Health & Science
Which vision of farming is better for the planet?
Farmers face a growing dilemma. Specifically, a food-growing dilemma. How do you feed an increasing number of people without harming the environment?
6 years ago
Behavioral health chief says Philly paves road to sobriety with treatment options
Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn speaks with David T. Jones of the city's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services.
6 years ago
Listen 5:46Air Date: August 3, 2018
Listen 48:54DNA technology could help solve decades-old Delaware case
New Castle County Police hope a lifelike composite image of the woman will lead them to family members and eventually solve the decades-old cold case.
6 years ago
Scientists are ‘Spying On Whales’ to learn how they eat, talk and … walked?
"We live in the golden age of whale science."
6 years ago
Puerto Rico’s wounded Medicaid program faces even deeper cuts
The government needs to squeeze $840.2 million in annual savings from Medicaid by 2023, a reduction required by the U.S. territory's agreement with the federal government.
6 years ago
Invasive Asian longhorn ticks found in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
Here's what to do if you find one.
6 years ago
Cheaper ‘dry-leaf’ medical marijuana draws crowds to Philly-area dispensaries
The dried, cured flower is now legal for sale at medical marijuana dispensaries in Pennsylvania.
6 years ago
Nurses push for staff changes, against wishes of nurse and hospital associations
More than 100 scrubs-clad nurses filled the Capitol rotunda Tuesday in an effort to convince lawmakers they're overworked, and the state needs to do something about it.
6 years ago
For some addicted to opioids, drug replacement therapy can be key to recovery
Former heroin users who go on an opioid replacement drug and who also participate in the clinic's counseling sessions are less likely to relapse.
6 years ago
Air Date: July 31, 2018
Listen 05:58Rutgers study proposes novel approach for treating traumatic brain injury
More than 2 million are hospitalized in the U.S. every year for traumatic brain injuries. Long-term effects can include epilepsy, depression, and impaired cognitive function.
6 years ago
Predicting and preventing suicide
Air Date: July 30, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:59To keep women from dying in childbirth, look to California
Since 2006, California has cut its rate of women dying in childbirth by more than half. And it's a state whose impact could make a big difference.
6 years ago
Child victims of toxic stress face a long road to healing
Reuniting families separated at the U.S. border is only a start.
6 years ago
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