Health & Science
Advice from others can be helpful – but it’s not always welcome. When a neighbor, colleague or loved one tries to tell you how to liv ...
Air Date: August 21, 2018
Listen 03:29Why are black and Latino kids more likely to die of certain cancers?
When it comes to cancer survival, the United States is sharply divided by race.
7 years ago
The successor to the highly successful Kepler planet-hunting satellite TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) sent the first data d ...
Air Date: August 20, 2018
Listen 05:39On front lines of opioid crisis, recovery houses slowly accepting contested treatment approach
Patients using medication-assisted treatments slowly being accepted into group recovery homes.
7 years ago
Listen 6:14Should you get that scan? Your doctor might not be great at helping you decide
"It's about a deeper issue: ... Is healthcare structured to give patients the information they need to make informed decisions?"
7 years ago
Chipotle to retrain employees after latest outbreak of food poisoning
Health officials have determined that a type of bacteria found in food left at unsafe temperatures is the cause of an outbreak of gastrointestinal illness.
7 years ago
Childhood stress wires the brain for adult anxiety
For Adesola Ogunleye, it took more than 20 years to understand the roots of her anxiety
7 years ago
Listen 10:08Scientists race to improve ‘living drugs’ to fight cancer
The engineered cells are made by extracting T cells — a key part of the immune system -- from each patient's blood and then genetically modifying them in the lab.
7 years ago
From panic disorders to social phobia, anxiety is the most common mental health condition in the United States. What toll does anxiety ta ...
Air Date: August 17, 2018
Listen 48:36Our bodies are programmed to go on alert in the face of danger. But what happens when that reflex goes haywire?
7 years ago
Listen 4:47With scarce access to interpreters, immigrants struggle to understand doctors’ orders
The 1964 Civil Rights Act require hospitals and other facilities that offer medical services and receive federal funds to provide "meaningful access" to patients.
7 years ago
Ahead of climate change projections, some Pa. farmers make adaptations to new weather patterns
For many farmers in the state, last month's intense precipitation is part of a pattern of weather changes of which they are trying to adapt.
7 years ago
For first time in at least 20 years, swimming prohibited at Seaside Heights beaches Thursday
It's a historic day in Seaside Heights but not for a good reason.
7 years ago
Under the sea, marine heat waves can wreak havoc on wildlife
Even the oceans are breaking temperature records in this summer of heat waves.
7 years ago
India aims for the world’s biggest health care overhaul
In his annual Independence Day speech on Wednesday, Narendra Modi is expected to unveil the biggest government health care program in the world.
7 years ago
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