
Health & Science
October to likely feature above average temperatures at the Jersey Shore
Don't pack your warm weather gear away just yet.
8 years ago
An unlikely ally in the fight against depression
Research points to a weapon in the fight against depression that may sound counterintuitive: Sleep deprivation. In their weekly c ...
Air Date: October 2, 2017
Listen 0:00N.J. mental health advocates say Halloween ‘zombie’ hunt still contributes to stigma
Mental health advocates again are criticizing a New Jersey Halloween attraction they say stigmatizes people with mental illness.
8 years ago
Traveling down the modern Mississippi
The Mississippi’s history is as winding as the river itself. But it’s also part of our modern landscape.
Air Date: September 29, 2017
Listen 49:01Dealing with anxiety, stress while waiting for news from Puerto Rico
For many of the more than 120,000 Puerto Rican Philadelphians, it's been a difficult week as they've been unable to get in touch with their relatives after Hurricane Maria.
8 years ago
ListenAtlantic County could one day vaporize trash to energy
In a large warehouse in Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, trucks and front-end loaders are building a mountain of trash. A quick gl ...
8 years ago
Op-ed: N.J.’s next governor can make a real difference on climate change
Our next governor has a tremendous opportunity to put New Jersey on track to meet its statewide greenhouse-gas limits and, in doing so, p ...
8 years ago
Delaware girl diagnosed with swine flu after Maryland fair visit
A Delaware girl who had recently come in close contact with pigs at the Anne Arundel County Fair has been diagnosed with swine flu.
8 years ago
Philly launches effort to prevent infant sleeping deaths
Each year, 30 infants die sleep-related deaths in Philadelphia, that’s part of why the city’s infant mortality rate is worse ...
8 years ago
A Netherlands astronomy team discovered a star spinning 42,000 times every minute! Our sun spins once every 30 days or so. Rotating neutr ...
Air Date: September 26, 2017
Listen 6:11Magnets! How do they work (for people with anxiety)?
A combination of older and newer treatments had the best results for patients in a recent study on anxiety. Researchers at a German ...
Air Date: September 25, 2017
Listen 3:43Opioid use during pregnancy now a concern for health officials
Nationally, the number of babies suffering from neonatal abstinence syndrome is up fivefold since 2000.
8 years ago
The Huey and the Vietnam veteran
The sound of the iconic Huey helicopter is unmistakable to a Vietnam veteran.
8 years ago
Dems line up behind Medicare-for-all, GOP tries to repeal ACA
Guests: Jeff Stein, Walter Tsou, Micah Weinberg When Sen. Bernie Sanders introduced a single-payer healthcare bil ...
Air Date: September 22, 2017
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