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Health & Science

John Rose discusses PrEP with members of the community outside the Joseph E. Coleman Library in Germantown.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

PrEP: Spreading the word about stopping HIV

In Philadelphia, non-Hispanic blacks account for nearly two-thirds of new HIV infections. Yet the majority of people on PrEP are white.

7 years ago

Delaware's Behavioral Health Consortium announces a partnership with Pew Charitable Trusts to improve access to addiction treatment in the state. (Zoe Read/WHYY)
Health

Delaware partners with Pew to improve addiction treatment

Delaware is one of two states selected to partner with the Pew Charitable Trusts to focus on improving Delaware’s behavioral health system.

7 years ago

FILE - In this May 10, 2012, file photo, a doctor holds Truvada pills at her office in San Francisco. New research shows more promise for using AIDS treatment drugs, such as Truvada, as a prevention tool, to help keep uninfected people from catching HIV during sex with a partner who has the virus. Truvada has been shown to help prevent infection when one partner has the virus and one does not, but the evidence so far has been strongest for male-female couples. (AP Photo/Jeff Chiu, File)
Health

AIDS drugs show more promise for preventing new infections

New research shows more promise for using AIDS treatment drugs as a prevention tool, to help keep uninfected people from catching HIV during sex with a partner who has it

7 years ago

Radio Times
Science

Hang up and drive

Guest: Paul Atchley, Catherine McDonald, Russ Martin Why can’t we just hang up and drive? Most motorists have p ...

Air Date: July 16, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 48:57
Skytalk
Science

All in the Family

Scientists have discovered 12 more of Jupiter’s moons, bringing the planet’s total count to 79. There are 175 known moons in ...

Air Date: July 23, 2018

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Suboxone, an oral film prescribed for the medication-assisted treatment of opioid addiction and dependency, is pictured in this Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017 photo. (Charles Krupa/AP Photo)
Health

With $1M state grant, Temple to address need for addiction meds in Philadelphia

The grant comes from a program trying to enlist more community-based primary care physicians in the fight against the opioid addiction.

7 years ago

Fentanyl testing strips (JHU BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH/BLOOMBERG AMERICAN HEALTH INITIATIVE)
Health

Many seeking detox are denied treatment because hospitals don’t test for fentanyl

Most hospital drug tests do not test for fentanyl — the cheaper, more powerful, synthetic opioid whose presence has increased in Philadelphia's illegal drug supply.

7 years ago

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The Schuylkill river at dusk in Philadelphia. The river is a popular fishing spot. New Jersey DEP has begun testing fish for the family of chemicals known as PFAS and issued fish advisories. New Jersey has stricter limits on PFAS exposure than Pennsylvania. (Susan Phillips/StateImpact Pennsylvania)
Science
StateImpact Pennsylvania

New Jersey issues first advisories for consumption of fish containing PFAS chemicals

State scientists have recommended health limits for 12 species.

7 years ago

This veery songbird can predict the severity of the coming hurricane season more consistently than meteorologists, according to research published this month by Delaware State University professor Christopher Heckscher. (Courtesy DSU)
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Songbird nesting habits may indicate severity of hurricane season

A Delaware professor is using a migratory bird species that nests in Delaware to predict the severity of the coming hurricane season.

7 years ago

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A vacant North Philadelphia lot. (Jared Brey/PlanPhilly, file)
Health

‘Greening’ vacant lots improves mental health in Philly communities

The study adds to a growing body of research that demonstrates how where you live matters for your health.

7 years ago

The Pulse
Science

Make (a) Way

For a long time disability meant one thing — limitations. Think about the word disabled: its literal meaning is broken, not functioning ...

Air Date: July 20, 2018

Listen 49:46
Delaware health officials say a record number of overdose deaths appear to be linked to fentanyl. (File photo)
Health

Overdose deaths spike in beach towns of Sussex County

More than half of suspected overdose deaths are occurring in the southernmost part of the county, and health officials warn it might be due to fentanyl-laced heroin.

7 years ago

Radio Times
Science

Aroused: how hormones control us

Guest: Randi Hutter Epstein We blame a lot on our hormones – weight gain, sex drive, sleep loss, mood swings, i ...

Air Date: July 19, 2018 10:00 am

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Female inmates interact in their cell in this file photo. (Rick Bowmer/AP Photo, Pool)
Keystone Crossroads
Health

Female Pa. lawmakers hope to help incarcerated women with series of bills

When moms are imprisoned, it hurts families, neighborhoods and communities, legislator says.

7 years ago

Serenity Court provides shelter and medical support to homeless men who have been discharged from the hospital but are too sick to go to a shelter.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Medical respite for homeless now open in North Philly

Serenity has a total of 20 beds for homeless men and women.

7 years ago

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