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Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports  – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.
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Sports in America

Sports in America explores stories that shape athletes and fans alike. Each week, David Greene hosts in-depth conversations with people across the world of sports – from the star who hits the game winner to the millions of us whose lives are touched by the game.

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Health

Chestnut Hill Hospital workers say persisting staffing shortages put patient care at risk

Hospital nurses and technicians held a rally to demand better working conditions and staffing levels.

1 year ago

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Health

A new CHOP research program is exploring ways to reduce long-term effects of cancer treatment

The new research program will look at ways to reduce risks of heart disease, hormone delays and other late-term effects of cancer treatment.

1 year ago

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Sand cascades down the badly eroded face of a dune in North Wildwood, N.J. on Feb. 24, 2023. (AP Photo/Wayne Parry, FILE)
Science

10 years and $42 million later, Jersey Shore town ends battle over its eroding beaches

The state will cancel $12 million worth of fines it levied against the city for conducting unauthorized and potentially harmful beach repair work.

1 year ago

Mayor Reed Gusciora
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Trenton Water Works says an inspector falsified water quality reports for 5 towns

A Trenton Water Works inspector submitted phony water quality reports for five N.J. towns over a 14-month period.

1 year ago

Taylor Hospital
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Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Taylor Hospital emergency rooms reopen after temporary closure

Technical issues with radiology services forced Crozer to close the emergency departments. Hospital staff say the department reopened Tuesday afternoon.

1 year ago

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How one Philadelphia medical student is learning to be a young caregiver to a parent with dementia

An estimated one in six millennial caregivers are caring for a loved one with a type of dementia, past research has shown.

1 year ago

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Health

A CHOP program showed promising results for families facing food insecurity. Researchers hope more funding broadens its reach

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found nearly one in five patient families struggle to get enough food, and wanted to address it.

1 year ago

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A U.S. Food and Drug Administration building is seen behind FDA logos at a bus stop on the agency's campus in Silver Spring, Md., in 2018. Cucumbers shipped to the U.S. and Canada, and organic eggs sold in 25 Costco stores in five southern U.S. states, were recalled this week for potential salmonella contamination. (Jacquelyn Martin/AP)
Health

SunFed cucumbers and Costco eggs recalled for potential salmonella contamination

The cucumber outbreak sickened 68 people, including 18 who were hospitalized, in 19 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

1 year ago

Magnus Carlsen, of Norway, rests during his match against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, of France, in the sixth round of the Sinquefield Cup chess tournament Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2014, in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)
The Pulse
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When Being ‘Gifted’ No Longer Feels Like a Gift

We take a look at giftedness — how it’s defined, who qualifies as gifted, and how our understanding of giftedness is changing.

Air Date: November 29, 2024

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Workers repairing eroded dunes
Science

Emergency dredging project to restore Delaware Indian River Inlet has begun

The restoration project involves dredging 380,000 cubic yards of sand from a shoal on the south side of the Indian River Inlet to rebuild the beach and dunes.

1 year ago

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Science

What’s the best way to dispose of leftovers this Thanksgiving?

Between Thanksgiving and New Year's, there is about a 25% increase in food waste, according to the nonprofit organization the Ecology Center.

1 year ago

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PlanPhilly
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Fixed is the new ‘new’: Advocates say to consider greener tech purchases this holiday season

Items like TVs, game consoles and phones create toxic e-waste and emissions. Environmental advocates say repaired items are a better deal.

1 year ago

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Science

Pennsylvania mandates ‘precautionary’ testing of dairy farm milk for avian influenza

Testing samples will be taken about every two weeks from tankers that are transporting dairy farm milk to processing plants.

1 year ago

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The Pulse
Science

When holiday travel goes wrong: How flight crews deal with unruly passengers

Flying has gotten worse over the years — and so have passengers. An inside look at how aviation workers deal with angry customers

1 year ago

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In 2023, the turkeys on Erica Sawatzke’s farm contracted highly pathogenic avian influenza, a deadly bird flu virus that has been spreading across the U.S. in recent years. (Courtesy of Erica Sawatzke)
The Pulse
Health

How a turkey farmer dealt with an avian flu outbreak on Thanksgiving

The bird flu virus continues to spread around the world, including in mammals like cows. Scientists are worried it could become a human virus.

1 year ago

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