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The Farm has three retail locations, one in each of Delaware's counties. (Courtesy of Jennifer Stark)
Community

Here’s what you need to know as Delaware legal weed sales start Friday, Aug. 1

The launch at existing medical dispensaries comes more than two years after legalization, but a key cannabis advocate is calling for a boycott.

4 months ago

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An organ recovery team works to remove the liver and kidneys from a donor June 15, 2023, in Jackson, Tenn.  (AP file photo/Mark Humphrey)
The Pulse
Health

When Organ Donation Goes Wrong

More than a hundred thousand people in the U.S. are on the national transplant list waiting for a life-sa ...

Air Date: July 30, 2025

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Philadelphia Eagles' Bryan Braman looks on
Community

Former Eagles special teams ace Bryan Braman dies from rare form of cancer at 38

A key player for the Eagles’ first Super Bowl championship team, Braman was diagnosed earlier this year and had multiple surgeries in an attempt to treat the illness.

4 months ago

a billboard reads FENTANYL STEALS FAMILIES STOP FENTANYL
NPR
Money

Trump team withholds $140 million budgeted for fentanyl fight

Threats to funds for public health departments battling fentanyl overdoses come as some experts see the addiction safety net unraveling.

4 months ago

a Rite Aid pharmacy in Philadelphia
Health

Rite Aid closures prompt Delaware to enact patient and pharmacy protections

The state’s Department of Insurance has made requirements for health insurers and pharmacy benefit managers.

4 months ago

Matt Meyer raises his hand
Politics & Policy

Delaware Gov. Matt Meyer weighs legislation to loosen restrictions on retail pot locations as opening day nears

Delaware counties are fuming over the state overturning local decisions it doesn’t like. Weed advocates say local zoning rules are restrictive.

5 months ago

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Scientists handle scientific equipment in a lab
Science

Penn researchers turn a toxic fungus and ‘King Tut’s curse’ into a tool for fighting cancer

Penn engineering researchers modified a fungus called Aspergillus flavus, which may have caused lung disease and illness in archeologists who discovered King Tut’s tomb.

5 months ago

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A child receives the DPT vaccine
NPR
Health

RFK Jr. singled out one study to cut funds for global vaccines. Is that study valid?

Outside researchers who have looked at the 2017 study say there are a lot of gaps in the information provided in the study.

5 months ago

The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane
Health

The caregiving crisis in America

Is caregiving a public or private responsibility?

Air Date: June 20, 2025 12:00 pm

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U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. assists in a demonstration as he visits the Osher Center for Integrative Health at the University of Utah, Monday, April 7, 2025, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Melissa Majchrzak)
Studio 2
Health

The rise of alternative medicine

Americans are turning away from the medical establishment and seeking alternative cures and supplements online. Why has trust in conventional medicine eroded?

Air Date: June 9, 2025 12:00 pm

Listen 52:06
Medical marijuana center near Frankford
Politics & Policy

‘Completely botched’: More than 2 years after legalization, Delaware still has no marijuana retail stores

Municipalities and counties have banned or restricted businesses, but the state is in the process of issuing retail, growing and manufacturing licenses.

6 months ago

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Boxes for the medications Wegovy and Zepbound
Health

Pa. and N.J. poison control centers see steep rise in exposure calls tied to popular weight-loss drugs

Poison control experts say calls related to GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are rising, with symptoms like nausea, vomiting and abdominal pain.

6 months ago

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Shakira in concert
Health

Measles is very contagious. Here’s how to avoid it

A person infected with measles recently attended a New Jersey Shakira concert. More than 1,000 cases have been confirmed across the U.S. this year.

6 months ago

Josh Shapiro speaks
Politics & Policy

Gov. Shapiro warns Pennsylvanians will lose health care, hospitals will close under GOP cuts to Medicaid

The governor said cuts to Medicaid health care that Congress is considering would mean billions of dollars in lost federal aid to Pennsylvania.

6 months ago

A cannibis plant
Politics & Policy

Delaware Senate delays vote on new marijuana commissioner over conflict of interest concerns

Marijuana Commissioner nominee Joshua Sanderlin has interests in two cannabis businesses. Senators say that’s a legal problem.

7 months ago

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