
Health & Science
Guest: Sharon Saline For children with ADHD the daily tasks of ordinary life can be challenging. Getting out the ...
Air Date: December 6, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:39Is America ready for prescription heroin?
Prescription heroin as a form of maintenance therapy dates back to the early 1920s in the UK.
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Running early: How Philadelphia’s ‘scoop and run’ practice saves lives
In Philly and Camden, many shooting victims arrive at trauma centers in the back of police vehicles. Is this "scoop and run" practice saving lives?
Air Date: December 6, 2018
Listen 12:22Climate reality check: Global carbon pollution up in 2018
The Global Carbon Project uses government and industry reports to come up with final emission figures.
7 years ago
School-based counselors help kids cope with fallout from drug addiction
Congress authorized millions to fund mental health services to help schools treat students who have experienced trauma due to the opioid epidemic.
7 years ago
‘There are no answers’: One family pushes forward after losing teenager to suicide
Josh Sterner had good psychiatric care, a therapist and access to medication. None of that prevented his death.
7 years ago
A push for diversity in medical school is slowly paying off
In 2012, the percentage of female and black students starting medical school began a steady, albeit slow, increase.
7 years ago
N.J. lawmakers looking into viral outbreak that killed 11 children
It remains unclear what exactly caused the outbreak or how it became so severe.
7 years ago
Soyuz rocket launches, docks successfully to relief of NASA, Russia space agency
Nearly two months after a rocket malfunction forced NASA and the Russian space agency Roscosmos to abort the launch of a Soyuz mission, a new crew blasted off on Monday
7 years ago
High stakes as International Climate Conference begins
A major international climate conference kicked off Sunday in Poland.
7 years ago
Early Sunsets in Early December
Starting on Monday, December 3rd, we’ll embark on a ten-day period when sunset arrives around 4:35 in the afternoon, marking the ea ...
Air Date: December 3, 2018
Listen 06:42Guests: Stacey Patton, Elizabeth Gershoff Parents shouldn’t spank their children, according to the American Aca ...
Air Date: December 3, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Penn study: Marijuana doesn’t cause bad behavior — it’s the other way around
Results of a new study by University of Pennsylvania researchers contradict previous reports showing a connection between conduct problems and marijuana use.
7 years ago
Listen 1:19Drexel research links racism and hunger
People who experience discrimination firsthand struggle with hunger twice as often as others.
7 years ago
Listen 1:31Why we like sparkling water: The science behind the fizz
Bubbly water purveyors say “a good seltzer should hurt.” The acidity in carbonated drinks lights up the pain receptors in nerve endings — in a way that pleases the tongue.
7 years ago
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