
Health & Science
Rate of births to white single moms accelerates
The rate of unmarried white females having babies nearly tripled between 1980 and 2016, rising from 10 percent to almost 30 percent.
7 years ago
Retailers plan to clear deadly paint removers from shelves, as EPA delays ban
Today, it's still legal to sell products containing both chemicals. Health and safety experts caution consumers to avoid using them — especially indoors.
7 years ago
Root beer’s Philadelphia roots
The concoction of sarsaparilla, sassafras, wild cherry, wintergreen, and ginger has been saluted as one of the country's first convenience foods.
7 years ago
Listen 2:02Philly veteran’s battle with ALS highlights troubling trend
Studies suggest that military veterans have a higher risk of developing ALS, though it's unclear why that's the case.
7 years ago
Listen 2:09Vitamin D and fish oil supplements disappoint in long-awaited study results
Taking fish oil supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer may not be effective.
7 years ago
Should childhood trauma be treated as a public health crisis?
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests the answer should be yes
7 years ago
This week, astronomers are studying a pair of stars that rotate around their common point once every 3 hours. The stars are buried ...
Air Date: November 10, 2018
Listen 05:25Special-needs caregivers learn how to spot, treat dementia
Those with special needs are living longer, but that means they are more susceptible to age-related diseases such as Alzheimer's
7 years ago
Health care for the migrant caravan: Flu, blisters but definitely not smallpox
Stomach problems mostly originate from lack of sanitation available to the migrants as they travel.
7 years ago
Why put carpets in cars, when they’re so hard to clean?
Leaves, paper, crumbs and other bits of trash cling to auto carpets — don’t even mention the liquid stains and smells.
7 years ago
Listen 7:23Officials: 2 more cases reported in Ocean County measles outbreak
New Jersey health officials have confirmed two more cases of measles in a central New Jersey community, with another seven people also suspected of having the virus.
7 years ago
Love knows no species: Emu and donkey have fallen for each other, caretakers say
A male donkey and a female emu have reportedly "fallen in love," creating an unexpected roadblock for a North Carolina animal shelter in rehousing them.
7 years ago
Astronaut Scott Kelly’s view from space
SCOTT KELLY spent 340 days in space, setting the record for the longest space ...
7 years ago
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