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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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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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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Listen 10:23Pa. coronavirus update: In final COVID briefing, Philly officials track progress, urge vigilance
Today, after more than a year of often grim weekly briefings, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health quietly held its final virtual COVID-19 update.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Philly to roll back dining and event restrictions next week
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Science vs science: The contradictory fight over whether electromagnetic hypersensitivity is real
For years, sufferers of EHS have maintained that the electromagnetic fields around us are dangerous. A handful of scientists agree.
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Listen 23:01Pa. coronavirus update: Philly won’t follow state and relax restaurant restrictions as cases rise
When Pa. relaxes restaurant restrictions on April 4, Philadelphia won’t be following suit, citing a rise in COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.
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Clementon Park and Splash World hits the auction block
Clementon Park and Splash World — a New Jersey amusement and water park that operated for over 100 years — is going on the auction block Tuesday.
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3000 by 2000: A history of the visionary campaign to diversify med schools, and what got in its way
The goal seemed pretty clear cut, to enroll a medical school class containing at least 3,000 students of color by the year 2000. Why did it fail?
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Listen 11:30Pa. coronavirus update: Philadelphians with HIV/AIDS now eligible for vaccine
Cases have continued to fall over the past two months, and the city has seen an 80% decrease in weekly case counts since the peak in mid-December.
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Pa. coronavirus update: Most Philly residents could be vaccinated by July
Amid falling infection numbers, Philadelphia passed a bleak milestone with more than 3,000 people dead from the new coronavirus.
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