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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 ...
10 years ago
ListenFollowing 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 ...
10 years ago
ListenEl 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
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 ...
10 years ago
ListenEl Viaje: The Journey Produced by Monica Rogozinski On June 25 and 26, 2016 international percuss ...
10 years ago
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 ...
10 years ago
ListenA 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 ...
10 years ago
ListenAre 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 ...
10 years ago
ListenPut 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 ...
10 years ago
ListenWhat’s really behind our love of spicy food?
At a stylish shop in Brooklyn, a different kind of ‘sommelier’ guides tastings from a row of small bottles lined up on the co ...
10 years ago
Listen 7:06Battling suicides in idyllic ski towns of the West
Idyllic ski towns like Aspen, Colorado and Jackson Hole, Wyoming may seem like heaven to some, so why do they experience higher than aver ...
10 years ago
ListenWhy an icy bath helps athletes keep going strong
On a hot and muggy August morning, thirty-some student-athletes from Temple University, in Philadelphia, were kicking around soccer balls ...
10 years ago
ListenA new book uncovers some hard truths about early attempts to cure brain disorders with a scalpel. When Dr. William Scoville remove ...
10 years ago
ListenMeet a survivor of a rare, deadly “brain-eating” amoeba
Today, Kali Hardig is a normal 15-year-old girl who loves to swim. But in 2013, she found herself in the spotlight as she foug ...
10 years ago
ListenWhat patients consider ‘worse than death’ can inform treatment choices
Humans go to great lengths to stay alive. Grueling chemo sessions. Huge, life-changing operations. Prolonged hospitalizations. And in dir ...
10 years ago
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