Health
Mental health and black communities
Guests: Delane Casiano, Karriem Salaam, Howard Stevenson African Americans are more likely to report mental healt ...
Air Date: August 27, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:59To prove a point, Drexel prof goes on monthlong McDonald’s diet
She says the 2004 movie 'Super Size Me' sent the wrong message, and she wants to destigmatize fast food.
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Sending ‘sick’ kids to school is the new normal
In the face of ringworm, scabies — even lice — keeping kids in class is a priority.
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Listen 6:06Vaccines and schools — a public health power couple
School vaccination laws took a long time to take root. Today, every state has one. Here’s how that happened.
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Listen 12:23Times have changed. Is sex ed ready?
The LGBTQ and #MeToo movements are shifting our cultural attitudes. Is what we teach in the classroom shifting, too?
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Listen 7:46Syringes once again wash ashore on some N.J. beaches
Medical waste has once again washed ashore on some New Jersey beaches.
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FDA stirs contraception debate with OK for ‘natural’ birth control app
The Natural Cycles app instructs women to take their temperature at the same time every morning when they awake and record it in the app.
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New Jersey kids better off than most in U.S., but poverty rates vary widely by county
About 15 percent of kids in the Garden State live in poverty, while the national average is 21 percent.
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3 N.J. beaches under swimming advisories due to elevated bacteria
Three New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories Tuesday due to elevated bacteria counts.
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Advice from others can be helpful – but it’s not always welcome. When a neighbor, colleague or loved one tries to tell you how to liv ...
Air Date: August 21, 2018
Listen 03:29Why are black and Latino kids more likely to die of certain cancers?
When it comes to cancer survival, the United States is sharply divided by race.
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On front lines of opioid crisis, recovery houses slowly accepting contested treatment approach
Patients using medication-assisted treatments slowly being accepted into group recovery homes.
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Listen 6:14Should you get that scan? Your doctor might not be great at helping you decide
"It's about a deeper issue: ... Is healthcare structured to give patients the information they need to make informed decisions?"
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Chipotle to retrain employees after latest outbreak of food poisoning
Health officials have determined that a type of bacteria found in food left at unsafe temperatures is the cause of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness.
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