Public Health
As Americans quit smoking, farmers give up tobacco
Shifting public opinion and smoking habits have changed Kentucky farming.
I’m in northern Kentucky with University of Kentuc
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7 years ago
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Cleanup work along Philly Conrail tracks reaches ‘El Campamento’ heroin haven
As the second week of clearing out the heroin havens along the Conrail railroad gulch in Philadelphia’s Kensington section draws to
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7 years ago
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Philly outreach presence scales down as cleanup of Conrail drug haven continues
As work progressed on the cleanup of the Conrail tracks frequented by heroin users in Philadelphia’s Kensington and Fairh
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7 years ago
Advocates, N.J. lawmakers seek fully staffed nursing board to expedite licensing, certification
Some New Jersey lawmakers and advocacy groups are urging the Christie administration to fill six vacancies on the state’s 13-member
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7 years ago
Philadelphia and Conrail launch work to clear railroad heroin encampment
Philadelphia and Conrail are starting work today on a plan to clean up a notorious stretch of tracks in the Kensington and Fairhill neigh
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7 years ago
Guests: Zeke Emanuel, Jonathan Cohn
President Trump is getting increasingly frustrated with his party’s inabili
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Air Date: July 25, 2017
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Can 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
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7 years ago
Conrail cleanup challenge: helping Philly heroin users into treatment
Dominic Taraborrelli’s house on Tusculum Street faces ground zero of Philadelphia’s heroin epidemic.
Weeds and bushes obscure
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7 years ago
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New Jersey is third state to raise smoking age to 21
New Jersey has become the third state in the country to raise its smoking age to 21.
Republican Gov. Chris Christie signed into la
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7 years ago
World weather libraries offer historic clues about climate
Whether it’s an especially hot or cold day – or mild or unmemorable one – the weather reports coming through the radio,
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7 years ago
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Reshuffling resources and tapping enthusiasm, Philly launches kids health initiative
Philadelphia is starting a new push to improve the health of impoverished children. For now — it will rely on reshuffling existing re
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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
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7 years ago
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Cleanup of heroin enclave along Conrail tracks in Kensington delayed
Work to clean up the notorious heroin encampment at the Conrail tracks in Kensington has encountered a delay.
Conrail workers were
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7 years ago
Tackling the heat island problem in concrete jungles
Health issues and energy costs soar when the temperatures rise.
It’s a hot day in June when I visit Ledean Durant’s
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7 years ago
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