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Following Calif. lead, NJ lawmakers consider mandating hospital nurse-to-patient ratios

New Jersey lawmakers are considering a measure to regulate the minimum “nurse-to-patient” ratio at hospitals in the state. ...

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Working from their couches, amateur astronomers make real scientific contributions

As data from large telescopes becomes more and more readily available to everyone, hobby astronomers are helping make true contributions ...

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After Anthem data breach, area insurers vigilant against evolving threat

In the wake of a hack on health insurance giant Anthem, insurers in the region say they’re doing all they can to protect consumer d ...

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Should websites be required to provide better access to the disabled?

Nearly a quarter century after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, many web portals are still challenging to navigate. ...

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Philly becomes more powerful magnet for tech jobs

Tech-savvy millennials are moving to Philadelphia in huge numbers, but many of the jobs they want are still out in the suburbs. &n ...

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Long distance listening: A special layer of ocean makes eavesdropping easier

How a layer of the Earth’s oceans unlock acoustic mysteries. Maurice Ewing and a team of American scientists set off from W ...

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Lyft starts operations in Philadelphia

Ride-sharing company Lyft is launching in Philadelphia on Friday. With its trademark pink mustache logo, the San Francis ...

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After fatal shooting at Boston hospital, Delaware Valley facilities continue hazards training

Following the shooting death of a surgeon inside Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston this week, health facilities are looking at ...

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Sparking innovation at Jefferson’s new ‘Accelerator Zone’

Nestled between a hoagie shop and an Italian restaurant, a former administrative building on South 10th Street in Philadelphia is now an ...

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Word choice on Twitter measures a community’s vital signs

140 characters can say a lot about a community’s well-being. More than income, education, obesity or even smoking, a new stu ...

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HHS Secretary Burwell tours Philly, confident Obamacare will win at Supreme Court

The Obama Administration is confident it will prevail in the latest Supreme Court challenge to the Affordable Care Act. Duri ...

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As Villanova plays UPenn Saturday, it’s dominating Big 5

Philly’s Big 5 basketball tournament has been played in one form or another since 1955, with annual bragging rights dished out more ...

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