Friday, November 30 at 9am the Rachel Carson State Office Building in Harrisburg and will also be live-streamed online.
8 years ago
How hippie food became mainstream
Guests: Jonathan Kauffman, Judy Wicks Yogurt, brown rice, tofu, soy sauce — a lot of American’s modern mainst ...
Air Date: November 21, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Philly doctors join national debate with NRA over gun safety
Dr. Samir Mehta treats a lot of gunshot victims. He doesn’t always see them in a crisis setting, like an ER doctor would, but he’s dealing with the long-term impacts.
8 years ago
Guests: Sigrid Veasey, Ilene Rosen, Lauren Hale Getting a bad night’s sleep feels awful. And in recent years we ...
Air Date: November 19, 2018 12:00 am
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