Health & Science
Smith launched a nonprofit that supports breast cancer patients through mentorship, beauty tutorials, diet tips, and a series of five books featuring candid survivor stories.
12 months ago
How UFOs went from Fringe to Mainstream
How did UFOs go from sci-fi fantasy to the object of Congressional hearings and NASA research projects? We look at the past, present, and future of our relationship with UFOs.
Air Date: October 20, 2023
Listen 50:05The move comes as Crozer hospitals have continued to shutter critical services and lay off health care workers.
12 months ago
This Philadelphia doctor wants you to consider eating animal organs
Eating organ meat is not mainstream in the U.S., leading to waste in the food supply. A doctor wants to change that.
12 months ago
Listen 4:27Kaiser Permanente reaches a tentative deal with health care worker unions after a recent strike
The unions had said bargaining sessions had been scheduled for this week.
12 months ago
Shame and Blame: How Stigma Impacts Health
We explore stigmatized health conditions — how they earn their reputations, affect the lives of patients, and complicate efforts to treat them.
Air Date: October 13, 2023
Listen 49:28Philly-area parents search for RSV antibody shots as winter approaches
The newborn RSV antibody shots offer protection against severe illness for at least five months, but they may not be widely available until next year.
1 year ago
Listen 4:22A doctor’s hunt for community-based solutions to childhood obesity
The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines for managing childhood obesity, but the recommendations are a challenge for overwhelmed health systems.
1 year ago
Listen 12:55The Philly ‘heiress’ who died from an illegal abortion, sending a saloon manager to jail
The 1955 case of Doris Jean Ostreicher became a media sensation, and ended up sending a saloon manager and his wife to jail.
1 year ago
How Science is Transforming Weight Loss
We explore this new science, and how these solutions are — or aren’t — working on the ground.
Air Date: October 6, 2023
Listen 49:21Scientists looked at nearly every known amphibian type. They’re not doing great.
A new global assessment finds that more than 2 of every 5 known species is at risk of extinction. Habitat loss, disease and climate change are the main drivers.
1 year ago
75,000 Kaiser nurses, pharmacists and other workers have walked off the job
In the largest health care strike in U.S. history, over 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on Wednesday.
1 year ago
Drexel study finds link between structural racism and higher premature mortality rates
Researchers believe that white people are just as susceptible to high premature mortality rates as people of color in historically “Jim Crow” states.
1 year ago
Decades of ‘resilience’ led to Penn Medicine researchers’ Nobel Prize
Katalin Karikó Ph.D. and Dr. Drew Weisman Ph.D. won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Medicine and their colleagues raised a glass to toast it in the hospital lobby.
1 year ago
Listen 1:30Drug overdose deaths increased for the fourth year in a row, according to a new city report, including a 20% jump among Black residents.
1 year ago
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