Skip to content
In-depth analysis and commentary on today's biggest news stories as only the BBC can deliver. BBC

BBC Newshour

Listen Live

Listen Live

With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.
Next

1A

With a name inspired by the First Amendment, 1A explores important issues such as policy, politics, technology, and what connects us across the fissures that divide the country. The program also delves into pop culture, sports, and humor. 1A's goal is to act as a national mirror-taking time to help America look at itself and to ask what it wants to be.

WHYY
rewind
play
fast-forward
 
 
 
Radio Schedule
WHYY
  • DONATE
Primary Menu
  • News
  • Radio & Podcasts
    • Radio Schedule
    • Ways to Stream
    • WHYY Listen App
  • TV
    • WHYY TV Schedule
    • WHYY Watch App
    • Live TV
    • Watch on Demand
    • Stream PBS Kids
  • Arts
  • Events
  • Education
    • WHYY Youth Media
    • WHYY Media Labs
    • WHYY Early Education Programs
    • For Students
    • Pathways to Media Careers
    • Youth Media Awards
  • Support
    • Membership
    • WHYY Passport
    • WHYY Member Portal
    • Sponsorship
    • Vehicle Donation Program
    • Volunteer
  • NEWSLETTERS
  • DONATE

Health & Science

In this Thursday, May 24, 2018 photo, Adine Usher, 78, meets with breast cancer study leader Dr. Joseph Sparano at the Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine in the Bronx borough of New York. Usher was one of about 10,000 participants in the study which shows women at low or intermediate risk for breast cancer recurrence may safely skip chemotherapy without hurting their chances of survival. (AP Photo/Kathy Young)
Health

Many breast cancer patients can skip chemo, big study finds

The study is the largest ever done of breast cancer treatment, and the results are expected to spare up to 70,000 patients a year in the United States and many more elsewhere.

8 years ago

ALS patient Frank Mongiello communicates with his wife, Marilyn, and his son during a news conference following the passage of the
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

‘Right to Try’ may not meaningfully change access to drugs for dying patients

Yardley woman waits to see if new law allows her husband to get experimental medication for ALS.

8 years ago

The Pulse
Science

Treat Yourself

On this week’s show, we talk with people taking their health and wellness into their own hands — with varying results.

Air Date: June 1, 2018

Listen 48:12
At Holy Smokes, a Philadelphia vape shop, kratom is sold in multiple forms, including as a powder. (Courtesy of Holy Smokes)
The Pulse
Health

Fears and evidence clash in the battle over kratom

The government is reviewing the status of an herbal supplement touted to ease opioid addiction.

8 years ago

Listen 9:58
A group of women in the community of Mariana, in Puerto Rico, meet everyday to cook for their neighbors. They say after the storm, the work and camaraderie have eased depression. (Irina Zhorov/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Home-cooked meals and sisterhood — an antidote for Hurricane Maria blues

Still reeling after lasts year’s storm season, women in the town of Mariana, Puerto Rico, spend time together and prepare meals for others to ease depression.

8 years ago

Listen 5:20
A 1943 photograph of a detention hospital for infected women in Leesville, LA.
Radio Times
Health

The American Plan: the government’s incarceration of ‘promiscuous’ women

Guest: Scott Stern The United States government incarcerated tens of thousands of “promiscuous” women in the ...

Air Date: May 31, 2018 10:00 am

Listen 49:00
Philadelphia police speak to residents of a homeless encampment at Kensington and Lehigh avenues before a scheduled clean out in May 2018. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Philadelphia clears encampments of homeless drug users in Kensington

More than 100 displaced people accepted help in the form or treatment or shelter while demonstrators protested the eviction.

8 years ago

Listen 2:40
Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (far right) attended a hearing on opioid prescriptions in Bensalem Tuesday.(Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Toomey calls for Medicare, Medicaid to expand monitoring of opioid prescriptions

One out of three people enrolled in Medicare’s prescription drug benefit plan received an opioid in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

8 years ago

Nurse with child
Health

Campaign pushing Pa. to cover unauthorized children through state health insurance

Advocate says change can be accomplished simply: Remove 13 words in the current CHIP statute that exclude undocumented kids from eligibility.

8 years ago

(Big Stock image)
Health

Your child’s allergies could be caused by acid reflux

Low-acid diet may clear up the breathing problems that can result from respirator reflux.

