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A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.
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A Way with Words

A Way with Words is an upbeat and lively show about language examined through culture, history, and family. Language debates, variations, and evolution, as well as new words, old sayings, slang, family expressions, word histories, etymology, linguistics, regional dialects, word games, grammar, books, literature, writing, and more.

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Philly announces public safety plan to prepare for launch of supervised injection site

A strategy to protect the facility and its neighbors anticipates a final court ruling clearing the way for the nation’s first supervised injection site.

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How warming winters are affecting everything

Temperatures continue to steadily rise around the globe, but that trend isn't spread evenly across the map or even the yearly calendar.

6 years ago

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Teens are still vaping flavors, thanks to new disposable vape pens

6 years ago

Women's pleasure.(Hanna Barczyk for NPR)
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Real orgasms and transcendent pleasure: How women are reigniting desire

How can more women allow themselves to experience sexual pleasure?

6 years ago

The campus at University of Delaware.
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Second University of Delaware student tests negative for coronavirus

Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey have no confirmed cases to date of COVID-19, which originated in China.

6 years ago

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How not to get sick on a plane: A guide to avoiding pathogens

Here are recommendations from researchers on how to stave off infectious diseases such as the common cold and the flu during a flight.

6 years ago

A syringe with an influenza vaccine inside heads to its mark during a flu vaccination at Eastfield College in Mesquite, Texas, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020. (LM Otero/AP Photo)
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Amid coronavirus fears, a second wave of flu hits U.S. kids

A second wave of flu is hitting the U.S., turning this into one of the nastiest seasons for children in a decade.

6 years ago

As more cases continue to be confirmed, health officials and medical works in Wuhan, China, and throughout the country ramp up efforts to contain the spread. (Dake Kang/AP Photo)
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University of Delaware student tests negative for coronavirus; another still hospitalized, awaiting results

Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey have no confirmed cases to date of COVID-19, which originated in China.

6 years ago

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Pharmacists and doctors required to assist in safe disposal and to educate patients on dangers of holding on to medicines

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In this Jan. 20, 2018 file photo, a marcher carries a sign with the popular Twitter hashtag #MeToo used by people speaking out against sexual harassment as she takes part in a Women's March in Seattle. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
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New fund helps Pa. abuse survivors pay for counseling without involving police

Pennsylvania residents who’ve experienced sexual assault can apply for a share of $5 million to pay for counseling — even if they never reported it.

6 years ago

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The Science of Love

What is love? Is it that warm and fuzzy feeling, that crazed obsession, that deep sentiment of trust and good will? It’s all of those t ...

Air Date: February 14, 2020

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Mercy Philadelphia Hospital in West Philadelphia. (NBC10)
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City notified about potential closing of West Philly Mercy Hospital’s inpatient facility

Under a law enacted in reaction to Hahnemann University Hospital’s abrupt closure last summer, a hospital is required to give 180 days’ notice to the city.

6 years ago

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Fear and the coronavirus

Should the Americans be worried about the coronavirus? We start off discussing coronavirus containment in Philly, and then we talk about the psychology of risk assessment.

Air Date: February 12, 2020 10:00 am

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A codependent’s guide to codependency

When people are in unhealthy or unbalanced relationships, we often use a term to describe them: codependent. But what does that actually mean?

6 years ago

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Two University of Delaware students tested for coronavirus

Twenty-eight countries, including the U.S., have confirmed cases of the virus that started in Wuhan, China.

6 years ago

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