
Health & Science
Celebrating the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of July
Independence Day is sandwiched between the start of the dog days of summer and Aphelion. The dog days of summer are traditionally ...
Air Date: July 2, 2018
Listen 07:18Rising cost of PrEP to prevent HIV infection pushes it out of reach for many
Since brand-name Truvada was approved for HIV prevention six years ago, its average wholesale price has increased by about 45 percent.
7 years ago
China has refused to recycle the West’s plastics. What now?
In 2017, China passed the National Sword policy banning plastic waste from being imported — for the protection of the environment — starting in January 2018.
7 years ago
At Kensington Storefront, those struggling with addiction get to tell their stories
Sharing personal narratives can help the storytellers see some of the good in their lives amid the trauma.
7 years ago
Listen 4:00N.J. beaches in better shape than before Sandy, researchers say
New Jersey’s beaches are in better shape than they were before Superstorm Sandy thanks to sound public policy, government coordinat ...
7 years ago
Bird flu hot spot: Scientists track virus in huge migration through Delaware Bay
These humble beaches turn into a mixing bowl for influenza between mid-May and early June.
7 years ago
Injectable opioid shortages put hospitals on brink of public health crisis
After Pfizer cut back on production, Philly's Penn Presbyterian Medical Center is getting 30 percent less injectable morphine, fentanyl, and Dilaudid than it did a year ago.
7 years ago
Study: Climate change will stress corn production, dairy industry in southern Pa.
Farmers in southern Pa. will face higher temps and changes to the growing season that will place stresses on corn production and the dairy industry.
7 years ago
Science and the Fourth of July
Rebroadcast: Happy Birthday, America! From the very beginning, science has shaped this country. Many of the Founding Fathers — Madison, ...
Air Date: June 29, 2018
Listen 48:59New stormwater basin reduces flows into Philadelphia sewer system
The new facility will capture 60 million gallons a year of runoff from 20 commercial properties in Northeast Philadelphia.
7 years ago
Health officials warn of fentanyl contamination after ODs kill 2 crack-cocaine users
Fentanyl, many times stronger than heroin, was responsible for a surge of drug overdose deaths in Philadelphia last year.
7 years ago
Philly offers affordable housing to help parents regain custody of kids in foster care
In Philadelphia, not having a safe, stable place to live prevents parents whose children have been placed in foster care from regaining custody 40 percent of the time.
7 years ago
N.J. lawmakers consider constitutional guarantee to fund lead abatement effort
Since the state established a lead abatement program in 2004, more than $50 million has been diverted from its fund toward other uses.
7 years ago
FDA increasingly approves drugs without conclusive proof they work
The FDA is increasingly green-lighting expensive drugs despite dangerous or little-known side effects and inconclusive evidence that they curb or cure disease
7 years ago
Unlike last late June, ocean temperatures are comfortable — for now
New Jersey beachgoers can swim comfortably as of early this week, a striking contrast to this time last year.
7 years ago
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