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Medicare requiring pre-approval on ambulance rides to combat fraud in N.J. and Pennsylvania
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Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania have identified a protein that may be able to predict the severity of an athlete’s con ...
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Penn scientists find way to prevent memory loss after sleep deprivation
Scientists have known that sleep disruption can prevent memories from forming, but details have been fuzzy. A University of Pennsylvania ...
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Princeton scientists discover common bacterium’s “sense of touch” [video]
The bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa has long puzzled scientists and angered doctors for its ability to infect nearly anything: i ...
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Rutgers develops smartphone app to help prevent power outages
Bad weather, including heavy snow, can wreak havoc on power lines, downing trees and cutting off power. A smartphone app offers an e ...
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Fairness of NFL concussion settlement debated in federal court in Philadelphia
The Philadelphia judge handling the proposed settlement between the NFL and retired players with brain injuries held a hearing in federal ...
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Penn researchers identify ‘nudge’ to increase generic prescribing
For the most part, generic drugs work just as well as the more expensive brand names — but doctors still forget to prescribe them. ...
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NJ rocket scientist congressman to lead scientific society
When former Princeton physicist Rush Holt announced last year that he would not seek ...
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Jefferson scientists investigate immune-based brain tumor therapy
Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University have made significant strides toward developing a new way to treat the most common and most le ...
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University of Delaware scientist helps locate two WWII planes lost at sea
As a marine biologist with the University of Delaware, Mar ...
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Comcast opposes Obama plan to reclassify Internet service as public utility
President Barack Obama has jumped into the debate on network neutrality, siding with ...
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In rare feat of legal mediation, NJ company’s settlement over faulty implants tops $1 billion
Medical device manufacturer Howmedica Osteonics Corp. of Mahwah, New Jersey, has agreed to pay more than $1 billion to thousands of patie ...
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