
Health
Pa. offering $5M worth of naloxone to first responders
Pennsylvania will spend $5 million on the overdose-reversal medication naloxone to help first responders fight the toll of the opioid epidemic.
8 years ago
Lower Delaware ACA rate hike approved
Delawareans who receive their health insurance through the Affordable Care Act will face premium hikes next year.
8 years ago
Attorney: Delays at N.J. Board of Nursing endanger public, leave health care workers uncertain
The New Jersey Board of Nursing is broken, and the next governor will have to fix it.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Housing comes first at Philly program for homeless heroin users
Pathways to Housing Pa. uses what's called a "housing-first" approach. Its program for those with severe opioid addiction is one of the first of its kind in the country.
8 years ago
Listen 5:57Pallone pushes testing for condition causing sudden cardiac arrest
U.S. Rep. Frank Pallone is introducing legislation to combat a condition he said is the leading cause of death at schools.
8 years ago
An unlikely ally in the fight against depression
Research points to a weapon in the fight against depression that may sound counterintuitive: Sleep deprivation. In their weekly c ...
Air Date: October 2, 2017
Listen 0:00N.J. mental health advocates say Halloween ‘zombie’ hunt still contributes to stigma
Mental health advocates again are criticizing a New Jersey Halloween attraction they say stigmatizes people with mental illness.
8 years ago
Dealing with anxiety, stress while waiting for news from Puerto Rico
For many of the more than 120,000 Puerto Rican Philadelphians, it's been a difficult week as they've been unable to get in touch with their relatives after Hurricane Maria.
8 years ago
ListenDelaware girl diagnosed with swine flu after Maryland fair visit
A Delaware girl who had recently come in close contact with pigs at the Anne Arundel County Fair has been diagnosed with swine flu.
8 years ago
Philly launches effort to prevent infant sleeping deaths
Each year, 30 infants die sleep-related deaths in Philadelphia, that’s part of why the city’s infant mortality rate is worse ...
8 years ago
Magnets! How do they work (for people with anxiety)?
A combination of older and newer treatments had the best results for patients in a recent study on anxiety. Researchers at a German ...
Air Date: September 25, 2017
Listen 3:43Opioid use during pregnancy now a concern for health officials
Nationally, the number of babies suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome is up fivefold since 2000.
8 years ago
Dems line up behind Medicare-for-all, GOP tries to repeal ACA
Guests: Jeff Stein, Walter Tsou, Micah Weinberg When Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a single-payer healthcare bil ...
Air Date: September 22, 2017
Listen 00:49:54After overdose deaths, Bucks district approves plan to offer drug counseling in schools
A Bucks County school district is launching an effort to combat the opioid epidemic by putting drug counselors in schools. The Pen ...
8 years ago
Cuba mystery: What theories US investigators are pursuing
There must be an answer. Whatever is harming U.S. diplomats in Havana, it’s eluded the doctors, scientists and intelligence ...
8 years ago