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Erosion threatens coastal property along Great Lakes
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: The effects of erosion in Euclid, Ohio, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
Great Lakes water levels are high right now – Lake Erie’s are two feet above average, which threatens coastal properties from Ashtabula to Toledo. ...

Bought by WVBI-LP, WKAR, WOUB, WDET Detroit Public Radio, and WCMU Michigan


  • Added: Jun 15, 2018
  • Length: 03:54
  • Purchases: 5
When Cancer Patients Ask About Weed, Many Doctors Say Go For It
From: Side Effects Public Media
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The majority of states have medical cannabis laws that allow cancer patients access. And a new study finds nearly half of all oncologists recommend...

  • Added: May 11, 2018
  • Length: :46
“Biggest Week” brings flock of birders to Ohio
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Birders on the Magee Marsh boardwalk, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
It’s a special time of year for migratory birds. Tired from their travels, they stop on the coast of western Lake Erie to rest and refuel. Nine ye...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WSKG, WCMU Michigan, and North Country Public Radio


  • Added: May 10, 2018
  • Length: 03:48
  • Purchases: 5
Great Lakes states harboring new tick related dangerous disease
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Blacklegged tick, Credit: Center for Disease Control
When it comes to tick bites, Lyme disease is the most common danger. But the Great Lakes region also has an unusual number of cases of another dang...

Bought by WCPN, Interlochen Public Radio, WKSU, WSKG, and WNIJ


  • Added: May 02, 2018
  • Length: 01:31
  • Purchases: 5
FDA Cracks Down On Teen Vaping, ‘Juuling’
From: Side Effects Public Media
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The Food and Drug Administration announced Tuesday they will take steps to crack down on the sale of e-cigarette products to children and teenagers...

  • Added: Apr 25, 2018
  • Length: :46
The Surgeon General Wants Us All To Carry Narcan, But It Can Be Hard To Get
From: Side Effects Public Media
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Earlier this month, the U.S. Surgeon General, Jerome Adams, issued an advisory. More people, he says, should carry naloxone, the opioid overdose an...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Apr 24, 2018
  • Length: 03:33
  • Purchases: 2
The Best Medicine For Chronic Pain Is Not A Drug, Experts Say
From: Side Effects Public Media
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Nearly 1 in 3 Americans lives with chronic pain - for which there is simply no quick fix. But pain experts generally agree that a low-tech approach...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and WYSO


  • Added: Apr 04, 2018
  • Length: 03:40
  • Purchases: 3
Opioid Overdoses May Be Seriously Undercounted
From: Side Effects Public Media
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When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issues a report on the number of overdoses in the U.S., it’s only as good as the data states se...

Bought by KBCS 91.3 FM Community Radio, WHCP-LP Cambridge, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and WYSO


  • Added: Mar 21, 2018
  • Length: 03:39
  • Purchases: 4
New CDC Research Links Scott County Syringe Program With HIV Testing, Prevention
From: Side Effects Public Media
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An analysis released Wednesday by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides further links between syringe services programs and preve...

  • Added: Mar 09, 2018
  • Length: 01:10
Landfill plan along Great Lakes sparks fear of pollution
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Rita McNamara is concerned about plan for landfill near her home., Credit: Morgan Springer
In northern Michigan, people who live near a landfill have been dealing with contaminated drinking water for decades. A new plan for the landfill m...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WCPN, WBFO, and WCMU Michigan


  • Added: Mar 09, 2018
  • Length: 03:24
  • Purchases: 4
New report details US plan to fight Lake Erie algae blooms
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: 2014 algae bloom in Lake Erie, Credit: NASA
As Great Lakes advocates descend onto Washington D.C. to meet with Congress this week, a new report details how the federal government and states p...

Bought by WBFO, WSKG, North Country Public Radio, WLPR , WVBI-LP and more


  • Added: Mar 07, 2018
  • Length: 01:00
  • Purchases: 9
Canadians offer plan to battle harmful algae blooms
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: A photo captured by Dr. Rafat Ansari 9-24-17, Credit: Dr. Rafat Ansari
The governments of Canada and Ontario recently released their plan to combat toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie. Phosphorus is the primary cause of th...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WVBI-LP, WCMU Michigan, WSKG, WKSU and more


  • Added: Feb 27, 2018
  • Length: :51
  • Purchases: 7
Can New York solve harmful algae blooms?
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Different species of algae await testing in the ongoing fight against harmful algal blooms, Credit: Veronica Volk, Great Lakes Today
In the Great Lakes region, toxic algae blooms are a big problem. Every summer, they leave a green sheen on parts of the Great Lakes – and on many s...

