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Unusual punishment for medical device crime
In an unprecedented move, the US Attorney in Philadelphia signed a plea agreement with the company Synthes that it must sell off its subs ...
15 years ago
More choose to live in Philadelphia than to move away
A new Pew Charitable Trust study shows that more people are moving into Philadelphia to live than decide to move away. The study is based ...
15 years ago
Carney holds big lead over Urquhart in House race
The latest poll shows Delaware’s seat in the U.S. House may be switching parties. The latest poll numbers show John Carney ( ...
15 years ago
Ever since the 1988 presidential campaign, when the Republicans successfully slimed Michael Dukakis as a wuss who polluted Bost ...
15 years ago
Two Philadelphia cops arrested for “shake down”
The District Attorney and Police Commissioner say the two tried to take marijuana from an undercover officer. Two Philadelphia pol ...
15 years ago
Guatemala revelations reopen worries about the oversight of overseas medical trials
University of Pennsylvania bioethicist Art Caplan says news about secret medical tests from 60 years ago could have a chilling effect on ...
15 years ago
Jefferson U. establishes live-donor liver transplant program
Thomas Jefferson University is expanding its organ transplant program. The hospital now offers liver transplant surgery from a living don ...
15 years ago
Pa. treasurer asks companies to get out of the political ad game
Pennsylvania’s treasurer, Rob McCord, and the Coalition for Accountability in Political Spending are planning to pressure corporati ...
15 years ago
Drivers will know about traffic jams before they happen in New Jersey
New Jersey will launch a new traffic predictor on the Turnpike and Garden State Parkway next year, using traffic monitoring hardware and ...
15 years ago
The business case for breastfeeding
For many new moms, the moment they head back to work is the turning point when their plans to breastfeed fall through. WHYY reports on fe ...
15 years ago