8 years ago

Many Medicare patients don't realize they can sometimes pay less out-of-pocket for a prescription drug if they pay cash, instead of the insurance copay. Do keep the receipt; it may count insurance-wise as an out-of-pocket expense
NPR
Health

To lower your Medicare drug costs, ask your pharmacist for the cash price

Many Medicare patients don't realize they can sometimes pay less out-of-pocket for a prescription drug if they pay cash, instead of the insurance copay.

8 years ago

A pilot wears a wireless headband that tracks his brain activity, while flying a plane. Photo courtesy of ISAE-SUPAERO.
NewsWorks Tonight
Science

Scientists measure what goes through a pilot’s brain in real time while flying

The scientists say It could be useful for deciding who should or should not be flying. 

8 years ago

Listen 2:07
In this April 1, 2005 file photo, a flying fox soars above the trees. It is the world's largest species of fruit bat, also know as the flying fox  (Mark Baker/AP Photo, File)
Science

Lehigh researchers enlist bats to predict Ebola outbreaks

Researchers at Lehigh University have developed a new tool that could help pinpoint where and when Ebola outbreaks will occur.

8 years ago

Lacey Kohlmoos, with her son Finn, and Samantha Matlin, with children Olivia, 4, and Logan, 2, campaigned for lactation facilities at 30th Street Station.
Health

After push from 2 Philly moms, Amtrak adds breastfeeding facility at 30th Street Station

One of the women who pushed for the accommodation said she sees it as an indication of a cultural shift.

8 years ago

Clinging jellyfish (Courtesy of Dr. Paul Bologna‎/Montclair State University)
Down the Shore
Science

Clinging jellyfish once again found in N.J. river

The small jellyfish, found in an area off Monmouth Beach known as "the Hook," may indicate the start of a bloom.

8 years ago

Page 501 of 618« First«...499500501502503...»Last »
Arts & Entertainment Community Courts & Law Education Health Lifestyle Money Politics & Policy Science Urban Planning Weather
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor
  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Latest News

  • The man behind El Toro: honoring Philly’s original sticker artist

    37 minutes ago

  • N.J. General Assembly passes bill requiring scrap metal facilities to improve fire safety measures

    4 hours ago

  • Delaware Gov. Meyer touts incorporation growth, but hasn’t released tax revenue data

    5 hours ago

  • WHYY thanks our sponsors — become a WHYY sponsor

Want a digest of WHYY’s programs, events & stories? Sign up for our weekly newsletter.

Together we can reach 100% of WHYY’s fiscal year goal

Donate
Learn about WHYY Member benefits
Ways to Donate
WHYY

WHYY provides trustworthy, fact-based, local news and information and world-class entertainment to everyone in our community.

WHYY offers a voice to those not heard, a platform to share everyone’s stories, a foundation to empower early and lifelong learners and a trusted space for unbiased news. Learn more about Social Responsibility at WHYY. It’s how we live.

Contact Us

Philadelphia

215.351.1200
talkback@whyy.org

Delaware

302.516.7506
talkback@whyy.org

Our Programs

  • Albie’s Elevator
  • Art Outside
  • Ask Governor Meyer
  • Billy Penn at WHYY
  • Check, Please! Philly
  • The Connection
  • The Declaration’s Journey
  • Delishtory
  • Flicks
  • Fresh Air
  • Good Souls
  • Jukebox Journey
  • Movers & Makers
  • On Stage at Curtis
  • Peak Travel
  • Philadelphia Revealed
  • PlanPhilly
  • The Pulse
  • Sports In America
  • Studio 2
  • Things To Do
  • Voices in the Family
  • WHYY News Climate Desk
  • You Oughta Know
  • Your Democracy

Inside WHYY

  • About
    • Social Responsibility at WHYY
    • Board and Executives
    • Community Advisory Board
    • Frequently Asked Questions
    • Employment
    • Internships
    • Press Room
    • Meet Our Newsroom
    • WHYY News Style Guide
    • WHYY Productions
    • WHYY Spaces
    • Submissions
    • History
    • Directions
    • Coverage Area
    • Financial Statements
    • WHYY Community Report
    • Supporters
    • Privacy
  • Mobile Apps
  • Meet Our Newsroom
  • Employment
  • Lifelong Learning Award
  • Bridging Blocks
  • Contact Us
  • Sponsorship
  • Directions
  • FCC Public Files
  • FCC Applications

Follow Us

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • Instagram
  • YouTube
Sign up for a Newsletter

© 2026 WHYY

  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Use for WHYY.org