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Why P.E.I. babies need these new $6K light-therapy blankets, and more equipment The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown is planning to purchase three more specialized blankets called biliblankets that use light therapy to treat jaundice in newborns. Social Sharing

WMNF loading... Radioactivity Tuesday: Some good news about health care premium costs, COBRA and subsidies under the ACA Share this: Good Morning, welcome to Radioactivity.  I’m Rob Lorei. When President Biden signed the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 into law last month it included lots of additional help for people who are currently using the Affordable Care Act (or Obamacare), or who would like to get Obamacare -but found they would not get subsidies. The American Rescue plan substantia...

WMNF loading... Radioactivity Wednesday: Environmental Group Warns of “No Good Solutions” to Pending Disaster at Piney Point Phosphate Plant Share this: Good Morning, welcome to Radioactivity.  I’m Rob Lorei. The news that a holding pond at the former Piney Point phosphate plant in Northern Manatee County may be on the brink of collapse is raising new questions about the phosphate industry and the way it stores mining waste. The holding pond contains at least 400 million gallons of waste...

WMNF loading... Radioactivity Thursday: Progressive groups challenge Biden on foreign policy; Nomadland, an underground American lifestyle Share this: April 1, 2021 Good Morning, welcome to Radioactivity.  I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll revisit an underground American lifestyle – low income workers who travel the country in their trucks and campers trying to stave off economic destitution. Later we’ll talk with a progressive leader this week who heads a coalition calling for President ...

Residents from the Eatons celebrating VE Day last year. - Credit: Matthew Power Photography The Eatons community, consists of Eaton Ford and Eaton Socon, which sits on the outskirts of St Neots.  The parishes of Eaton Ford Eaton Socon contain pubs, shops, two primary school, businesses, a bowls club and a host of other amenities.   Derek Giles, Huntingdonshire district councillor for the Eatons ward, said: “I have been so totally overwhelmed with the local residents really pullin...

WMNF loading... Radioactivity Wednesday: Sarasota artist challenges white supremacy symbols Share this: Good morning, welcome to Radioactivity. I’m Rob Lorei. Coming up we’ll talk with a local artist who is using his art to confront symbols of racism and turning some of those symbols on their heads. And later we’ll discuss the latest vaccine controversy and efforts to change Florida’s voting laws to make it harder for some people to vote. John Sims is a widely acclaimed, multi-media art...

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The Globe and Mail Published January 27, 2021 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer You had your best-laid plans and then COVID-19 came along and hammered the entire economy. But you’ve got this – if you have the right information. Join Rob Carrick and Roma Luciw on Stress Test, a...

I ended Inauguration Day at Dodger Stadium. Actually, three miles outside Dodger Stadium, the last car in a line to get inside the nation’s largest Covid-19 vaccination site. I was taking a relative whose work in health care made her eligible for an early shot. We had a 5 p.m. appointment, so we joined the line at 4. Someone had told me his friend had made it through in 25 minutes two days earlier, and I, like an idiot, believed him. I was still on a patriotic high from watching the day’s f...

The Globe and Mail Published January 6, 2021 Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer You had your best-laid plans and then COVID-19 came along and hammered the entire economy. But you’ve got this – if you have the right information. Join Rob Carrick and Roma Luciw on Stress Test, a ...