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Living with Tourette Syndrome, and staying one step ahead of a tic attack

Sixteen-year-old Adam Fishbein explains what Tourette Syndrome is – and perhaps more importantly, what it is not. Ameri ...

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Orphan disease fundraising finds a home at Penn’s Million Dollar Bike Ride

Hundreds of cyclists recently helped raise $1.4 million dollars to fund rare disease research.  There’s a good chance t ...

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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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Equipping police with a life-saving drug

Overdose deaths from heroin have been rising all over the country, but some police officers now have a tool that could help prevent those ...

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Bretagne has been trained to detect low blood sugar levels in Wayne Mowry
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Penn Vet Working Dog Center to graduate its first Diabetic Alert Dog, Bretagne

We shadow Bretagne on a training run through the city with her new owner, Wayne Mowry.  It’s a summer day in Philadelph ...

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Randy Childress pricks his finger several times a day to monitor his blood sugar. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
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Avoiding diabetes discrimination and stigma at work

Managing diabetes takes time and effort. So, how do you do that.. at work? We all know someone with diabetes. The count has soared ...

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The Pulse – July 4, 2014

The Philadelphia region is a hub for the pharmaceutical i ...

Air Date: July 3, 2014

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

A Pennsylvania company is in the running for one of the biggest environmental prizes ever — with $25 million going to the winner. ...

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The Pulse – June 27, 2014

We all hate discussing death…even doctors avoid it, focusing instead on treatment option after treatment option. Because of this, m ...

Air Date: June 27, 2014

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

Imagine you’re at home. You have cancer. You just had another round of chemo, and the phone rings. Imagine you’re at h ...

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Science explains changes in water temperature from beach to beach

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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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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 ...

12 years ago

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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 ...

12 years ago

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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

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