
Medicine
Delaware officials say opioid prescriptions declining
The Division of Professional Regulations say new regulations are preventing over prescribing.
7 years ago
Pennsylvania opens medical marijuana registry for patients, caregivers
Once people sign up, it’s up to state-approved doctors to decide whether to grant a medical marijuana card.
7 years ago
Delaware considers suing opioid manufacturers, distributors
A national legal team will help Delaware determine what action to take against the opioid industry for contributing to the opioid epidemic in the First State.
7 years ago
AstraZeneca gets fast-track FDA approval process for promising blood cancer drug
AstraZeneca gets FDA approval to move forward with Calquence (acalabrutinib), a drug used to fight an aggressive form of blood cancer.
7 years ago
Time in maximum security prisons helps nurses learn non-biased, compassionate care
Nursing students go through several rotations, and, at Jefferson College of Nursing in Philadelphia, that can include time at a maximum security prison.
7 years ago
For these teens, the only way to overcome pain is to face it
Savannah Fleeman, 17, has a rare pain syndrome and says even the lightest touch felt like “being stabbed.” A controversial therapy pushed her to feel that pain over and over.
8 years ago
Listen 10:57County planners come away with more questions than answers on roll out of Pa. medical marijuana
The implementation of medical marijuana in Pennsylvania was the focus of a session Tuesday during the annual conference of Pennsylvania county planners.
8 years ago
University of Delaware breaks ground on biopharmaceutical research center
The facility, to be located on UD’s STAR campus, will house the national headquarters for the National Institute for Innovation in Manufacturing Biopharmaceuticals,
8 years ago
Black women at higher risk for pregnancy-related heart failure, prolonged recovery
A new study suggests that African-American women are more likely to suffer from Peripartum Cardiomyopathy and are more likely to worsen before getting better.
8 years ago
FDA approves gene therapy to treat cancer in white blood cells
Some say this is a turning point in using these treatments for cancer, and expect more developments in the future.
8 years ago
What we eat and how we feed ourselves is inherently cultural and political in nature.
Air Date: October 20, 2017
Listen 0:00Feeding your baby another woman’s milk
Humans have a long history of sharing breast milk, but society’s acceptance has ebbed and flowed.
8 years ago
Listen 0:00Pennsylvania near the bottom for prison health care spending, Delaware near top
State-by-state analysis of spending on prison health care shows Pennsylvania near the bottom.
8 years ago
Lindsey Fitzharris on “The Butchering Art”
Surgery in the nineteenth-century was pretty gruesome – a lot of blood, pain, saws and no sanitation. In fact, operating theaters use ...
8 years ago
Listen 35:30“The Butchering Art” / Bergdahl pleads guilty
Guests: Lindsey Fitzharris, Dan Lamothe Surgery in the nineteenth-century was pretty gruesome – a lot of blood, ...
Air Date: October 17, 2017
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