Health & Science
Private insurers deny drug coverage for half of hepatitis C patients
The high price tag has led many insurers — public and private — to cover the drugs only for the sickest patients and those who aren’t using drugs or alcohol.
6 years ago
Air Date: June 8, 2018
Listen 49:20At this retirement home, chimps are in charge
Chimpanzees used in biomedical research often have no place to go when they retire. But a sanctuary in central Washington state is now home to seven animals, and counting.
6 years ago
Listen 7:40Zebrafish are the new lab rats
At the University of Calgary scientists say this tiny, tropical fish may be a quicker, cheaper way to find new drugs to treat epilepsy.
6 years ago
Listen 5:34New discoveries advance case for possible life on Mars
Scientists reported Thursday that NASA's Curiosity rover has found potential building blocks of life in an ancient Martian lakebed.
6 years ago
Is it important to keep lab rats happy?
Veterinarians say bored mice and rats that live in barren cages are bad test subjects.
6 years ago
When your job includes experimenting on animals
Neuroscientist Ashley Juavinett says, “we have medicine and amazing treatments because of all the animal research we’ve done.”
6 years ago
Listen 4:39Hurricanes are moving more slowly, which means more damage
New research suggests slow-moving tropical storms such as Harvey are becoming more common because of global climate change.
6 years ago
Virus linked to smallmouth bass deaths in Pa.
The illness is seen as a key piece of the puzzle in population decline.
6 years ago
Headstrong offers Philadelphia-area vets another option for free mental health care
In the Philadelphia region, Headstrong is referring vets to therapists at the Council for Relationships in West Philadelphia.
6 years ago
Report: U.S. high-tide flooding twice what it was 30 years ago
"Across the whole of the U.S. coastline, we are in dire need of action."
6 years ago
Clinic claims success in making babies with 3 parents’ DNA
Some scientists are welcoming this as a potentially exciting new option for some women.
6 years ago
Pa. Game Commission is building better bat caves
To save the bats of Pennsylvania, Greg Turner wants to build a better bat cave.
6 years ago
Listen 5:45Five South Jersey hospitals will pool info to better keep patients, docs in treatment loop
Under the new program, when a patient is admitted, a tailored care plan will pop up next to his name in the system — describing previous treatment and any preferences.
6 years ago
Air Date: June 4, 2018
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