
Health & Science
Vitamin 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
Listen 35:30Astronaut Scott Kelly’s view from space; Jeff Sessions’ firing
Guests: Mark Mazzetti, Scott Kelly SCOTT KELLY spent 3 ...
Air Date: November 8, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Narcan is heralded as one of the most important weapons to fight the opioid epidemic. But on the ground, the decision whether or not to use Narcan is a bit more complicated.
Air Date: November 8, 2018
Listen 14:29Despite arrival of competing plans, some ACA enrollees face higher premiums in region
The open enrollment period for 2019 runs through Dec. 15.
7 years ago
Beyond plastic bans: Creating products to replace it
The growing number of campaigns to ban plastic waste are putting pressure on companies to find alternatives – not just for straws, but for all kinds of plastic packaging.
7 years ago
She chose to ‘go flat’ and wants other breast cancer survivors to know they can too
Catherine Guthrie already knew a lot about breast cancer when she found a lump on her left breast at age 38.
7 years ago
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