
Health & Science
J&J recalls baby powder after trace asbestos found in bottle
Johnson & Johnson on Friday recalled a single batch of its baby powder as a precaution after government testing found trace amounts of asbestos in one bottle bought online.
6 years ago
‘Up close and personal’: Mütter Museum maps the spread of Philly’s 1918 flu epidemic
The Mütter Museum created an interactive online database that maps the 1918 flu epidemic as it swept through Philadelphia.
6 years ago
Cars have played a fundamental role in changing our modern lives — where we live, where we work, the shape of our communities, and how ...
Air Date: October 18, 2019
Listen 49:07Monarch butterfly researchers report biggest numbers of season this week in Cape May
Like clockwork, the monarch butterfly migration season along the Jersey Shore is heating up.
6 years ago
Amid hospitalizations, Philadelphia officials propose a flavored vape ban for minors
The bill is not as sweeping as other cities’ proposed vaping bans, but Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley says that’s intentional.
6 years ago
Pa.’s largest community college eliminates campus mental health counseling for 17K students
College health experts called the move short-sighted and risky at a time of growing mental health needs among students.
6 years ago
New report stacks up ‘Medicare for All’ and the ‘public option’ by cost and coverage
A new Urban Institute report prices out popular reforms like “Medicare for All” and a so-called public option. Who will they cover? What will they cost?
6 years ago
Listen 4:04Franklin Institute’s Derrick Pitts: Visibility matters, especially in science
Derrick H. Pitts has been named one of the 50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science.
6 years ago
Democratic candidates divided on health care will soon be drowning in data
The Urban Institute will publish the first report of the 2020 election cycle to price out popular reforms like “Medicare for All” and a so-called public option.
6 years ago
Listen 6:49Who says you can’t eat red meat? Food advice questioned anew
So is red meat good or bad for you? A team of international researchers is saying there isn’t enough evidence to tell people to cut back on red or processed meat.
6 years ago
Murphy’s target: Replace all lead service lines in N.J. by 2029
The plan includes a call for a $500 million bond issue and a requirement for every child to be tested for lead before starting school.
6 years ago
New Jersey ranked 22nd in nation for rate of childhood obesity
The obesity rate for those in the 10 to 17 age group elsewhere in the country goes from 8.7% in Utah to 25.4% in Mississippi.
6 years ago
Passengers at PHL airport may have been exposed to measles, Health Department says
Anyone who visited certain terminals at the Philadelphia International Airport on Oct. 2 and 3 may have been exposed to measles, state health officials warned Friday.
6 years ago
Saturn pulls ahead of Jupiter in the number of moons detected – current score: 82 to 79 Researchers recently announce ...
Air Date: October 12, 2019
Listen 6:43DEP Pushes Back Again on PennEast Pipeline
Agency blocks the 120-mile interstate project from obtaining crucial permits once more
6 years ago
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