
Health & Science
Where you live affects your happiness and health, but how exactly?
A study published Wednesday takes a step toward teasing out which attributes might contribute to well-being in communities around the country.
7 years ago
To better counsel patients, doctors try handling firearms themselves
Emergency medicine doctor Emmy Betz wanted to get more comfortable with guns. Pistol instructor and family physician Michael Victoroff had a proposal for her.
7 years ago
Listen 12:55After years of domestic violence, a gun changed everything
Renee Norris Jones was in an abusive relationship for seven years.
7 years ago
Listen 7:48That time a Second Amendment advocate agreed to sell a ‘smart gun’
Gun-shop owner Andy Raymond thought personalized firearms might get new people interested in guns. Instead, he attracted anger and was cast as an anti-gun gun dealer.
7 years ago
Listen 4:50Camden County Jail inmates get jump-start on re-entry help
Thirty-four Camden County Jail inmates have been tapped to participate in the Co-Occurring Reentry Program for those with mental health and substance use problems.
7 years ago
Listen 3:53FDA warns teething medicines unsafe, wants them off shelves
The Food and Drug Administration said that various gels and creams containing the drug benzocaine can cause rare but deadly side effects in children.
7 years ago
House passes ‘right-to-try’ bill for experimental drugs
Legislation that would allow terminally ill patients to get access to experimental drugs is headed to the president's desk.
7 years ago
Pa. ranks below national average for mental health care providers
Fifty-three of Pennsylvania's 67 counties lag below the statewide average.
7 years ago
Routine DNA screening moves into primary care
If you have a genetic mutation that increases your risk for a treatable medical condition, would you want to know?
7 years ago
A Green Amendment: the right to a healthy environment
Guest: Maya Van Rossum Environmentalist MAYA VAN ROSSUM ...
Air Date: May 22, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:28An especially carnivorous supermassive black hole sitting at the center of a galaxy is gobbling galactic gases at an astonishing rate ...
Air Date: May 21, 2018
Listen 06:00Toxic cloud caused by Hawaii volcano lava emerges over ocean
Authorities on Sunday warned the public to stay away from the cloud that formed by a chemical reaction when lava touched seawater.
7 years ago
N.J. considers making it easier for smokers to get help quitting
The legislation calls for providing Medicaid coverage for medications and counseling for tobacco cessation, not just the meds.
7 years ago
Fake and faulty drugs: A problem no one wants to talk about
The World Health Organization also estimates that between 72,000 and 169,000 children may die each year because of substandard or fake antibiotics.
7 years ago
Cultivating Character with Angela Duckworth
Curiosity, self control, grit and zest— they’re all character strengths. But what is character? And how do we cultivate it? Wh ...
Air Date: May 18, 2018
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