Health & Science
U.S. Steel ordered to clean up sulfur emissions following fire
The Allegheny County Health Department gave the company five days to respond with a plan to reduce emissions at Clairton Coke Works and its Edgar Thompson and Irvin plants.
5 years ago
Poll: Americans support government action to curb prescription drug prices
A survey finds that many people have skipped or rationed their prescription medications or have substituted cheaper over-the-counter drugs.
5 years ago
Meet the White House’s new chief climate change skeptic
Over the past decade, William Happer has waged a fierce campaign aimed at debunking fears of global warming caused by emissions of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases.
5 years ago
A ‘period’ movie won the Oscar! So why are some menstrual health experts ambivalent?
Some quibble with the "a period should end a sentence – not a girl's education" trope:
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Delaware health officials to hand out overdose-reversal drug in New Castle Saturday
Delaware health officials will hand out doses of the opioid overdose-reversing medication naloxone at the annual atTAcK Addiction 5K fundraiser in New Castle.
5 years ago
Air Date: March 1, 2019
Listen 48:41States move to restrict parents’ refusal to vaccinate their kids
At least eight states, including some that have experienced measles outbreaks this year, want to remove personal exemptions for the measles vaccine.
5 years ago
Philly woman with rare bone disease donates skeleton to Mütter Museum
The bequest was Carol Orzel’s dying wish, so that others could learn more about her rare disease, fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva.
5 years ago
Since China has stopped accepting America's plastic recyclables, one solution to dealing with the excess material has been to burn it in already-existing trash incinerators.
Air Date: March 1, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00N.J. faces growing health threat from virus-carrying mosquitoes
Rising temperatures and longer mosquito season create a ‘perfect storm’ for virus transmission.
5 years ago
‘Does your knee make more of a click or a clack?’ — Teaching ‘Car Talk’ to new docs
A handful of physicians are using the show to teach medical students how to diagnose disease.
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Pa. Health Department hiring scientists to study PFAS chemicals in drinking water
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection has pinpointed 20 locations with high PFAS levels in water sources. They include areas of Bucks and Montgomery counties.
5 years ago
Criticizing inaction on lead in N.J. schools’ drinking water supplies
The Department of Education was invited to be part of the roundtable event but declined.
5 years ago
To-go drugs aim to keep repeat patients out of the emergency room
It can be hard for some ER patients to fill prescriptions, so a new Temple program sends them home with medicine, to keep them from coming back.
5 years ago
Cancer complications: Confusing bills, maddening errors and endless phone calls
Cancer patients are 2.65 times more likely to file for bankruptcy than those without cancer, and bankruptcy puts them at a higher risk for early death.
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