Health & Science
Earth’s future is being written in fast-melting Greenland
This is where Earth's refrigerator door is left open, where glaciers dwindle and seas begin to rise.
6 years ago
Cigarettes can’t be advertised on TV. Should Juul ads be permitted?
Why does e-cigarette maker Juul advertise its product on TV when cigarette ads are banned? The short answer: Because it can.
6 years ago
How much hotter are the oceans? The answer begins with a bucket
If you want to know what climate change will look like, you need to know what Earth's climate looked like in the past
6 years ago
For low-income Pennsylvanians, dental care can be a nightmare
More than 1 million adults on Medicaid in Pennsylvania have only bare bones coverage. Why is getting dental care so hard for these patients?
Air Date: August 20, 2019
Listen 12:04What counts as saving a life? United States v. Safehouse kicks off
Lawyers for the nonprofit proposing a supervised injection site compared it to ERs, syringe exchanges. U.S. attorneys said the difference is they’re legal.
6 years ago
Brand-name drug prices rising at slower pace, lower amounts
Drug companies are still raising prices for brand-name prescription medicines, just not as often or by as much as they used to, according to an Associated Press analysis.
6 years ago
This app aims to save new moms’ lives
They hope to help OB-GYNs and other health providers closely monitor a mother and baby's health so that red flags can be assessed before they are life-threatening.
6 years ago
Judge to hear nuts and bolts of how Philly supervised injection site would work
Lawyers for Safehouse will lay out how the supervised injection facility would operate. It’s the first hearing since federal prosecutors filed suit.
6 years ago
Trouble in the ‘Blueberry Capital of the World’
Some South Jersey blueberry farms were recently cited for illegally housing migrant workers in sheds without proper septic systems — for years.
Air Date: August 19, 2019
Listen 11:36New drug could be game changer for drug-resistant TB. But a question looms
People with drug-resistant tuberculosis take many pills over a long period of time. Cure rate is low.
6 years ago
What’s behind a cluster of vaping-related hospitalizations?
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services has confirmed 15 cases of patients who were admitted to Wisconsin hospitals with severe lung injury since July.
6 years ago
Advocates already see fallout from immigration rule change
Doctors warn of poor health and rising costs they say will come from sweeping Trump administration changes that would deny green cards to many immigrants who use Medicaid.
6 years ago
From tusks to tails, nations eye trade in endangered species
From guitars to traditional medicines and from tusk to tail, mankind's exploitation of the planet's fauna and flora is putting some of them at risk of extinction.
6 years ago
Research shows thousands could be saved with better air quality standards
New research from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh shows thousands of lives could be saved each year if air quality standards were tightened.
6 years ago
‘Great progress’ in South Philly refinery cleanup, fire commissioner says
About half of the original 30,000 gallons of highly toxic hydrofluoric acid remains. “A good week,” Philadelphia Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel says.
6 years ago
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