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A patient gets a blood test. (Maiken Scott/WHYY)
The Pulse

If a patient doesn’t get a test, does it make a sound?

What responsibility do doctors have for following up on tests they order? I recently went to see a specialist who ruled out a heal ...

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Fines keep some kids in virtual debtor’s prison, Juvenile Law Center finds

One million kids are arrested in the United States every year. Families who can afford the associated court fees and fines have a reasona ...

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Making music with old technology

The streets of Old City will come alive with sound in the form of “Chiptunes — Obsolete Sounds in the Modern World” during ...

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Sara Garonzik will be stepping down from her longtime role as executive producing director of the Philadelphia Theatre Company. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
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Barrymore lifetime achievement winner stepping down from Philadelphia Theatre Company

Sara Garonzik, who’s led the Philadelphia Theatre Company for 35 years, will receive a lifetime achievement Barrymore Award in Octo ...

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Maiken Scott interviews science writer Ed Yong at the Smithsonian's National Zoo. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
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A trip to the zoo with Ed Yong reveals an entire invisible world

Atlantic science writer Ed Yong can’t look at an eleph ...

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 A small patient at a cancer ward in Kenya watches as clowns perform a sketch. (Brenna Daldorph/for WHYY)
The Pulse

Clowns are the saddest people of all: bringing smiles to a pediatric ward in Kenya

It’s 10 a.m. on a chilly morning in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, and the corridors of Kenyatta National Hospital are already bust ...

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Older black volunteers do African dance together three times a week as part of a study. (Holli Stephens/for WHYY)
The Pulse

African-Americans often say no to clinical trials. Our reporter asked her mom ‘Why?’

Some of those blockbuster medicines could have an asterisk on the label that says: “Tested on middle-age white guys, but we’r ...

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A bone marrow harvest. (<a href=Photo via Wikimedia Commons)" title="021204-N-0696M-180" width="1" height="1"/>
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Following growth of ‘stem cell clinics,’ FDA poised to crack down

Patient advocacy groups and experts are at odds over unapproved stem cell treatments.  Smack dab at the top of the homepage f ...

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El Viaje (The Journey) and Lyric Fest

El Viaje: The Journey Produced by Monica Rogozinski On June 25 and 26, 2016 international percuss ...

10 years ago

PRISM Quartet (Photo courtesy of Jacqueline Hanna)
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Record label debuts with compositions from Curtis

One casualty of our online world has been the recording industry. Since the ’90s, many record labels have folded or consolidated as ...

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dancers perform El Viaje
Friday Arts
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El Viaje: The Journey

El Viaje: The Journey Produced by Monica Rogozinski On June 25 and 26, 2016 international percuss ...

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(Steven Vona Photography/Shutterstock)
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Pew report finds Philly gives the most business tax incentives

Philadelphia imposes one of the nation’s highest tax burdens on businesses, according to a new report. To help make the medi ...

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The Pulse

A journey into a world deep below Antarctic ice

Antarctica, along with being one of the coldest places on Earth, is also a hotbed of scientific research. As a freelance journalist, Doug ...

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Competitors ride through the transition area during the men's triathlon event along Copacabana beach at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
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Are we approaching the end of the Summer Olympics?

The Rio Olympics are coming to a close and they’ll likely be remembered as much for the performances of Simone Biles, Michael Phelp ...

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After suffering cardiac arrest
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Put him on ice: How hypothermia is being harnessed to save lives

The concept is simple: a lower temperature slows down the body’s systems, potentially limiting inflammation that could cause compli ...

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