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Camden County police officer Edwin Cortez drives through South Camden where drug abuse is common. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Penn Vet Working Dog Center to graduate its first Diabetic Alert Dog, Bretagne

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Pa.-based company in the running for $25 million environmental prize

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Operator? N.J. business, insurers take on end-of-life discussions with patients by phone

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French scientist Francoise Barre-Sinoussi made HIV testing possible by discovering the virus. (AP Images)
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Scientist who made HIV testing day possible recalls big find

This week marks international HIV testing day with testing-related activities going on all over the region.   This wee ...

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Proof author Adam Rogers explains our relationship with booze.
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The science behind happy hour

“Proof” author Adam Rogers explains our relationship with booze. It’s always happy hour somewhere, and in his re ...

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Do 3D mammograms detect more invasive cancers?

New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association compares standard 2D mammography to 3D mammography. Two ...

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‘Gaming’ death: how to make end-of-life planning less heavy

A Philadelphia design firm is using a card game to spark difficult conversations about death that don’t lose focus on living. ...

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Beetles aid Drexel researcher in monitoring stream health

Environmental scientists are looking for help locating the Elaphrus beetle, a type of ‘indicator speci ...

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What does the perfect cup of coffee sound like?

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A map of suicide deaths by Philadelphia planning district between 2007 and 2011. (Image courtesy of Pennsylvania Department of Health)
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Can data help with suicide prevention?

Close to 40,000 Americans commit suicide every year, and that rate has been rising in the past decade, with an especially sharp increase ...

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