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Conceived as a cross between a Sunday newspaper and CBS' Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt, Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.

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Medicine

 Caretakers oversee a grow room for medical marijuana at ShowGrow, a medical marijuana dispensary in Los Angeles. Pennsylvania is now issuing permits for growers. (Richard Vogel/AP Photo)
Delaware Business Now
Community

Medical marijuana site confirmed for Smyrna

Columbia Care has confirmed that it will open a medical marijuana dispensary in Smyrna, rather than Milford as originally planned.

8 years ago

Phil Murphy speaks to supporters at the Asbury Park Convention Hall
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

New Jersey moves toward legalizing recreational pot, but pace uncertain

Gov.-elect Phil Murphy's administration promises to be markedly different from that of Gov. Chris Christie, who will leave office in January after two terms.

8 years ago

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U.S. Sen. Tom Carper of Delaware opposes the GOP tax plan and its impact on the Affordable Care Act. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Politics & Policy

Democrats, health officials, oppose Republican tax plan

U.S. Sen. Tom Carper, D-Delaware, is voicing opposition to the latest tax plan which aims to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

8 years ago

This photo provided by Genentech, Inc. shows a package of the drug Hemlibra. On Thursday, Nov. 16, 2017, the Food and Drug Administration approved Hemlibra, the first new treatment in nearly two decades to prevent internal bleeding in certain patients with hemophilia, an inherited blood-clotting disorder. (Genentech, Inc. via AP)
Health

FDA OKs new therapy for some hemophilia patients

U.S. regulators have approved the first new treatment in nearly two decades to prevent internal bleeding in certain patients with hemophilia.

8 years ago

Radio Times
Health

Aaron Carroll’s ‘Bad Food Bible’

Guest: Aaron Carroll Is salt good or bad for you? What about saturated fat or eggs? Should I eat gluten? Do coffe ...

Air Date: November 17, 2017

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Lou Farren (left) and Brad Ward both served in Vietnam, and received lungs from the same organ donor.
NewsWorks Tonight
Health

Vietnam vets become ‘lung brothers’

Two veterans receive a lung each from the same donor at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia.

8 years ago

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Doctors transplant a uterus
Health

Penn launches clinical trial for uterine transplants

Eight babies have been born in Sweden after their mothers received uterine transplants, but this has yet to be done in the U.S.

8 years ago

This photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York. (Patrick Sison/AP Photo)
Health

Delaware officials say opioid prescriptions declining

The Division of Professional Regulations say new regulations are preventing over prescribing.

8 years ago

 (Brennan Linsley/AP Photo, file)
Health

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.

8 years ago

This photo shows an arrangement of pills of the opioid oxycodone-acetaminophen in New York. (Patrick Sison/AP Photo)
Courts & Law

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.

8 years ago

Workers in an AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals Research lab in Boston. (photo courtesy AstraZeneca)
Delaware Business Now
Science

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.

8 years ago

A registered nurse treats an inmate at San Quentin State Prison
Health

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.

8 years ago

Savannah Fleeman was diagnosed with a form of amplified musculoskeletal pain syndrome. Here she stretches during therapy (Courtesy of the Fleeman family)
The Pulse
Health

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

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Doctor holding medical marijuana
Keystone Crossroads
Politics & Policy

County 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 leaders join other dignitaries in the ceremonial groundbreaking for UD's new Biopharmaceutical Innovation Building. (Zoë Read/WHYY)
Education

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

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