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Study finds one in three Philadelphia residents used an opioid last year
One third of adults in Philadelphia have used an opioid in the last year, and the majority of those drugs came directly from a doctor. Th
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7 years ago
Delaware horse infected with West Nile
A horse in Delaware was euthanized after it was infected with West Nile Virus.
This is the first time this year a horse has been i
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7 years ago
As Americans quit smoking, farmers give up tobacco
Shifting public opinion and smoking habits have changed Kentucky farming.
I’m in northern Kentucky with University of Kentuc
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7 years ago
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Are obese people treated differently at the doctor’s office?
Being judged for your weight in a doctor’s office can have serious side effects. That’s according to a new review of research
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Air Date: August 14, 2017
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The Violence in Charlottesville / Debating ‘The Goldwater Rule’
Guests: Peter Simi, John Gartner, Christine Aschwanden
We start this hour discussing the violence in Charlottesvi
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Air Date: August 14, 2017
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How to deal with sweaty, smelly feet
We do a lot of walking during the summer, slogging a few blocks to the beach in the blazing sun, carrying those pesky chairs and the umbr
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7 years ago
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Cleanup work along Philly Conrail tracks reaches ‘El Campamento’ heroin haven
As the second week of clearing out the heroin havens along the Conrail railroad gulch in Philadelphia’s Kensington section draws to
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7 years ago
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Can meditation ease chronic pain?
With the country in the midst of an addiction crisis, health care providers are looking for new ways to treat their patients’ pain
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Air Date: August 7, 2017
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Philly outreach presence scales down as cleanup of Conrail drug haven continues
As work progressed on the cleanup of the Conrail tracks frequented by heroin users in Philadelphia’s Kensington and Fairh
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7 years ago
On urban food access, don’t forget the voices of youth
We've heard experts, teachers, professors, politicians, and health workers weigh in on food access in Philadelphia, but we shouldn't forget the voices of those most affected.
7 years ago
Advocates, N.J. lawmakers seek fully staffed nursing board to expedite licensing, certification
Some New Jersey lawmakers and advocacy groups are urging the Christie administration to fill six vacancies on the state’s 13-member
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7 years ago
How to support cancer patients
When a friend, a neighbor or co-worker is dealing with cancer – most of us want to chime in – with messages of support, or em
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Air Date: July 31, 2017
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Loyalty in relationships, in politics, and at work
Guests: Dacher Keltner, Jeff Shesol
When President Trump was reciting ‘Scout’s Law’ a the recent Boy Scout
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Air Date: July 31, 2017
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Philadelphia and Conrail launch work to clear railroad heroin encampment
Philadelphia and Conrail are starting work today on a plan to clean up a notorious stretch of tracks in the Kensington and Fairhill neigh
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7 years ago
Tribes hope tradition will fight unhealthy tobacco use
Cheap tribal cigarettes can complicate tobacco control on reservations.
States and cities have come to understand that if they jac
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7 years ago
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