Health
Project Home unveils new housing in North Philly for those in recovery
The Ruth Williams House’s 88 new units are reserved for those who have been homeless or are at risk of becoming homeless.
8 years ago
Invasive tick species found last year in New Jersey survived winter
The longhorned tick is known to transmit diseases in East Asia, but no disease has been detected in the ones found in Hunterdon County.
8 years ago
Anxiety relief without the high: New studies on CBD, a cannabis extract
As more states legalize marijuana, there's growing interest in a cannabis extract — cannabidiol, also known as CBD.
8 years ago
Amid Pa. opioid disaster, lacking ID still a barrier to treatment
It's not easy to hold onto your possessions when you're living on the street, and that also goes for your license or birth certificate.
8 years ago
When teens cyberbully themselves
They're anonymously posting mean and derogatory comments about themselves on social media.
8 years ago
After air accidents, survivors grapple with flying again
Plane crashes are rare, but when they happen, people often survive them.
8 years ago
The current political atmosphere has many people feeling distressed. What’s the best way to cope with our emotions when we’re outrage ...
Air Date: April 20, 2018
Listen 51:18Thirty-four-year-old Meghan Adorno says being vegan is about keeping herself healthy, protecting animals, and saving the planet.
8 years ago
Listen 2:40Debate over Philly’s safe injection site plan gets personal
Evan and Darlene love each other. But they do not see eye to eye on safe injection sites. The debate has infused their conversations, in all hours of the day and night.
8 years ago
Listen 5:26Penn study finds most black men with trauma aren’t getting treatment
Among black men in Philadelphia who’ve suffered traumatic injuries, most psychological symptoms are not treated.
8 years ago
Pa. medical marijuana rule change will let patients vape
Soon, medical marijuana patients in Pennsylvania won’t just be limited to taking oils, pills, and liquid forms of the drug.
8 years ago
Safe injection sites are one answer to the opioid crisis
With 1,200 overdose-related deaths in 2017, Philadelphia is suffering some of the worst effects of the nation’s opioid crisis.
8 years ago
$1 million federal grant will help study of transgender kids
The first large-scale, national study of transgender children, including some as young as 3, is poised to expand.
8 years ago
What does it mean to be a doctor with a disability?
Medical culture has long viewed doctors as “able-bodied in the extreme.” A growing wave of doctors with disabilities wants to challenge that.
8 years ago
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