NewsWorks Tonight, November 13, 2017
Listen 22:28Emily Reddy brings the story of a volunteer law clinic that is helping Vietnam War veterans link their diseases to Agent Orange. Dr. Allen Power joins the show to discuss how the use of anti-psychotics on dementia sufferers is losing popularity. A local sports history was made at a high-school football game this past weekend, and Avi Wolfman-Arent was there. Aaron Moselle heads to a new barbershop that is giving back to Philadelphia’s homeless population. Finally, a look at the skies above with Derrick Pitts, chief astronomer at the Franklin Institute.
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