
Health & Science
Pa. Dept. of Corrections says staffing issues provide challenges to care for mentally ill inmates
The state says conditions for mentally ill inmates are improving, but challenges remain.
7 years ago
New Jersey requires six-month refills of birth control
The bill's sponsors reasoned that having a half-year’s worth of birth control on hand isn’t just about convenience: it’s about staying consistent.
7 years ago
New Jersey resiliency models will help small towns plan for storms
Hurricane Sandy caused $37 billion of damage in New Jersey. But what if municipal leaders could have better anticipated the storm damage?
7 years ago
Thousands sign up for Delaware health insurance marketplace despite challenges
Delaware’s health insurance marketplace remains strong after nearly 25,000 people signed up for 2018 coverage in midst of many insurance challenges.
7 years ago
FERC, saying ‘much has changed’, will review natural gas pipeline policy
7 years ago
Pennsylvania Attorney General’s lawsuit over royalty payments advances
7 years ago
Hundreds remember Philadelphians who died with no place to live
Hundreds gathered at a candlelight vigil Thursday night to remember more than 250 homeless people who died this year.
7 years ago
Heading south over the holidays? It’s doubtful you’ll be going as far south as Rutgers University s ...
7 years ago
Listen 5:40Report shows significant overdose increase in tri-state area
Nationally, more than 63,600 individuals died from overdoses in 2016—a 21 percent increase from the previous year, and more than three times the rate in 1999
7 years ago
Volunteers bring Christmas to Kensington corner struggling with homelessness, addiction
The volunteers started on a corner near the railroad tracks where the city and Conrail cleared out an encampment of homeless heroin users this summer.
7 years ago
Listen 2:22Treating tremors through ultrasound waves deep in the brain
A new non-invasive procedure uses a beam of ultrasound waves to damage brain tissue associated with the involuntary movements.
7 years ago
Listen 3:29Pa. officials scramble to plan for possible CHIP shutdown
CHIP insures more than 180,000 kids across Pennsylvania, and it costs nearly a half-billion dollars to run. Federal money pays for almost 90 percent of that.
7 years ago
New Castle County to hire addiction coordinator
The New Castle County Police Department will use new grant money to hire a coordinator for its addiction treatment program
7 years ago
Philly’s first harm-reduction coordinator takes new aim at city’s opioid crisis
Allison Herens, Philadelphia’s first harm-reduction coordinator, says the creation of her role signifies a changing perspective on addressing a drug crisis.
7 years ago
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