In some cities, like Philadelphia, people run afoul of the law by keeping chickens. But back in the old days, it was the natural order of things.

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A Reno effort succeeded with people who’d done in-person therapy. But did it reach those who traditionally couldn’t afford in-person therapy?

The orthodoxy was, `The therapist is a blank slate,’ but some are letting their political stripes show. What happens when politics enters the picture?

Blair Mountain, site of a deadly 1921 battle between miners and their employers, is mostly inaccessible to those who would honor its significance. 


Researchers are strategizing ways to discover whether auditory processing disorders are at play.

At Sylvanaqua Farms, Chris Newman tried to address two big problems with U.S. agriculture. But as some workers saw it, he was a problem too.

Zachary Bell wants to create a positive online community with fellow veterans through humor, inside jokes, and messages about mental health.

Tinnitus is the most common service-connected disability, the VA says. More than 2 million veterans get compensation for it.

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.

WHYY & The Pulse hosted a conversation about the legacy of W.E.B. Du Bois' ground-breaking book,"The Philadelphia Negro" and the path towards more equitable cities.

From the 1960s to the late ’80s, countless people got operations in the hope that could improve recidivism. But did it?

Owner Mike Keane was at the bar the day the towers came down just two blocks away. He works to keep the memory alive.

From fireproofing to alarms to stairway width, building codes cost lives at the Twin Towers. But in the aftermath, not that much has changed.

Research has shown a link between exposure to racism and birth outcomes. The terror attacks offered a unique window on the effects of anti-Arab racism.