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Health & Science
Times have changed. Is sex ed ready?
The LGBTQ and #MeToo movements are shifting our cultural attitudes. Is what we teach in the classroom shifting, too?
6 years ago
Listen 7:46Sunoco replaces section of Mariner East 2 because of flaws in pipeline coating
6 years ago
Syringes once again wash ashore on some N.J. beaches
Medical waste has once again washed ashore on some New Jersey beaches.
6 years ago
FDA stirs contraception debate with OK for ‘natural’ birth control app
The Natural Cycles app instructs women to take their temperature at the same time every morning when they awake and record it in the app.
6 years ago
New Jersey kids better off than most in U.S., but poverty rates vary widely by county
About 15 percent of kids in the Garden State live in poverty, while the national average is 21 percent.
6 years ago
3 N.J. beaches under swimming advisories due to elevated bacteria
Three New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories Tuesday due to elevated bacteria counts.
6 years ago
Air Date: August 21, 2018
Listen 03:29Why are black and Latino kids more likely to die of certain cancers?
When it comes to cancer survival, the United States is sharply divided by race.
6 years ago
Air Date: August 20, 2018
Listen 05:39On front lines of opioid crisis, recovery houses slowly accepting contested treatment approach
Patients using medication-assisted treatments slowly being accepted into group recovery homes.
6 years ago
Listen 6:14Should you get that scan? Your doctor might not be great at helping you decide
"It's about a deeper issue: ... Is healthcare structured to give patients the information they need to make informed decisions?"
6 years ago
Chipotle to retrain employees after latest outbreak of food poisoning
Health officials have determined that a type of bacteria found in food left at unsafe temperatures is the cause of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness.
6 years ago
Childhood stress wires the brain for adult anxiety
For Adesola Ogunleye, it took more than 20 years to understand the roots of her anxiety
6 years ago
Listen 10:08Scientists race to improve ‘living drugs’ to fight cancer
The engineered cells are made by extracting T cells — a key part of the immune system -- from each patient's blood and then genetically modifying them in the lab.
6 years ago
Air Date: August 17, 2018
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