Health & Science
Philadelphia is now the most bed bug infested city in the country. We'll talk about the dangers and annoyances bed bugs pose and how to protect yourself from them.
Air Date: July 12, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Praying for involuntary commitment: One family struggles to help their bipolar daughter
On a rainy day in June, Kim stood in her house in Levittown. The room was unlit, smelled of rotting food and was cluttered with things Kim had collected.
6 years ago
Spacing out or guarding against trauma? Philly teen finds self-care in dissociation
Derricia Smith, 17, reflects on her experience with an elegant safeguard of the mind when it faces trauma, in this essay for Philly Audio Diaries.
6 years ago
Listen 5:12Your memories of the moon landing
Where were you on that day in July 1969? A lot of people watched, and say it changed their lives.
6 years ago
On July 20th, 1969, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. It was an astounding achievement — ...
Air Date: July 12, 2019
Listen 48:09Delaware City Refining Company agrees to $950,000 settlement
A Delaware refinery has reached a settlement over its release of toxic chemicals into the air.
6 years ago
Hundreds swarm Hahnemann to protest closure, with Sanders campaign leading the call
Protesters slammed Joel Freedman, Hahnemann’s owner, for what they see as an attempt to encroach on a vulnerable hospital for real estate profits.
6 years ago
Will robots take your jobs? Why this is such a hard question to answer
A new report says Philadelphia will do quite well compared to other places in the U.S. as more work gets automated.
6 years ago
Anxiety disorder, Tourette syndrome added to medical marijuana approved conditions in Pa.
The Pennsylvania Department of Health has added anxiety disorders and Tourette syndrome to the list of medical conditions approved for receiving medical marijuana.
6 years ago
Dozens of prosecutors across the country are now backing Safehouse.
6 years ago
‘A floodier future’: Scientists say records will be broken
Government scientists predict 40 places in the U.S. will experience higher than normal rates of so-called sunny day flooding this year.
6 years ago
Area nurses, midwives and other medical providers said the loss of a hospital like Hahnemann that takes many Medicaid-dependent patients is unfathomable.
6 years ago
Listen 1:48Hahnemann plans to transfer most medical residents to Tower Health hospitals
Drexel College of Medicine and Hahnemann Hospital announced a shift of most residency programs to Philly region facilities managed by Tower Health.
6 years ago
How an Iranian immigrant and a Jewish Philly native joined forces to eliminate HIV in mice
The researchers, who met decades ago, share a lifelong passion to stop AIDS.
6 years ago
As NASA aims for the moon, an aging space station faces an uncertain future
The International Space Station is getting older, and NASA wants commercial businesses will take over so that the space agency can focus its efforts on a return to the moon.
6 years ago
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