Health & Science
Hospitals gear up for new diagnosis: Human trafficking
According to a 2014 survey of about 100 survivors of sex trafficking, 88 percent said that while they were being trafficked they had contact with a health care provider.
6 years ago
AIDS drugs show more promise for preventing new infections
New research shows more promise for using AIDS treatment drugs as a prevention tool, to help keep uninfected people from catching HIV during sex with a partner who has it
6 years ago
Words matter when talking about pain with your doctor
The numeric pain scale may just be too simplistic. It can lead doctors to "treat by numbers," and as a result, patients may not be getting the most effective treatment.
6 years ago
Air Date: July 16, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:57Air Date: July 23, 2018
Listen 06:29With $1M state grant, Temple to address need for addiction meds in Philadelphia
The grant comes from a program trying to enlist more community-based primary care physicians in the fight against the opioid addiction.
6 years ago
Many seeking detox are denied treatment because hospitals don’t test for fentanyl
Most hospital drug tests do not test for fentanyl — the cheaper, more powerful, synthetic opioid whose presence has increased in Philadelphia's illegal drug supply.
6 years ago
Listen 2:15Britain’s big butterfly count begins, with David Attenborough leading the charge
The United Kingdom is counting its butterflies — and will keep going for the next three weeks.
6 years ago
New Jersey issues first advisories for consumption of fish containing PFAS chemicals
State scientists have recommended health limits for 12 species.
6 years ago
Songbird nesting habits may indicate severity of hurricane season
A Delaware professor is using a migratory bird species that nests in Delaware to predict the severity of the coming hurricane season.
6 years ago
Listen 5:33‘Greening’ vacant lots improves mental health in Philly communities
The study adds to a growing body of research that demonstrates how where you live matters for your health.
6 years ago
Air Date: July 20, 2018
Listen 49:46Overdose deaths spike in beach towns of Sussex County
More than half of suspected overdose deaths are occurring in the southernmost part of the county, and health officials warn it might be due to fentanyl-laced heroin.
6 years ago
AI innovators take pledge against autonomous killer weapons
The position of the pledge is ultimately to encourage global governments to take legal action to ban any possibility of future destruction.
6 years ago
Aroused: how hormones control us
Air Date: July 19, 2018 10:00 am
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