
Health & Science
N.J. home to 35 sites where two PFAS chemicals top new state limits
National advocate compiles data from utilities, military, and academia to show contamination.
6 years ago
Delaware launches ad blitz to combat addiction stigma
A new ad campaign aims to change perceptions of those struggling with addiction in hopes of helping to stop Delaware’s overdose epidemic.
6 years ago
PFAS chemicals have contaminated 17 sites in Pennsylvania, data show
Mapping of public data shows PFAS-contaminated sites exist across the country.
6 years ago
West Chester professor wants to be a voice (coach) for teachers
More than half of teachers say they’ve had some sort of voice disorder during their career. A West Chester professor is working to help them.
6 years ago
Listen 2:33Jefferson’s autism-friendly initiative aims to make health care better for everyone
A Jefferson initiative aims to make patient care more accommodating. It offers noise-canceling headphones, chairs that rock, and ‘fidgets’ to occupy hands.
6 years ago
In ‘Ask Dr. Ruth,’ the famous sex therapist looks inward at last
Dr. Ruth Westheimer revolutionized talk around sex in America. At 90, she's letting her own walls come down in a new documentary.
6 years ago
From gloom to gratitude: 8 skills to cultivate joy
Taking time each day to note positive moments and personal strengths; mindful breathing and reaching out in kindness are all part of a program that reduces anxiety.
6 years ago
Seafood without the sea: Will lab-grown fish hook consumers?
The seafood industry has some well-publicized problems. Now, a handful of startups aim to offer a "clean" alternative grown from cells.
6 years ago
Pa. counties fight plan to nix Medicaid behavioral health model
The plan would eliminate the state's $4 billion behavioral health program, merging it with the state's $12 billion physical health Medicaid program.
6 years ago
Narcan scarce at pharmacies in N.J. cities hurting from opioid crisis, researchers find
Drugstores in cities like Camden were less likely to have it in stock than those in smaller, wealthier towns. Insurance coverage may be another barrier.
6 years ago
Why making a ‘designer baby’ would be easier said than done
Scientists continue to speak out against the prospect of producing engineered embryos that could lead to "designer babies."
6 years ago
The InSight Lander Seismometer Detects a likely Mars Quake – recorded early last month a 40-second long low rumble was detected by ...
Air Date: May 4, 2019
Listen 7:00Our plastic footprint sinks, right to the bottom of the sea
Researchers are discovering that plastic doesn’t just float on the sea's surface. Mass amounts rain all the way down to the seafloor, filling the guts of deep-sea organisms.
6 years ago
Listen 12:45How drug companies helped shape a shifting, biological view of mental illness
Historian and Harvard professor Anne Harrington believes that pharmaceutical companies have played an oversized role in determining how mental illness is treated in the U.S.
6 years ago
Is kelp the new kale? It was supposed to be
Seaweed farming is still a promising idea that benefits the environment, but doing it at scale requires more work.
6 years ago
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