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Using ‘big data’ to help keep small children safe
Researchers in Fort Worth, Texas are mining data in search of abusers of children. Doctors at Cook Children’s Medical Center ...
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Listen‘Americanitis’ and the perils of life in the fast lane
Are you feeling stressed out and sluggish? Worried about your work-life balance? Are you not sleeping well, can’t concentrate, ...
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ListenThis artist is trying to transform digital health, one painting at a time
At the dawn of the electronic health record, activist Regina Holliday wields an unlikely weapon…a paintbrush. Just six days ...
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ListenFun side of ‘serious games’ could aid in rehab
Specialized video games look to make physical therapy more engaging. Before her stroke, Maria operated a butcher shop in her nativ ...
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ListenFalling in love — with running
Running is an acquired taste for many, and it’s no different for five-time marathoner Jen A. Miller. In her new book, “ ...
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ListenBroad Street as a lifeline for an immigrant family
NewsWorks Tonight’s Story Corner joins forces with WHYY’s series Every ZIP Philadelphia. It’s a collaboration with AIR, the Associa ...
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ListenWildcats ready to strike in Houston
Just two hurdles remain in Houston for the Villanova Wildcats to overcome in order to claim the NCAA 2016 Men’s Basketball Champion ...
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ListenGallup poll: Trump well known, but not well liked
NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller sits down for his weekly conversation with Gallup’s Frank Newport to talk about trends in Americ ...
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ListenSouth Restaurant, Philadelphia Art Alliance, and artist John Sloan
South: A feast for the “Soul” Produced by Karen Smyles Robert and Benjamin Bynum have been livening up ...
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Scientists involved with hepatitis C cure turn focus to hepatitis B
The successes of Hepatitis C appear to be fueling a new race: a cure for the virus’ often overlooked, but much more common relative ...
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ListenThe fear and silence that came with mom’s broken bones and black eyes
Stomach tight. You’d get blocked vision. You feel like you can’t breath. Your heart’s beating out of your chest. Abject ...
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ListenBringing fossils into the digital age, one shell at a time
L.A. County’s Natural History Museum is probably best known for its dinosaur bones and dioramas, but the institution is also home t ...
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ListenHow Hollywood is spotlighting social change
“Spotlight” tells the story of the Boston Globe team that exposed the Roman Catholic Church’s coverup of sexual abuse o ...
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ListenShe didn’t have depression or anxiety; after pregnancy, she had both
One in seven new moms struggle with depression after giving birth. This happens in those early days, during what many new parents expect ...
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ListenNatural history museums: A frontier for discovery, in danger
Kristofer Helgen has been called an "animal discovery machine." He's discovered nearly 100 mammal species in the course of his career
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