Health & Science
Child victims of toxic stress face a long road to healing
Reuniting families separated at the U.S. border is only a start.
6 years ago
Synthetic marijuana detected in drug sample from Philly overdose spike
Sometimes known on the street as 'K2,' synthetic cannabinoids are a growing problem in Philadelphia.
6 years ago
Encouraging results from experimental Alzheimer’s drug
Results from an early trial give doctors hope that an effective treatment could be within reach.
6 years ago
In science and medicine, we often fail to predict the outcomes of our experiments and actions. The result: unintended consequences. Somet ...
Air Date: July 27, 2018
Listen 48:59EPA urged to set national standards to protect public health from PFAS chemicals
6 years ago
Marines who fired rocket launchers now worry about their brains
Studies show that troops who repeatedly fire powerful, shoulder-launched weapons can experience short-term problems with memory and thinking.
6 years ago
Underground lake found on Mars beneath a mile of ice
An Italian team of scientists says it has strong evidence of a subsurface lake of liquid water on Mars.
6 years ago
Natural gas development in Pa. state forests has slowed significantly
The build-out of natural gas infrastructure in Pennsylvania’s state forest system has slowed dramatically in recent years, according to a new report.
6 years ago
A pediatrician and activist recounts the Flint water crisis
Guest: Mona Hanna-Attisha Pediatrician MONA HANNA-ATTISHA was an ear ...
Air Date: July 25, 2018 10:20 am
Listen 35:30Ticks and Lyme disease: 3 factors determine risk of infection
As it turns out, the chance of catching Lyme disease from an individual tick ranges from zero to roughly 50 percent.
6 years ago
We’re drowning in plastic trash. Jenna Jambeck wants to save us
If you leave the tap on and bathwater floods your home, bailing water isn't the first thing you do, she points out. You shut off the faucet.
6 years ago
PrEP: Spreading the word about stopping HIV
In Philadelphia, non-Hispanic blacks account for nearly two-thirds of new HIV infections. Yet the majority of people on PrEP are white.
6 years ago
Delaware partners with Pew to improve addiction treatment
Delaware is one of two states selected to partner with the Pew Charitable Trusts to focus on improving Delaware’s behavioral health system.
6 years ago
Hospitals gear up for new diagnosis: Human trafficking
According to a 2014 survey of about 100 survivors of sex trafficking, 88 percent said that while they were being trafficked they had contact with a health care provider.
6 years ago
AIDS drugs show more promise for preventing new infections
New research shows more promise for using AIDS treatment drugs as a prevention tool, to help keep uninfected people from catching HIV during sex with a partner who has it
6 years ago
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