Health & Science
Many fear Hahnemann’s story will send a message: Buying a failing hospital pays
Because the hospital real estate is owned separately from its business, some worry that its for-profit owner will sell to developers and come out ahead.
5 years ago
Listen 1:29What is race? It isn’t skin color, as some young people are learning
It’s a tough question: Why do we look different? As one high school’s syllabus puts it, race is “both a biological myth and a social reality.”
5 years ago
Listen 5:50The chemical that could have killed millions in the Philly refinery fire
Hydroflouric acid is a toxic chemical used in local refineries. Why a release during the recent South Philly refinery explosion would have been disastrous.
Air Date: July 30, 2019
Listen 15:27A medical resident’s eulogy for Hahnemann Hospital
On the last day for most of the residents, one doctor-in-training bids farewell to the 171-year-old teaching hospital at Broad and Vine Streets.
5 years ago
Fentanyl cleanups can cost up to $50,000 each, thanks to urban legend
The likelihood of accidental OD is severely overhyped.
5 years ago
Want to feel happier today? Try talking to a stranger
Happiness, says one researcher, is the sum of many positive moments throughout the day. Something as simple as a friendly chat in the elevator can boost your mood.
5 years ago
Genetic counselors of color tackle racial, ethnic disparities in health care
They work with patients to decide when genetic testing is appropriate, interpret test results and counsel families on the ways hereditary diseases might impact them.
5 years ago
How to bring cancer care to the world’s poorest children
Worldwide, childhood cancers are relatively rare, but they're a far bigger problem than previously believed. Close to half of all kids with cancer go undiagnosed and untreated
5 years ago
Hepatitis A outbreak spreads in Kensington, prompting pleas to ‘Get vaccinated!’
Residents want the city to deal with the issue of human feces, which transmits the disease.
5 years ago
Wine grapes grow again in Israel’s Negev desert
Using desert-taming techniques the ancients mastered, a region of Israel sees vineyards flourish.
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Listen 05:40Air Date: July 26, 2019
Listen 49:39‘Someone will call you’: Hahnemann employees report obstacles in finding new work
A “Hire Hahnemann” job fair Thursday brought about 190 employers to the Pennsylvania Convention Center. Not all pay as well as the hospital.
5 years ago
Fireball that streaked across sky ‘lit up the whole beach,’ eyewitness says
As of 1 p.m. on Thursday, more than 360 spotters reported seeing a fireball across portions of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast.
5 years ago
Counting Alberta’s grizzlies: Are they recovering or still threatened?
Where one Canadian team works, there are rugged mountain peaks, foothills and vast meadows, as well as towns and farmland. How many bears live here?
5 years ago
Listen 08:43Two Delaware hospitals seek approval for Sussex County emergency departments
Bayhealth and Beebe hospitals have made their case for stand-alone emergency departments in the Georgetown, Delaware, area
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