Health & Science
WHYY hosts Biden Cancer Initiative session with Jill Biden
Wife of former vice president says part of the plan is to come up with a roadmap to help cancer patients manage their care.
7 years ago
Listen 4:14100 years later, we’re still learning from deadly Spanish flu
Philadelphia was particularly hard hit by the flu epidemic of 1918.
7 years ago
Listen 2:00Who’s in Control – Tech or Us?
Technology helps us run our lives, do our jobs, get directions and keep track of our calendars. Right? Or, is technology taking control o ...
Air Date: September 21, 2018
Listen 48:43Scientists create immature human eggs from stem cells
A team of Japanese scientists turned human blood cells into stem cells, which they then transformed into very immature human eggs.
7 years ago
Doctors today may be miserable, but are they ‘burnt out’?
This week, JAMA publishes two major studies on a hot topic: physician burnout.
7 years ago
This rapper tried to use neuroscience to get over her ex
Clinicians have used neurofeedback to try and treat all kinds of mental health issues, and they say they've seen some positive results.
7 years ago
Residents of rural Delaware town approve public water system
A previous vote fell short. This time around, Ellendale residents OK'd a referendum 81-21.
7 years ago
N.J. lawmaker wants to expand smoking ban to boardwalks, marinas, racetracks
Proposal follows smoking prohibition at state beaches and parks taking effect in 2019.
7 years ago
A group of researchers, including the Principle Investigator for the New Horizons program, Alan Stern, have found that after a review of ...
Air Date: September 17, 2018
Listen 05:43Study: A daily baby aspirin has no benefit for healthy older people
There is still strong evidence that a daily baby aspirin can reduce the risk that many people who have already suffered a heart attack or stroke will suffer another attack.
7 years ago
To manage dementia well, start with the caregivers
One of the most important aspects of caring for someone with Alzheimer's and other dementias is understanding the diseases.
7 years ago
Florence death toll swells as rivers rise
"The risk to life is rising with the angry waters," North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper declared as the storm's death toll climbed to 15.
7 years ago
Mütter gives new life to Founding Father’s medicinal garden
The garden is visible from the iron fence that fronts the museum on 22nd Street near Market.
7 years ago
Listen 4:56Avalon adds high-tech weather equipment for real-time storm information
Avalon has invested in tracking equipment that will allow it to make weather conditions easily available to residents of the borough at t ...
7 years ago
Scientists study barn owls to understand why people with ADHD struggle to focus
Kids with ADHD are easily distracted. Barn owls are not.
7 years ago
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