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evacuees from Hurricane Harvey
Radio Times
Science

Hurricane Harvey, 5 years after Sandy

Guests: James Lee Witt, Matt Arco, Tony Broccoli Hurricane Harvey has brought floods and devastation to Southeast ...

Air Date: August 29, 2017

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Health

New role: Deputy coroner helps save heroin overdose victim

A Pennsylvania woman who gets paid to pronounce people dead is being credited with helping save the life of a heroin overdose victim. ...

8 years ago

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Health

Hoping to improve Pa. water-quality inspections, DEP to speed up trainings

Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental Protection is working to speed up the training of several new water inspectors, in an ef ...

8 years ago

 Joseph Smith and Laurie Huselton with the Coast Guard Auxiliary paddle on the Delaware River near Penn’s Landing. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Science

Simple boat label could prevent pointless Coast Guard search missions

To avoid long and expensive search-and-rescue missions, the U.S. Coast Guard is asking boaters along the Delaware River, and in the regio ...

8 years ago

Interim Philadelphia DA Kelley Hodge
Radio Times
Health

Interim DA Kelley Hodge / what is boredom?

Guests: Kelley Hodge, Mary Mann Interim district attorney of Philadelphia ...

Air Date: August 24, 2017

Listen 00:49:00
The Pulse
Health

Trying to manage mental illness in the workplace

When the CEO responds to your out of the office email about taking ...

8 years ago

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 MaryAnn Dakkak, a doctor in a hospital and mother of two, escaped to upstate New York to unplug and let her mind and body unwind. (Courtesy of MaryAnn Dakkak)
The Pulse
Health

Why vacations might make you a better worker

There are science-based reasons to take all your vacation days. Each Labor Day, we acknowledge workers for their contributions to ...

8 years ago

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 A 2.5-ton M35 military cargo truck, also known as a deuce and a half, which is similar to the vehicle used by the Mantoloking Police Department. (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons' user Nobunaga24)
The Pulse
Science

Self-driving trucks won’t make people obsolete

In the future, truck operators may work from a virtual driver’s seat. Think of Amazon Prime, those meal kits from Blue Apron ...

8 years ago

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 The smokestacks of the former Lucas paint factory loom over the Sherwin-Williams/Hilliards Creek Superfund site in Gibbsboro, New Jersey. Contamination at the site stems from improper paint disposal by Lucas Paint Works and its successor, Sherwin Williams Inc. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
Health

South Jersey paint factory caused ‘cancer cluster,’ lawsuit alleges

Several current and former Camden County residents have developed cancer and other illnesses as a result of toxic contamination emanating ...

8 years ago

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 New Jersey Attorney General Chris Porrino showing one of the cameras the office lends out to those wishing to keep tabs on those caring for elderly relatives (New Jersey Department of Consumer Affairs)
Health

New Jersey offers ‘Care Cam’ to nursing home patients, families

A state-run program employing hidden cameras to prevent and catch elder abuse in New Jersey is reaching new territory. Attorney Ge ...

8 years ago

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Health

Philadelphia students get dirt under their nails producing fresh fruit for their neighborhoods

In a city where far too many lack access to fresh fruits and vegetables, opportunities for communities to create their own sources of hea ...

8 years ago

a grumpy man
Voices in the Family
Health

Find the positive in feeling negative

When you’re feeling grumpy, or irritated, or sad – the best remedy might be to embrace those negative feelings – that ...

Air Date: August 22, 2017

Listen 00:03:40
 A crowd wears protective glasses as they watch the beginning of the solar eclipse from Salem, Ore., Monday, Aug. 21, 2017. (AP Photo/Don Ryan)
Science

Historic eclipse turns day into night across the U.S.

Millions of Americans gazed in wonder through telescopes, cameras and disposable protective glasses Monday as the moon blotted out the sun

8 years ago

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 (Graphic courtesy of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)
Health

Panic is the biggest enemy for those caught in a rip current

“Don’t Panic.” In Douglas Adam’s brilliant sci-fi comedy “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy ...

8 years ago

 (NewsWorks file photo)
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Trenton Water Works alerts homeowners of high lead levels, warns against drinking water

Dangerously high lead levels have been discovered in water at more than a dozen of nearly 120 homes and buildings tested recently by the ...

8 years ago

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