Laura Benshoff
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National Guard, reservists now eligible for free VA treatment of military sexual trauma
This week, the Department of Veterans Affairs expanded its free treatment for mental and physical health issues related to military sexua ...
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ListenPhiladelphia faith leaders spreading the word of Healthy PA
Dr. Garth Gittens, pastor of Calvary Baptist church in Philadelphia, already counts exercise classes as a part of his ministry. So he sai ...
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Bargaining with the voices in our heads
New treatments for a stigmatized group of patients emerge. Berta Britz hid the voices she’s heard for a long time, spending ...
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ListenAs temperatures drop, Philly’s ‘winter initiative’ plan to serve homeless unclear
Last week, Philadelphia had it’s first “code blue” of the season, when temperatures hover around or dip below 20 degree ...
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ListenCheers, vows to ‘keep fighting’ as thousands of area immigrants may gain temporary status
President Barack Obama’s actions expanding temporary legal status to certain immigrants could change the lives of thousands across ...
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Rutgers study bolsters case for integrated behavioral health, primary care services
Research shows behavioral health conditions can complicate management of other health problems. But Rutgers University professor S ...
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UberX in Pa. doesn’t change enforcement of Philly’s ban on ‘ride sharing’
The ride-sharing service UberX just escaped legal limbo in Pennsylvania – except in Philadelphia. The Pennsylvania Public Utilit ...
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Drexel president John Fry to chair Wolf’s transition team
Pennsylvania Gov.-elect Tom Wolf has tapped Drexel University President John Fry to chair his transition team. Fry’s track r ...
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Could there be a link between artificial turf and cancer?
Millions of old tires are ground up and sprinkled on artificial fields each year. But is the practice safe? In October, University ...
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ListenPa. autism census shows uptick in services, especially for adults
The number of Pennsylvanians accessing services for autism jumped from 20,000 in 2009 to 55,000 this year. The 2014 Autism C ...
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Listen‘#Rewrite the cardboard’ campaign highlights Philly’s formerly homeless vets
Seeking to “flip the script” on homelessness the Veterans Multi-Service Center is encouraging “upwardly mobileR ...
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Targeting ambitious ‘queen bees,’ women’s working space opens in Philly
A new working space opened at Second and Race streets in Philadelphia’s Old City this week. But this is not another boy’s clu ...
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