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Celebrating 50 cancer treatments with champagne and cupcakes
Debbie Hemmes and her family recently celebrated her 50th with a golden-themed black tie affair. But it wasn’t the typical 50th cel ...
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Is the best medical care money can buy the best thing for your health?
VIP medical care is a rising trend for hospitals, but bending the rules for patients with special status could be a potential pitfall. ...
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If Bela Batorfi has his way, Hungary may soon be synonymous with complex dental procedures in the way that France is known for baguettes ...
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Equality Forum summit opens Monday in Philadelphia
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller speaks with Malcolm Lazin, founder and executive director of Equality Forum. The Democratic Nat ...
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Flying creates a dilemma for travelers concerned about climate change
When you clicked “buy” to book that cut-rate flight to your last vacation getaway, chances are, climate change didn’t w ...
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‘Treat your body like you treat your candidate’ – the health trials of a campaign worker
Long hours, lots of stress, very little sleep, and loads of junk food – veteran campaign worker Ken Snyder says he has done his bod ...
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The history of Heinrich Hertz and the discovery of radio waves
For those who love science and radio (and who doesn’t), the German city of Karlsruhe should have a special place in their hearts. I ...
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Going on a cruise? Watch out for the notorious norovirus
If you’ve ever spent a day crawling back and forth between your bed and the bathroom – secretly wishing you were dead just so tha ...
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Turbulence: it’s not as scary as it seems
Confession: I am an anxious flyer. It hasn’t stopped me from flying, but I walk down the jet bridge as if down a plank, doomed t ...
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Rick Rothrock: Carved In Stone
Rick Rothrock was born into a two-generation family of manufacturing silversmiths, which indelibly marked him with the knowledge of tools ...
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Two veteran political writers assess effects of last week’s shootings on presidential campaign
Turmoil followed the police shootings of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile, and the ambush killing of five police officers in Dallas. W ...
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From Richmond to Philadelphia, a quicker, more comfortable ride to treatment
On a brisk morning, William Moore revs up his Beechcraft A36 Bonanza to fly cancer patient Michael Valdrighi home after a serie ...
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Produced by Monica Rogozinski The Fringe Festival, presented by FringeArts, is a 17-day, city-wide celebration of i ...
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A quest for benefits over illness linked to former Naval Air Station in Willow Grove
Wade Woxland served in the U.S. Navy for 20 years, including more than three years at the former Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base in ...
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Boyle introduces measures to protect endangered species
The recent shooting of a gorilla in a zoo in Cincinnati focused attention on endangered species and the loophole that allows them to come ...
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