Health & Science
Study finds one in three Philadelphia residents used an opioid last year
One third of adults in Philadelphia have used an opioid in the last year, and the majority of those drugs came directly from a doctor. Th ...
8 years ago
Delaware horse infected with West Nile
A horse in Delaware was euthanized after it was infected with West Nile Virus. This is the first time this year a horse has been i ...
8 years ago
As Americans quit smoking, farmers give up tobacco
Shifting public opinion and smoking habits have changed Kentucky farming. I’m in northern Kentucky with University of Kentuc ...
8 years ago
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Are obese people treated differently at the doctor’s office?
Being judged for your weight in a doctor’s office can have serious side effects. That’s according to a new review of research ...
Air Date: August 14, 2017
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Diminished Daylight in the Dog Days
We’ve now lost 25 minutes off sunsets and 30 minutes off sunrises – that’s an hour daylight change already from the sol ...
Air Date: August 14, 2017
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The Violence in Charlottesville / Debating ‘The Goldwater Rule’
Guests: Peter Simi, John Gartner, Christine Aschwanden We start this hour discussing the violence in Charlottesvi ...
Air Date: August 14, 2017
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How to deal with sweaty, smelly feet
We do a lot of walking during the summer, slogging a few blocks to the beach in the blazing sun, carrying those pesky chairs and the umbr ...
8 years ago
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Cleanup work along Philly Conrail tracks reaches ‘El Campamento’ heroin haven
As the second week of clearing out the heroin havens along the Conrail railroad gulch in Philadelphia’s Kensington section draws to ...
8 years ago
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Can meditation ease chronic pain?
With the country in the midst of an addiction crisis, health care providers are looking for new ways to treat their patients’ pain ...
Air Date: August 7, 2017
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Monday’s lunar eclipse is the precursor to the August 21 total solar eclipse that will traverse the United States. Dr. Pitts and Da ...
Air Date: August 7, 2017
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‘Ghost forests’ proliferating along North American fresh water coastlines
Matthew Kirwan, professor at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science speaks with NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller. Marshlands a ...
8 years ago
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Philly outreach presence scales down as cleanup of Conrail drug haven continues
As work progressed on the cleanup of the Conrail tracks frequented by heroin users in Philadelphia’s Kensington and Fairh ...
8 years ago