
Health
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
How Rutgers became a national model for helping student addicts in recovery
“More colleges and universities are creating sober living programs for student addicts in recovery, and ma ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:31New initiative coordinates services for homeless in Camden County
At a resource fair for homeless citizens in Camden Wednesday, fair-goers were treated to a hot breakfast, a hot shower if they needed it ...
8 years ago
Some N.J. providers embrace suicide-prevention approach that emphasizes screening
In New Jersey, hundreds of health providers turned out to a conference on suicide prevention Tuesday — a gathering organizers say would ...
8 years ago
ListenDuring opioid crisis, Camden leaders put life-saving needle exchange in peril
With a staggering 64,000 Americans killed by drug overdoses last year according to the Centers for Disease Control, needle-exchange progr ...
8 years ago
The silence surrounding postpartum depression
Many women who have postpartum depression don’t talk about their condition – and don’t ask for help. That’s accor ...
Air Date: September 11, 2017
Listen 00:04:02Philly conference on transgender health opens with ceremony commemorating beloved founder
The 16th annual Philadelphia Trans Health Conference kicked off with workshops a ...
8 years ago
New Jersey mom takes story of daughter’s opioid death, role of drug company, to Congress
Deborah Fuller is nervous. The Camden County, New Jersey, resident is going before Congress next week to testify at a hearing on the role ...
8 years ago
ListenCongratulations, it’s a … (Wait…does it matter?) Maybe it shouldn’t matter, but in healthcare an awful lot of dec ...
Air Date: September 8, 2017
ListenEssay: Be careful what you say; body shaming isn’t just for overweight people
“You eat like a bird,” said a woman I barely knew. She eyed the half scone I had left on my plate contemptuously, while dabbi ...
8 years ago
Fears rise that cuts in ACA ad budget will hurt the most vulnerable
The Trump Administration is drastically reducing funding for Affordable Care Act outreach. The budget for the navigator program ...
8 years ago
Listen 1:44Delaware AG Denn’s plan to fight ‘human tragedy’ of opioid epidemic
Delaware has one of the highest rates of drug overdoses in the nation. State Attorney General Matt Denn says it’s time to make the ...
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ListenLead found in the drinking water of 400 New Jersey schools
Nearly 400 schools reported finding lead in at least one drinking-water outlet in their buildings, according to data compiled by the stat ...
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