
Health & Science
Dangerous jellyfish now found in northern Barnegat Bay
A dangerous invasive jellyfish continues to move south along internal Jersey Shore waterways. The clinging jellyfish, packing a po ...
7 years ago
Death rate from opioid epidemic could be higher than estimated, Rutgers study finds
Those who overdosed were at a much higher risk of death the following year from drug use-associated diseases, HIV, chronic respiratory diseases, viral hepatitis, and suicide.
7 years ago
Blood emergency declared in Delaware as supplies hit ‘critically low levels’
Officials say supplies have fallen below the three-day inventory.
7 years ago
Keystone virus makes jump from mosquitoes to human for first time
The first known case of the Keystone virus has been identified in a 16-year-old boy after a year of tests and analysis.
7 years ago
Study: Methane emissions cancel near-term climate benefits of natural gas
A new study finds climate-damaging methane emissions from the U.S. oil and gas industry are nearly 60 percent higher than Environmental Protection Agency estimates.
7 years ago
Sometimes it feels like the world is conspiring to make us pack on the pounds — we sit at desks all day, grab fast food on the run, and ...
Air Date: June 22, 2018
Listen 49:52Rx: zucchini, brown rice, turkey soup Medicaid plan offers food as medicine
A small group of insurers offers some members with serious illnesses medically tailored meals to improve their health.
7 years ago
Listen 7:11What makes something truly addictive?
A new "gaming disorder" classification from the WHO revives a debate about whether behaviors can cause the same kind of addictive illness as drugs.
7 years ago
Some DNA dismissed as ‘junk’ is crucial to embryo development
A study published Thursday finds that some of these snippets may actually play a vital role in the development of embryos.
7 years ago
The Freddie Gray effect: Black Americans’ mental health suffers after police killings
The negative effect on African-Americans’ mental health peaked in the month after a police killing, and it dissipated after three months.
7 years ago
‘Microearthquake’ occurred early Thursday in South Jersey
A minimal earthquake occurred in South Jersey early Thursday morning, According to the United States Geological Survey, the 1.7 ma ...
7 years ago
State and local authorities could use standards to set their own rules.
7 years ago
Do soda taxes help or hurt the poor?
Supporters say taxing sugary drinks is a boon for public health — detractors say the levy is a menace for low-income communities. Who’s right?
7 years ago
Listen 9:13Lead poisoning home inspectors aren’t getting paid and some fear children are at risk
Though funding for lead testing has gone away, the problem hasn't.
7 years ago
Listen 5:00Kyrie Irving and the politics of cynicism
According to a 2016 survey, a third of American teachers are open to the idea that climate change might be naturally occurring instead of something caused by humans.
7 years ago
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