Medicine
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
Listen 35:48Former 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.
12 months ago
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.
12 months ago
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.
12 months ago
Delaware counties are fuming over the state overturning local decisions it doesn’t like. Weed advocates say local zoning rules are restrictive.
1 year ago
Listen 0:56Penn 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.
1 year ago
Listen 1:45RFK 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.
1 year ago
The caregiving crisis in America
Is caregiving a public or private responsibility?
Air Date: June 20, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 50:24The 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 52:06Municipalities and counties have banned or restricted businesses, but the state is in the process of issuing retail, growing and manufacturing licenses.
1 year ago
Listen 2:37Poison 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.
1 year ago
Listen 1:23Measles 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.
1 year ago
The governor said cuts to Medicaid health care that Congress is considering would mean billions of dollars in lost federal aid to Pennsylvania.
1 year ago
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.
1 year ago
Listen 0:53Health insurers are struggling with the cost of weight-loss drugs, including in Philly
Independence Health Group, the parent company of Independence Blue Cross, spent $500 million last year to provide weight-control medications to its members.
1 year ago
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