
Health & Science
FDA OKs powerful opioid pill as alternative to IV painkiller
In one study, the pill provided about the same pain relief to patients as IV morphine.
7 years ago
Enjoy an earlier sunrise starting Sunday morning, when our area reverts to Eastern Standard Time. The earlier sunsets affords oppor ...
Air Date: November 2, 2018
Listen 06:38There is no grid emergency (at least for the next five years)
The grid operator for the mid-Atlantic region released a long-anticipated study.
7 years ago
Can skin become addicted to topical steroids?
Inside one woman's experience with topical steroids — and why she says the cure was worse than the disease.
7 years ago
Listen 11:56Looking for ACA health insurance for 2019? Here’s what to expect
Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act coverage starts Thursday across most of the country.
7 years ago
‘Skin positivity’ confronts acne stigma
A new movement on social media is trying to change the way we think about acne.
7 years ago
Listen 4:4110th patient dies at N.J. pediatric facility in viral outbreak
A different strain of the virus was found at another facility in the state, New Jersey health officials said Thursday.
7 years ago
Why are people so angry at Ebola responders in the Democratic Republic of The Congo?
The DRC's government reports that burial teams, health workers and responders are being threatened as often as three or four times a week.
7 years ago
Bill of the month: A $48,329 allergy test is a lot of scratch
A study recently published in Health Affairs found that consolidation in California has caused health care costs to spike for both patients and insurers.
7 years ago
Philly’s best and worst nursing homes, according to government data
New quality measures are shining a light on troubled nursing homes covered by Medicare and Medicaid.
7 years ago
State sending training teams to centers amid fatal outbreaks
The teams will assess infection prevention practices and deploy beginning in November, according to Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal.
7 years ago
Our sun, some 865,000 miles in diameter, rotates once every 30-35 days or so; fairly normal for a star like ours. Contrast that wit ...
Air Date: October 29, 2018
Listen 06:12Delaware nurses, health care experts, discuss national, state, nurse shortage
While many individuals are looking for nurse practitioner positions, there aren’t enough RNs and licensed practical nurses.
7 years ago
Patients in wheelbarrows inspired him to start a free ambulance service
He called it Aamin Ambulance. ("Aamin" is Somali for "faithful.")
7 years ago
A rural community decided to treat its opioid problem like a natural disaster
While the bulk of fatal overdoses still happen in urban areas, the rural overdose rate has increased to slightly surpass that of cities.
7 years ago
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