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Air Date: December 18, 2017
Listen 6:48More Philly overdose patients turning down ambulance ride after naloxone
'It’s a near-death experience, and you really want to get these people the help they need,' says the Philadelphia Fire Department's head of emergency medical services.
7 years ago
Listen 5:03Congressman Meehan seeks pipeline risk assessment for Mariner East 2
Responding to landowners’ concerns Congressman Pat Meehan has asked Gov. Tom Wolf to conduct a risk assessment of Sunoco’s Mariner East 2 pipeline.
7 years ago
Pennsylvanians signing up as ACA open enrollment deadline looms
"We're trying to do the best that we can and see as many folks as we can in these last 48 hours,” said Patrick Keenan of the Pennsylvania Health Access Network.
7 years ago
Teen opioid abuse dropping nationwide, survey finds
Researchers say higher rates of past drug abuse by teens may have contributed to the increase of opioid addiction in adults — and the current overdose crisis.
7 years ago
Listen 1:20Should we talk about science like it’s magic?
We struggled to balance information and entertainment back in science TV shows to the '50s and '60s. In some ways, we still do.
7 years ago
Listen 7:47We’re running out of water. Can we get it from the air?
Engineers are competing globally to invent a device that can ease water shortages.
7 years ago
Listen 8:59Study: Low birth weights linked to fracking sites
Infants born to mothers who live very close to natural gas fracking sites have a higher risk of low birth weight, according to a new study published Wednesday.
7 years ago
Federal regulators won’t reconsider approval of Atlantic Sunrise pipeline
Construction on the pipeline began in September. It's being built to carry Marcellus Shale gas from northeastern Pa. to markets along the East Coast.
7 years ago
Delaware’s first flu death strikes 47-year-old man
The victim from New Castle County was a resident of a long term care facility and had multiple underlying health conditions.
7 years ago
Pa. residents concerned proposed mine could hurt water quality
The Keyser underground mine would produce metallurgical coal, which is used to make steel.
7 years ago
At Millersville University, students are clamoring for cadavers
Biology students fearful that climbing costs could end cadaver studies have mobilized to support the program. But administrators say the activism is unnecessary.
7 years ago
Listen 2:02To solve Philadelphia hunger crisis, focus on fighting poverty
The Philadelphia metropolitan area — including the suburbs — contains nearly three-quarters of a million people struggling with hunger, a 20 percent increase over six years.
7 years ago
Cabot Oil wants money from homeowner for critical claims following settled lawsuit
7 years ago
Time running out to save Three Mile Island from early closure
There are multiple efforts underway at the federal, state, and regional levels to try to boost the nuclear power industry.
7 years ago
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