
Health & Science
Philly program steps up efforts with families, schools to address early psychosis in kids
Psychosis is a set of experiences that relate to finding reality confusing or unclear. Not all people who experience it have schizophrenia.
7 years ago
Listen 4:54Federal repeal of fracking regulations affects relatively small amount of Pa. land
7 years ago
Philadelphia science history museum taking new name
The current Chemical Heritage Foundation will become the Science History Institute to reflect its broadening collections and interests.
7 years ago
Commercial airliners had their safest year ever, flight trackers say
There were no fatalities on commercial passenger jets in 2017, according to two groups that track airplane crash data, making it the safest year in modern aviation history.
7 years ago
DRBC’s new rule would protect against frack-waste contamination, officials say
7 years ago
Recognizing signs of drug problems in college students home for vacation
Frank Greenagel specializes in addiction recovery at the Center for Alcohol Studies at Rutgers University. He sat down with "Morning Edition" host Jennifer Lynn.
7 years ago
Listen 6:20‘It will kill you’: Philly outreach workers keep making rounds as bitter cold snap continues
Even in bitterly cold weather, homeless people with addictions are often hesitant to take shelter if it means going to another part of the city and going through withdrawal.
7 years ago
Listen 2:53The numbers are in: Here’s how ACA open enrollment went in Pa., N.J., and Del.
The number of people who signed up for insurance through the Affordable Care Act dipped slightly in all three states, despite Trump administration efforts to curtail the law.
7 years ago
Precision medical treatments have a quality control problem
Careful custody of blood tests and tissue samples is essential to the success of precision medicine.
7 years ago
Will gathering vast troves of information really lead to better health?
The Mayo Clinic is building its future around high-tech approaches to research known as "precision medicine."
7 years ago
Pennsylvania’s gas fields ramp up for more drilling in 2018
The site of some of the state’s newest gas wells lies atop a Washington County hill in Frank Brownlee’s backyard.
7 years ago
Confined by leprosy, but open to the world: Remembering ‘Ambassador’ Mr. Pete
While you probably didn't know him, Simeon Augustus Peterson, called "Mr. Pete," was a much loved fixture in the small Louisiana community where he spent most of his life.
7 years ago
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