Health & Science
Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds
The study is the largest ever done of breast cancer treatment, and the results are expected to spare up to 70,000 patients a year in the United States and many more elsewhere.
6 years ago
‘Right to Try’ may not meaningfully change access to drugs for dying patients
Yardley woman waits to see if new law allows her husband to get experimental medication for ALS.
6 years ago
On this week’s show, we talk with people taking their health and wellness into their own hands — with varying results.
Air Date: June 1, 2018
Listen 48:12Fears and evidence clash in the battle over kratom
The government is reviewing the status of an herbal supplement touted to ease opioid addiction.
6 years ago
Listen 9:58Home-cooked meals and sisterhood — an antidote for Hurricane Maria blues
Still reeling after lasts year’s storm season, women in the town of Mariana, Puerto Rico, spend time together and prepare meals for others to ease depression.
6 years ago
Listen 5:20The American Plan: the government’s incarceration of ‘promiscuous’ women
Air Date: May 31, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Philadelphia clears encampments of homeless drug users in Kensington
More than 100 displaced people accepted help in the form or treatment or shelter while demonstrators protested the eviction.
6 years ago
Listen 2:40Toomey calls for Medicare, Medicaid to expand monitoring of opioid prescriptions
One out of three people enrolled in Medicare’s prescription drug benefit plan received an opioid in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
6 years ago
Campaign pushing Pa. to cover unauthorized children through state health insurance
Advocate says change can be accomplished simply: Remove 13 words in the current CHIP statute that exclude undocumented kids from eligibility.
6 years ago
Your child’s allergies could be caused by acid reflux
Low-acid diet may clear up the breathing problems that can result from respirator reflux.
6 years ago
To lower your Medicare drug costs, ask your pharmacist for the cash price
Many Medicare patients don't realize they can sometimes pay less out-of-pocket for a prescription drug if they pay cash, instead of the insurance copay.
6 years ago
Scientists measure what goes through a pilot’s brain in real time while flying
The scientists say It could be useful for deciding who should or should not be flying.
6 years ago
Listen 2:07Lehigh researchers enlist bats to predict Ebola outbreaks
Researchers at Lehigh University have developed a new tool that could help pinpoint where and when Ebola outbreaks will occur.
6 years ago
After push from 2 Philly moms, Amtrak adds breastfeeding facility at 30th Street Station
One of the women who pushed for the accommodation said she sees it as an indication of a cultural shift.
6 years ago
Clinging jellyfish once again found in N.J. river
The small jellyfish, found in an area off Monmouth Beach known as "the Hook," may indicate the start of a bloom.
6 years ago
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