Health & Science
New U.S. experiments aim to create gene-edited human embryos
A scientist in New York is conducting experiments designed to modify DNA in human embryos as a step toward someday preventing inherited diseases.
5 years ago
Why engineers use different barriers to protect N.J. coastal towns
If you live along the Jersey Shore, you may notice a variety of barriers in place to prevent flooding. Here's a look at a few of the most common techniques.
5 years ago
Separate: Black Health in America
Air Date: February 1, 2019
Listen 48:46The 7 Day Pledge links hospitalized Medicaid patients with primary-care doctors, reducing the number of patients who end up back in the hospital unnecessarily.
5 years ago
There are 140 people on those wait lists to get into state facilities, Department of Human Services said in an email.
5 years ago
Amid bitter cold, Philly closes last Kensington encampment
Philadelphia officials say they will provide housing to all homeless drug users cleared from a camp in Kensington Thursday. But most shelters are already full.
5 years ago
There’s arsenic and lead in many brands of fruit juice. Should you be concerned?
Consumer Reports tested 45 fruit juices and found that 21 of them had "concerning levels" of cadmium, arsenic and/or lead.
5 years ago
Report says EPA refuses to regulate two PFAS chemicals
If feds are withdrawing from PFAS rules, states will have to redouble efforts to protect public health, advocates say.
5 years ago
Keeping the river rolling: How the Clean Water Act helped revive the Delaware
The Clean Water Act helped turn the Delaware River and its waterfront into a place many people enjoy today. But can the river be protected from future pollution?
Air Date: January 30, 2019
Listen 13:34‘Life-threatening arctic blast’ surges into Midwest, barreling toward Eastern U.S.
Record-shattering cold, heavy snow and howling winds are descending on a broad swath of the U.S., the National Weather Service says.
5 years ago
Strolling Our Galactic Neighborhood
Air Date: January 29, 2019
Listen 06:12Got anger? Try naming it to tame it
It's almost like a reflex — hard-wired in the brain. When something unjust or unfair happens to you, "your blood pressure often goes up.
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N.J. landfill agrees to accept PFAS-contaminated soil from Pa. military base
Some New Jersey environmental groups oppose the planned dumping of material from the former Willow Grove Naval Air Station.
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Free food at work is significant source of unhealthy calories, CDC says
A new study shows that for a quarter of Americans, eating at work adds as much as 1,300 calories per week — most of them empty.
5 years ago
Fear of deportation or green card denial deters some parents from getting kids care
In Texas, researchers studying the issue say it's a major reason why more children are going without health insurance.
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