Liz is a health and science reporter working on WHYY’s The Pulse. Liz is a recent radio convert, whose interests include social determinants of health, watchdog journalism, and all things related to the brain. Before coming to WHYY, Liz spent seven years as a music writer in Beijing.
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A stem cell treatment for MS offers some patients hope. But is it hope that will last?
After more than 15 years of multiple sclerosis, a patient travels to Mexico for a risky, experimental treatment called HSCT, against her doctor's advice.
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Listen 49:46MED Week returns, offering support and visibility to business owners of color
COVID was hard on business owners — especially business owners of color. Philly’s annual Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week offers them a chance to network.
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Biden approves New Jersey disaster declaration in the wake of Ida
The declaration opens up recovery funding to six counties where Ida caused flash flooding, tornadoes, destruction, and at least 27 deaths.
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Philly region braces for heavy rain, flash floods, and isolated tornadoes brought by Ida
After cutting a path of destruction through Louisiana and Mississippi, what’s left of Hurricane Ida is headed for the northeast. Here’s what you need to know.
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‘We are in a state of emergency’: What's behind the rising suicide rate among Black kids
Today, suicide is the second-leading cause of death among Black children ages 10 to 19. And that rate is rising faster for them than for any other racial or ethnic group.
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Listen 16:48Air quality in Philly reaches unhealthy levels thanks to wildfires out west
A cloud of pollution has descended on the Eastern Seaboard. We explain what’s behind the haze, and how to protect yourself.
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Philly’s very own World Cup — the International Unity Cup — is back
Mayor Kenney helped launch the Unity Cup in 2016, as a way of uniting diverse communities across the city around their shared love of soccer.
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Why NASA is creating — and then sniffing out — some of the foulest smells known in the universe.
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