Medicine
‘We’re fighting for our lives’ — patients protest sky-high insulin prices
Angela Lautner knew her thirst was unusual, even for someone directing airplanes, outside in the Memphis summer heat.
8 years ago
Shingles vaccine shortage expected to continue through 2019
There’s a nationwide shortage of the new shingles vaccine, called Shingrix, which is made by Glaxosmithkline.
8 years ago
Guest: Sharon Saline For children with ADHD the daily tasks of ordinary life can be challenging. Getting out the ...
Air Date: December 6, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:39Is America ready for prescription heroin?
Prescription heroin as a form of maintenance therapy dates back to the early 1920s in the UK.
8 years ago
Guests: Stacey Patton, Elizabeth Gershoff Parents shouldn’t spank their children, according to the American Aca ...
Air Date: December 3, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00Sales reps may be wearing out their welcome in the operating room
In the operating room, surgical masks and matching scrubs can make it hard to tell who's who — at least for outsiders.
8 years ago
Pa. Department of Corrections to provide costly hepatitis C treatment to nearly 5,000 inmates
Pa.'s DOC has agreed to treat the state’s nearly 5,000 inmates with hepatitis C over the next three years.
8 years ago
Vitamin D and fish oil supplements disappoint in long-awaited study results
Taking fish oil supplements to prevent cardiovascular disease and cancer may not be effective.
8 years ago
Astronaut Scott Kelly’s view from space; Jeff Sessions’ firing
Guests: Mark Mazzetti, Scott Kelly SCOTT KELLY spent 3 ...
Air Date: November 8, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00She chose to ‘go flat’ and wants other breast cancer survivors to know they can too
Catherine Guthrie already knew a lot about breast cancer when she found a lump on her left breast at age 38.
8 years ago
Can skin become addicted to topical steroids?
Inside one woman's experience with topical steroids — and why she says the cure was worse than the disease.
8 years ago
Listen 11:56Transgender rights: #WontBeErased
Guests: Heath Fogg Davis, Leonore Carpenter, Nadia Dowshen The Trump administration is considering legally defini ...
Air Date: November 1, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 48:56Nerve-racking. Sickening. Facing your fear can be all of that — and sometimes a little thrilling, too.
Air Date: October 26, 2018
Listen 49:07Living in Philly without English
Guests: Orlando Almonte, Nelson Flores, Alicia Fernandez The United States doesn’t have an official language, ...
Air Date: October 25, 2018 10:00 am
Listen 49:00The ACA and the politics of health care
Guests: Julie Rovner, Sabrina Corlette There’s some good news around the Affordable Care Act: premium prices ar ...
Air Date: October 23, 2018 10:00 am
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