
Health & Science
Philly’s next water commissioner wants to keep your H2O clean, green and affordable
Hayman shared ambitions that suggest a renewed focus on customer service for a nationally renowned department that has struggled to gain trust locally.
6 years ago
New Jersey DEP says it’s working with chemical companies to curb PFAS
After a scathing letter from companies, officials said they hope for a voluntary resolution to contamination.
6 years ago
Finding emotional support when your sibling has an addiction
The experience of a brother or sister of someone with a drug addiction is distinct from a parent’s. Siblings may feel guilty they didn’t see signs of a substance problem.
6 years ago
Listen 4:55Siblings also struggle when addiction strikes a family
The basic issue is trust, one expert says: A trust that’s been broken by a brother or sister, and sometimes in deeply painful ways.
6 years ago
Listen 4:49How public health outreach ended a 1990s measles outbreak and what’s different now
From 1989 to 1991, more than 55,000 people got measles. Federal funding and parents embracing vaccines halted the outbreak.
6 years ago
Most Philly participants welcome changes to annual Susan G. Komen breast cancer event
Susan G. Komen replaced its ‘Race for the Cure’ with a ‘More Than Pink’ walk, a gated event requiring paid registration to focus on breast cancer care, research.
6 years ago
New Jersey gets official state microbe: Streptomyces griseus
A microorganism that played a role in treating tuberculosis is now officially recognized as New Jersey's state microbe.
6 years ago
Why racial gaps in maternal mortality persist
Black mothers die at a rate that's 3.3 times greater than whites , and Native American or Alaskan native women die at a rate 2.5 times greater than whites.
6 years ago
Two researchers suggest a small amount of Earth’s heaviest elements were created in the collision of two neutron stars 4.6 billion ...
Air Date: May 11, 2019
Listen 06:21Will gene-edited food be government regulated?
If you just take a snippet out of a gene without inserting anything new, the product falls into a gray area.
6 years ago
With new lookout towers, Pennsylvania goes old-school to detect wildfires
Pa. has decided one of the best ways to spot small wildfires in places like the Moshannon State Forest is to go old-school.
6 years ago
When’s the last time you saw a get-well card for psoriasis or eczema? Skin’s our biggest organ — and does lots of hard work keeping ...
Air Date: May 10, 2019
Listen 48:47These pediatricians ‘prescribe’ kids books, to boost your baby’s brain
Reach Out and Read, with 81 sites in the Philadelphia area alone, helps families with young children that typically don’t own books and can’t afford them.
6 years ago
Your baby’s brain: If you want to build a better mind, tell stories
Reading, even talking, to a little one furiously directs neuron fibers to places in the brain where the magic of language, memory and attention develop.
6 years ago
There are a lot more Lyme disease-carrying ticks in Pa. today, Penn State study finds
Pennsylvania has had the highest number of Lyme disease cases in the U.S since 2000.
6 years ago
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