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Modern movie sound was born in a Philadelphia basement
Flipping through old, behind the scenes notes on Disney’s ‘Fantasia’, one audio engineer saw the start of surround soun ...
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Hundreds of volunteers canvassed neighborhoods throughout New Jersey Thursday, but they weren’t doling out political materials. Ins ...
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ListenNameless in death, nine bodies exhumed in Pa. in hopes of unearthing identity
About three dozen people hovered around a large patch of grass Monday morning at Maple Hill Cemetery in Hanover Township, two hours north ...
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ListenAccelerating intimacy between strangers: artists experiment with the power of eye contact
You know that old saying, ‘the eyes are the window to the soul’? Well, during Philadelphia’s Fringe Festival this past ...
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ListenWhat’s up with that Schuylkill River slime?
If you’ve passed the Schuylkill River recently, you’ve probably noticed the unusual lime-green splotches covering the water a ...
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ListenLove at first sight? Fringe experiment invites strangers to find out
A social experiment during this week’s Fringe Festival, in the City of Brotherly Love no less, has a rather ambitious goal: to help ...
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Reassessing the assessment of pain: how the numeric scale became so popular in health care
It’s an experience that most everyone has had at a doctor or hospital visit, where at some point, usually early on, the question ...
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ListenAfter major health scare, Philly’s Freeway raps and raises awareness about kidney failure
After a major health scare last year, a popular Philly hip hop artist is trying to raise awareness about kidney disease. While perfo ...
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Money vs. health: How those with allergies have dealt with rising price of EpiPens
When Carolyn Funk, a 51-year-old hairstylist from Pittsburgh had a peanut scare last month, the allergist gave her a $100 coupon to pick ...
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After much delay, Pennsylvania to launch prescription drug-monitoring database
After more than a year’s delay, Pennsylvania’s ...
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Appearance of potentially fatal synthetic drug in Ohio has Pennsylvania on Alert
Tainted heroin has contributed to a surge in overdose deaths throughout the region in recent years. Now some drug and law enforcement off ...
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A cure at what cost? More states easing restrictions on Hepatitis C treatments
For years, Valerie Green just wasn’t feeling right. She was in a constant state of fatigue but couldn’t figure out what was g ...
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