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The Connection with Marty Moss-Coane

It’s easy to feel as if the world is falling apart. The Connection features wide-ranging conversations about the bonds that hold us together, the forces that drive us apart, the conflicts that keep us from exploring life’s possibilities and the qualities that make us unique and human.

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Elodie Hekimian-Brogan, now 22, recently celebrated the five-year anniversary of finishing cancer treatment. She's now an art major at the University of California Los Angeles. (Courtesy of Elodie Hekimian-Brogan)
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Cancer’s second act: Navigating survivorship and the psychological aftermath after treatment for teens and young adults

Cancer survivorship programs and clinics can help patients figure out what long-term recovery might look like and address the physical and mental effects of treatment.

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States sue Trump, saying he is intimidating hospitals over gender-affirming care for youth

The claim in a lawsuit comes after a wave of hospital systems said in July that they're ending aspects of the care.

10 months ago

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Why certain medications can increase your risk in the heat

Some medicines affect your ability to sweat, stay hydrated, or even to notice if you're overheating. Doctors say keep taking them, but make sure to keep yourself cool.

10 months ago

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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.

10 months ago

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The Pulse
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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.

10 months ago

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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.

10 months ago

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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.

10 months ago

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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.

10 months ago

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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.

10 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.

11 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

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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.

12 months ago

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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.

12 months ago

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