Health & Science
A new Pa. program is backing Black- and Indigenous-led groups to find solutions to the opioid crisis
The funding will go toward harm reduction-related projects, including strategies that address racial disparities in overdose deaths.
1 year ago
Boredom in the Age of Information Overload
Boredom is good for your brain. At least that’s what we’ve been told. But how do we achieve boredom in a world of constant stimulation? And is it as valuable as we think?
Air Date: September 22, 2023
Listen 52:12New Jersey professor participates in NASA mission of analyzing asteroid sample
Dr. Harold Connolly Jr. of Rowan University is a mission sample scientist for NASA’s OSIRIS-REx Asteroid Sample Return.
1 year ago
Listen 1:18As they prepare to dole out newly updated booster shots, local health workers are trying to incorporate lessons learned from three years’ worth of vaccine campaigns.
1 year ago
Listen 4:03Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them
Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them
1 year ago
Face Recognition and What it Means for Our Privacy
Inside the company that could ‘end privacy as we know it’
Air Date: September 20, 2023
Listen 41:11OTC Narcan hits Philly store shelves — but with early cost and access barriers
Narcan is a well-known brand of naloxone, a medication that can reverse drug overdoses if someone has taken opioid pills, heroin, or fentanyl.
1 year ago
Listen 3:43Fentanyl mixed with cocaine or meth is driving the ‘4th wave’ of the overdose crisis
The mixture of stimulants like cocaine and meth with highly potent synthetic opioids is a fast-growing driver of fatal overdoses in the U.S.
1 year ago
Poison ivy is poised to be one of the big winners of a warming world
Scientists expect the dreaded three-leafed vine will take full advantage of warmer temperatures and rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to grow faster and bigger
1 year ago
Former Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel improving after suffering stroke
The Phillies say the next 24 hours will be crucial for his recovery.
1 year ago
‘Justified Medical Mistrust’ docuseries looks to the past to change the future of clinical trials
The docuseries explores why racial diversity is key to clinical trials, while addressing a history of mistrust among Black Americans.
1 year ago
Listen 1:45We explore the hidden architecture of science that often underlies music, literature, and more.
Air Date: September 15, 2023
Listen 49:19The new COVID boosters are coming: Here’s what you need to know
Experts say they offer good protection against current COVID variants. Who should get them, and when's the best time to roll up your sleeve?
1 year ago
The new West Philadelphia location marks the city’s fifth crisis response center for people experiencing mental health emergencies.
1 year ago
CDC panel recommends updated COVID vaccines. Shots could be ready this week
The agency’s director is expected to sign off on the panel’s recommendation and the vaccines could be available this week.
1 year ago
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