Bought by KPIK-LP, WRVO Public Media, WVBI-LP, WBFO, WAMC Northeast Public Radio and more


  • Added: Feb 26, 2018
  • Length: 03:25
  • Purchases: 8
As States Embrace Cannabis As Opioid Alternative, Science Lags Behind Policy
From: Side Effects Public Media
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Across the country, states that are desperate to prevent opioid addiction are considering medical cannabis as a solution. But some fear the policy ...

Bought by KSFR


  • Added: Feb 13, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
Icy Great Lakes causes concern for shipping, safety
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Current Great Lakes ice cover, Credit: NOAA GLERL
Over the past two winters, there wasn’t much ice cover on the Great Lakes. That changed with this month’s deep freeze. Ice is expected to cover al...

Bought by WRVO Public Media, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, WVBI-LP, WCMU Michigan, WTIP and more


  • Added: Jan 04, 2018
  • Length: 01:09
  • Purchases: 12
Can Freestanding ERs Replace Rural America's Struggling Hospitals? It's Complicated
From: Side Effects Public Media
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When the hospital closed in rural Ellington, Missouri, a town of about 1,000, the community lost its only emergency room, too. About 700 rural comm...

Bought by WYSO


  • Added: Jan 03, 2018
  • Length: 04:00
  • Purchases: 1
What will 2018 bring for the Great Lakes?
From: Great Lakes Today
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In 2017, President Trump proposed cutting $300 million for Great Lakes projects. That money stayed in the federal budget. But as a new year begins,...

Bought by WTIP, WLPR , WCMU Michigan, WRVO Public Media, North Country Public Radio and more


  • Added: Dec 29, 2017
  • Length: :42
  • Purchases: 9
An Indiana Law Makes Harm Reduction For Opioid Addiction Into A Yearly Battle
From: Side Effects Public Media
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In 2015, Indiana legalized syringe exchange programs to prevent spread of HIV and hepatitis C. Yet unlike other states, which let programs continue...

  • Added: Dec 28, 2017
  • Length: 03:44
Getting Down And Getting Tested At Underground LGBTQ Balls
From: Side Effects Public Media
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Since it started in Harlem in the 1980s, ballroom culture has been an anchor for LGBTQ black and Latinx communities everywhere. At each ball, conte...

Bought by WYSO and WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Dec 07, 2017
  • Length: 03:37
  • Purchases: 2
A Guide to What We Don't Know about the Universe
From: John Shuck
Series: Progressive Spirit
Caption: Les Jamieson, Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson
Jorge Cham and Daniel Whiteson bring the big questions about physics to the public.

Bought by KPIP-LP, WETS, and KCMJ Community Radio


  • Added: Dec 02, 2017
  • Length: 54:01
  • Purchases: 3
Lake Erie algae bloom rated 'severe'
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: The algae bloom near Maumee Bay State Park in September, Credit: Elizabeth Miller/ideastream
The 2017 algae bloom is over in western Lake Erie. And while it didn’t directly threaten drinking water, its bright green hue prompted national at...

Bought by WDET Detroit Public Radio, WAMC Northeast Public Radio, Interlochen Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, WCMU Michigan and more


  • Added: Nov 08, 2017
  • Length: :54
  • Purchases: 9
Great Lakes conference tackles diversity
From: Great Lakes Today
Caption: Simone Lighfoot of National Wildlife Federation, Credit: Dave Rosenthal
Racial diversity was among the issues highlighted at the Healing Our Waters conference.

Bought by WCMU Michigan, WCPN, WXXI Rochester, and WBFO


  • Added: Oct 17, 2017
  • Length: :49
  • Purchases: 4
In One Ohio County, Police Try Something Different: Door-to-Door Interventions For Drug Users
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Side Effects News
Caption: Officer Ron Meyers in Ross County, Ohio., Credit: Seth Herald/Side Effects Public Media
After a string of fatal overdoses last year, a team of law enforcement officials and treatment experts from southern Ohio formed the Post-Overdose ...

Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh


  • Added: Oct 16, 2017
  • Length: 03:30
  • Purchases: 1
$5 Per Tooth Extractions Draw Those Without Affordable Dental Care
From: Side Effects Public Media
Series: Side Effects News
Caption: A hygienist numbs a patient in preparation for a tooth extraction at Smiles of Hope., Credit: Marissanne Lewis-Thompson/Side Effects Public Media
In many low-income communities, especially in rural areas, charity clinics provide dental care for a population whose needs are not fully met by th...

Bought by KRPS, WRST-FM Oshkosh, and KSFR


  • Added: Oct 12, 2017
  • Length: 03:43
  • Purchases: 3
Great Lakes conference to discuss regional challenges
From: Great Lakes Today
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There are so many plans and programs in place to clean up the Great Lakes, it’s hard to keep track. Next month, environmentalists from across the r...

Bought by WBFO, WDET Detroit Public Radio, WXXI Rochester, North Country Public Radio, Interlochen Public Radio and more


  • Added: Sep 20, 2017
  • Length: :59
  • Purchases: 8