 
                        Health & Science
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
N.J. takes steps to reduce its high rates of maternal, infant mortality
New Jersey will make it easier for women to access doulas, who offer can offer guidance and support during deliveries.
6 years ago
Bubonic plague strikes in Mongolia: Why is it still a threat?
The medieval plague known as the Black Death is making headlines this month.
6 years ago
Native fungi found to be deadly to invasive pest in Pa.
Nature appears to be fighting back against a destructive, invasive insect in Pennsylvania, according to new research.
6 years ago
Navigating personal space and touching
We discuss whether or not the rules around personal space and touching have changed and discuss the social and emotional benefits of human touch,
Air Date: May 8, 2019 10:00 am
Listen 49:46Researcher releases new data on secret, illegally operating supervised injection site in U.S.
Somewhere in the United States, a space like the one being proposed in Philadelphia is already in operation.
6 years ago
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