Public Health
Pa. AG says combating opioid abuse his top priority
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says opioid abuse has become the biggest threat to keeping Pennsylvania residents safe. ...
9 years ago
How the sausage is made, safely and free of harmful bacteria
Cured meat is a big food trend in the U.S. right now, but the meat isn’t cooked with heat, so it takes a bit of work to keep the sa ...
9 years ago
Listen 7:28Pharmacy students see first hand Philadelphia’s naloxone shortage
Three pharmacy school students gathered outside a windowless brick storefront in Fairhill, just blocks from Philadelphia’s most not ...
9 years ago
Listen 2:23Under the bridge, a world of pain not so far from any of us
The suffering I witnessed in the course of some recent reporting I did on the opioid epidemic weighed more heavily on me than a ...
9 years ago
Southeast Pa. homeless assistance program to shut down
The Philadelphia region is about to lose a federally-funded homeless outreach program. The loss comes at a time of uncertainty for ...
9 years ago
I voted for Donald Trump — and I want to keep the ACA
I still support most of what President Trump is doing. But there is one thing on which I'm disagreeing with him. I regret voting against my own interests.
9 years ago
Empty chairs at the cancer center: The threat of ACA repeal
I spend a lot of time in the place no one wants to be — the cancer center. Every two weeks I’m there with my husband. He is the p ...
9 years ago
The role of water in preparing our cities for a better future
By linking the digital and infrastructure systems of the water utility with those of our urban centers, we will take a leap toward creating thriving, sustainable cities.
9 years ago
Philadelphia must enact a policy to fight bed bugs
What is small, brown, round, and avoided by the City of Philadelphia like the plague? If you guessed bed bugs, you’d be right. Unli ...
10 years ago
A common cause; from Standing Rock to Sweet Water, New Jersey’s Pilgrim Pipeline
Teepees dot the plain beside the river, totem poles mark a circular prayer site, and men in moccasins and fur caps tend the ceremonial campfire.
10 years ago
Listen 4:13Few presidents have been as concerned with their legacy as Barack Obama. From writing his first memoir at age 34, to declaring ...
10 years ago
This rebroadcast show is all about the human body – more specifically, what happens to us after weR ...
Air Date: October 27, 2016
Listen 50:3340 years after Legionnaires outbreak, the case for a ‘Safe Breathing Water Act’
Forty years ago this month, more than ...
10 years ago
Audio Time Capsule: The discovery of Legionnaires’ disease
Solving the mysteries of infectious diseases requires man power, determination, and, in the case of Legionnaires' disease, pride.
11 years ago
Listen 20:51How much was your flu shot? WHYY’s PriceCheck wants to know
The start of flu season means lots of ads and public health reminders about the importance of getting a flu shot. Manufacturers are makin ...
11 years ago
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