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Protecting the dead, both body and soul
In the Jewish tradition of shemira, the deceased are comforted until burial. This piece is part of our “Bodies” ...
10 years ago
Listen 4:44Autopsies contribute valuable scientific data, but they’ve become rare
Dr. Robert Ownbey, a pathologist who heads up the Hahnemann Hospital ...
10 years ago
Listen 5:15A 411 to find fair labor businesses
Philadelphia has joined Los Angeles, San Francisco and Washington, D.C., as cities where consumers can avail themselves of a pro-labor bu ...
10 years ago
ListenIV treatments to help restore “glow” and health
Why would you need high-dose vitamins pumped directly into a vein? She’s a partner at her law firm, has an exhausting travel ...
10 years ago
Listen8 water wells taken offline outside of Philadelphia over contamination concerns
In an effort to protect the water supply, several suburban Philadelphia towns will stop using several wells that may be unsafe. ...
10 years ago
ListenVolver and The Kimmel Center: A stage for the performing and culinary arts
Producer: Monica Rogozinski Volver, Chef Jose Garces’ flagship restaurant, has joined the Kimmel Center to furth ...
10 years ago
New Pew study: Philadelphia’s changing neighborhoods
In some parts of Philadelphia, it can seem like old neighborhoods are disappearing under a seemingly unending march of new luxury townhou ...
10 years ago
ListenArtist to explore social fabric in Philadelphia exhibit
Fabric is central to the work of artist Ann Hamilton. Her exhibit ...
10 years ago
ListenThe ethical implications of the country’s first penis transplant
Earlier this month, Massachusetts General Hospital performed the country’s first penis transplant on Thomas Manning, a 64-year-old ...
10 years ago
ListenLight may be the key to treating diabetes with fewer needles
For diabetics with an aversion to needles, there may be light at the end of the tunnel. Literally. On a busy league night in a Ray ...
10 years ago
ListenTaking on the challenges of poverty in Philadelphia
Black work matters. Race, poverty, and the future of work in Philadelphia are the focus for participants at Thursday’s poverty summit a ...
10 years ago
ListenSpace is the place: The history of Philadelphia’s Chinatown
Despite encroachments by big development projects such as the Vine Street Expressway and the Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia ...
10 years ago
ListenA morning of meditation with Living Beyond Breast Cancer’s Reach & Raise [photos]
About 2,000 people rolled out their brightly colored mats on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art this past Sunday for a yoga clas ...
10 years ago
Last-place 76ers first NBA team to sell ad space on team jerseys
The 76ers organization is defending its decision to become the first NBA team to put a corporate sponsor on its jerseys. A small l ...
10 years ago
ListenBeads to commemorate big moments in tiny babies’ lives
With beeping monitors and sky-high anxiety over the well-being of a tiny baby hooked to machines, it doesn’t seem like time spent i ...
10 years ago
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