Medicine
Delaware horse infected with West Nile
A horse in Delaware was euthanized after it was infected with West Nile Virus. This is the first time this year a horse has been i ...
7 years ago
Dozens in Mt. Airy protest planned medical pot facility on Stenton Avenue
Droves of residents who live near a proposed medical marijuana dispensary in Northwest Philadelphia packed a heated zoning appeals hearin ...
7 years ago
Listen 2:20How to deal with sweaty, smelly feet
We do a lot of walking during the summer, slogging a few blocks to the beach in the blazing sun, carrying those pesky chairs and the umbr ...
8 years ago
Listen 4:40Tribes hope tradition will fight unhealthy tobacco use
Cheap tribal cigarettes can complicate tobacco control on reservations. States and cities have come to understand that if they jac ...
8 years ago
ListenIt’s summer, and it’s hot. On this episode, we get stranded on an urban ‘heat island’ and learn what people are d ...
Air Date: July 28, 2017
Listen 48:51Guests: Zeke Emanuel, Jonathan Cohn President Trump is getting increasingly frustrated with his party’s inabili ...
Air Date: July 25, 2017
Listen 00:49:30Can Republicans give Americans with disabilities the health insurance reform they need?
Insurance coverage for health care in America needs reform, especially for those on Medicaid. With the American Health Care Act (AHCA) de ...
8 years ago
Why heat is central to health in traditional Chinese medicine
For Chinese herbalist and acupuncturist Cara Frank, treating patients boils down to one thing: patterns. “We have a saying i ...
8 years ago
Listen 5:53Insurance companies are part of the opioid addiction problem
At first, I just felt very anxious, but anxiety soon led to physical shaking. My stomach felt like someone who weighed 300 pounds was sta ...
8 years ago
Cops revive driver with Narcan after chain reaction collision at the Shore
A 26-year old Cape May County man is facing a variety of charges after police say they had to revive him from an apparent drug overdose a ...
8 years ago
The health care shortage that impacts victims of sexual assault
Some rape victims have to travel hours to get an exam from a nurse with special training and forensic expertise. Debbie Holbrook s ...
8 years ago
Listen 8:47The opioid crisis in Philadelphia
Guests: Maria Quiñones-Sánchez, Silvana Mazzella, Carol Rostucher, Mike Newall The cleanup of the heroin encamp ...
Air Date: July 12, 2017
Listen 48:59Ending stigma of opioid addiction behind major N.J. agency overhaul
Gov. Chris Christie wants to transfer responsibility for New Jersey’s four state psychiatric hospitals, community-based mental health a ...
8 years ago
Searching for solutions to summer blood bank shortfalls
When schools and offices take vacation — people do too — blood donations slow down, leaving hospitals and blood banks to hustle for b ...
8 years ago
Listen 6:19Sleep is the new skinny. Americans are obsessed with a good night’s rest — after decades of viewing sleep as a waste of time for ...
Air Date: July 7, 2017
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