
Health & Science
N.J. patients with opioid addiction now qualify for medical marijuana
The news came as a welcome change to officials and advocates trying to expand the state’s medical cannabis program and find innovative ways to battle the opioid crisis.
7 years ago
N.J. first lady starts effort to lower maternal mortality rate
Tammy Murphy said she and Gov. Phil Murphy's Cabinet are launching a campaign to help drive down the number of women who die during or soon after pregnancy.
7 years ago
Calls for change follow NPR/’Frontline’ black lung investigation
Thousands of coal miners are dying from an advanced form of black lung disease, and federal regulators could have prevented it if they had paid closer attention to their data.
7 years ago
Pennvest will invest $7.9 million into the mid-Atlantic hatchery.
7 years ago
New Jersey proposes PFAS regulations for groundwater; EPA regulations delayed by shutdown
New Jersey's Department of Environmental Protection has taken a step toward cleaning up water contamination from an unregulated class of perfluorinated chemicals known as PFAs
7 years ago
Researchers find a web of factors behind multiple sclerosis
We now know that MS is not infectious in the true sense of the word. It is not contagious in the way, say, the flu is. But infection does likely play a role in MS.
7 years ago
PHOTOS: Super ‘Blood Moon’ wows
The huge, red moon awed viewers across the Americas and parts of western Europe and Africa on Sunday night and early Monday morning.
7 years ago
Mariner East pipelines: New sinkhole opens at Chester County site; Sunoco shuts line
A new sinkhole appeared late Sunday at a Sunoco pipeline site in Chester Co. where several earlier sinkholes led officials to halt construction because of safety concerns.
7 years ago
Medical students push for more LGBT health training to address disparities
According to a number of studies, medical schools do a poor job of preparing future doctors to understand the LGBT population's unique needs and health risks.
7 years ago
Before black lung, The Hawks Nest Tunnel disaster killed hundreds
Almost 90 years ago, thick clouds of dust blurred the eyes and choked the lungs of workers inside the tunnel.
7 years ago
Total lunar eclipse meets supermoon Sunday night
The moon, Earth and sun will line up this weekend for the only total lunar eclipse this year and next.
7 years ago
She wanted to be the perfect mom, then landed in a psychiatric unit
Studies suggest postpartum psychosis affects about one or two women out of every thousand that give birth.
7 years ago
China tried to grow cotton on the moon, but it didn’t work
China's state-run Xinhua News Agency announced the news, simply stating: "The experiment has ended."
7 years ago
Despite the forecasted blast of arctic air heading our way Sunday – bundle up and brave the cold because the next opportunity to ta ...
Air Date: January 19, 2019
Listen 06:43The Inner Workings of Hospitals
Hospitals can be bewildering places. They operate according to their own special logic, which can make them feel a bit like a well-oiled ...
Air Date: January 18, 2019
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