Health & Science
Newly tagged great white shark ‘Shaw’ cruises near N.J.
Years after Mary Lee appeared, and following the brief blip of Miss May in July, there’s a new great white shark to track. His name is Shaw.
6 years ago
Drone delivery is one step closer to reality
Walgreens is testing out delivery from store to door by drone in Virginia, and UPS won approval to expand air delivery of medical supplies.
6 years ago
J&J recalls baby powder after trace asbestos found in bottle
Johnson & Johnson on Friday recalled a single batch of its baby powder as a precaution after government testing found trace amounts of asbestos in one bottle bought online.
6 years ago
Most U.S. dairy cows are descended from just 2 bulls. That’s not good
Dairy farmers can go to this online catalog and pick a bull, and the company will ship doses of semen to impregnate their cows.
6 years ago
DNA tests for psychiatric drugs are controversial but some insurers are covering them
Finding the right medication to treat mental health problems can be a frustrating trial-and-error process. New genetic tests aim to match meds to patients, but do they work?
6 years ago
‘Up close and personal’: Mütter Museum maps the spread of Philly’s 1918 flu epidemic
The Mütter Museum created an interactive online database that maps the 1918 flu epidemic as it swept through Philadelphia.
6 years ago
Cars have played a fundamental role in changing our modern lives — where we live, where we work, the shape of our communities, and how ...
Air Date: October 18, 2019
Listen 49:07Juul suspends sales of flavored vapes and signs settlement to stop marketing to youth
Flavored e-cigarettes have hooked millions of teens to nicotine. Now, Juul says it will suspend sales of many flavors. Some call the move too little, too late.
6 years ago
Monarch butterfly researchers report biggest numbers of season this week in Cape May
Like clockwork, the monarch butterfly migration season along the Jersey Shore is heating up.
6 years ago
NASA’s first all-female spacewalk set for Friday
Only 15 women have participated in spacewalks, and all were accompanied by men.
6 years ago
Amid hospitalizations, Philadelphia officials propose a flavored vape ban for minors
The bill is not as sweeping as other cities’ proposed vaping bans, but Philadelphia Health Commissioner Thomas Farley says that’s intentional.
6 years ago
Pa.’s largest community college eliminates campus mental health counseling for 17K students
College health experts called the move short-sighted and risky at a time of growing mental health needs among students.
6 years ago
New report stacks up ‘Medicare for All’ and the ‘public option’ by cost and coverage
A new Urban Institute report prices out popular reforms like “Medicare for All” and a so-called public option. Who will they cover? What will they cost?
6 years ago
Listen 4:04Franklin Institute’s Derrick Pitts: Visibility matters, especially in science
Derrick H. Pitts has been named one of the 50 Most Important Blacks in Research Science.
6 years ago
Democratic candidates divided on health care will soon be drowning in data
The Urban Institute will publish the first report of the 2020 election cycle to price out popular reforms like “Medicare for All” and a so-called public option.
6 years ago
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