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Health & Science

File photo: Marilyn Burston is a benefits specialist, who helps seniors find an appropriate Medicare plan. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Medicare open enrollments have started as benefits change for 2023

The Medicare open enrollment window started on Oct. 15 and will end on Dec. 7 for individuals seeking coverage in 2023.

3 years ago

(Sleeping Woman With a Cat by Władysław Ślewiński, 1896)
Radio Times
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How to get a good night’s sleep

Almost half of Americans struggle with sleep. We'll talk about the importance of sleep, why so many struggle with insomnia, and how to ensure you get a restful night.

Air Date: October 21, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:14
Looking out over the grasslands of the Pantanal in Brazil
The Pulse
Science

Why Grasslands Are Worth Saving

There’s a lot to love about grasslands — the sound of the wind blowing through them, the way the colors change with the seasons, how ...

Air Date: October 21, 2022

Listen 49:23
A cheetah runs inside a quarantine section before being relocated to India. (AP Photo/Denis Farrell)
The Pulse
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Can the cheetah help save India’s grasslands?

Cheetahs were declared extinct 70 years ago in India. Ecologists hope its reintroduction will boost efforts to preserve the country's vast grasslands.

3 years ago

Listen 10:41
File photo: Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy testifies before the Senate Finance Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
Health

U.S. surgeon general launches national workplace mental health guide in Philadelphia

The U.S. surgeon general chose Philadelphia as the site to launch a national guide for how employers can improve workplace mental health and wellness.

3 years ago

The 30th Anniversary Celebration was hosted at Globe Dye Works on Oct. 18, 2022. (Cory Sharber/WHYY)
Health

Prevention Point Philadelphia celebrates 30 years of providing harm reduction services

The Philadelphia nonprofit that focuses on community harm reduction says it served 36,000 people over the last 12 months, three times the amount served in 2019.

3 years ago

One of the new ''naloxboxes,'' an emergency kit with multiple doses of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication, at Highland Regional High School in Blackwood, NJ. (Nicole Leonard/WHYY)
Health

Camden County schools to install 250 emergency naloxone kits to prevent overdose deaths

Emergency kits will be installed at schools by the end of October. Each kit contains several doses of naloxone, the opioid overdose reversal medication.

3 years ago

A Newtown, Bucks County, ambulance. The ambulance squad that serves Newtown Borough and Newtown Township in Bucks County is facing the same financial issues as other emergency medical services across the Philadelphia suburbs and the commonwealth. (Courtesy of Newtown Ambulance Squad)
Health

Newtown Ambulance Squad: ‘We won’t be here’ without more public funding

A ballot question in November’s general election will ask Newtown Township voters if they want to raise property taxes to fund the ambulance squad.

3 years ago

Radio Times
Health

Bonus Episode: The plant-based revolution

From the archives, Marty's interview with Frances Moore Lappe, author of Diet for a Small Planet, for the 50th anniversary of her groundbreaking book.

Air Date: October 15, 2022 8:00 am

Listen 49:14
(Courtesy of Marcus Smith II)
Health

Former Eagles linebacker transforms mental health struggles into post-NFL career

As Smith moved up in the game he loved, the anxiety stayed with him. It grew out of control in Philadelphia — and when he couldn’t perform it spiraled.

3 years ago

Listen 9:00
Road workers applying hot red road marking paint on new build road
The Pulse
Science

Designing Safer Streets

In the early days of the pandemic, life on the streets changed. Traffic was clear, and the roads felt nearly deserted. Bumper-to-bumper c ...

Air Date: October 14, 2022

Listen 50:23
File photo: Nurses at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia picketed on Broad Street during negotiations of a 3-year contract to raise awareness about issues of recruiting, retention and pay disparity, on Sept. 23, 2022. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
Health

Health care workers at Temple University Hospital vote to authorize a strike if contract negotiations sour

Union groups at Temple University Hospital have been in contract negotiations since August. They’re prepared to strike if an agreement isn’t reached.

3 years ago

(The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
Health

New CHOP study: Targeted exposure therapy helps kids with food allergies overcome related anxiety disorders and fears

Researchers at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia studied how exposure therapy can help kids overcome excessive anxiety related to their food allergies.

3 years ago

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David Quammen tells the story of the worldwide scientific quest to decipher the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, trace its source, and make possible the vaccines to fight the Covid-19 pandemic.
Radio Times
Science

The scientific race to defeat a deadly virus

'Breathless' tells the story of the worldwide scientific quest to understand and trace the origins of Covid-19 and develop treatments to fight the deadly virus.

Air Date: October 11, 2022 10:00 am

Listen 49:29
Members of Black Men Run Philly. (Anthony Beltran Rivera/WHYY)
Health

‘We need to be represented’: Philly group is encouraging Black men to run

Running is an activity used to improve physical health and well-being, but for members of Black Men Run Philly, it provides a sense of community and representation.

3 years ago

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