Health & Science
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.
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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.
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Child victims of toxic stress face a long road to healing
Reuniting families separated at the U.S. border is only a start.
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Synthetic marijuana detected in drug sample from Philly overdose spike
Sometimes known on the street as 'K2,' synthetic cannabinoids are a growing problem in Philadelphia.
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Encouraging results from experimental Alzheimer’s drug
Results from an early trial give doctors hope that an effective treatment could be within reach.
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Air Date: July 27, 2018
Listen 48:59EPA urged to set national standards to protect public health from PFAS chemicals
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Marines who fired rocket launchers now worry about their brains
Studies show that troops who repeatedly fire powerful, shoulder-launched weapons can experience short-term problems with memory and thinking.
6 years ago
Underground lake found on Mars beneath a mile of ice
An Italian team of scientists says it has strong evidence of a subsurface lake of liquid water on Mars.
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Natural gas development in Pa. state forests has slowed significantly
The build-out of natural gas infrastructure in Pennsylvania’s state forest system has slowed dramatically in recent years, according to a new report.
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A pediatrician and activist recounts the Flint water crisis
Air Date: July 25, 2018 10:20 am
Listen 35:30Ticks and Lyme disease: 3 factors determine risk of infection
As it turns out, the chance of catching Lyme disease from an individual tick ranges from zero to roughly 50 percent.
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We’re drowning in plastic trash. Jenna Jambeck wants to save us
If you leave the tap on and bathwater floods your home, bailing water isn't the first thing you do, she points out. You shut off the faucet.
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