Medicine

[REBROADCAST] Avian flu. Ebola. SARS. AIDS. All of us have been exposed, at least in the media, to diseases that have mi ...

This year there’s some good news in the fight against childhood obesity – particularly for Philadelphia. Rates of childhood obesity h ...

In an effort to provide thoughtful perspective on the tragic shootings that killed 20 children aged 6-7 and 6 educators at Sandy Hook E ...

Among the many changes in American families over the past few decades is the increasing number of parents who are having children later i ...

The American Academy of Pediatrics came out with a recommendation recently to increase teen access to emergency contraception. In a new p ...

Doctors are increasingly turning to genetic testing to track down diseases, uncover a patient’s risk and better target treatments. Ever ...

BETH ANN SWAN is dean and profe ...

Choosing a medication to treat mental illness can be a gamble. Some patients don’t respond at all. Others see marked improvement. ...

Sound is everywhere in this world – you can’t escape it.  Our ears process millions of noises all day long –laughter, car horns, m ...

Last week Colorado and Washington voters passed ballot initiatives in support of the use of legal recreational marijuana. This is in addi ...

Hour 2 [REBROADCAST] When journalist DAVID ...

Hour 2 Many patients with serious illness and their families struggle with making end-of life decisions. Is there ...

Hour 1 Avian flu. Ebola. SARS. AIDS. All of us have been exposed, at least in the media, to diseases that have mi ...

Hour 2 Our hair says a lot about who we are.  That’s why losing it can be so traumatic. But for balding men, ...

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