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‘Americanitis’ and the perils of life in the fast lane

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Regina Holliday fixes up her first mural from 2009. It depicts her late husband and their tumultuous experience with health care. (Elana Gordon/WHYY)
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This 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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Fun 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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Falling 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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Broad Street as a lifeline for an immigrant family

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Villanova head coach Jay Wright huddles with his players during a practice session for the NCAA Final Four college basketball tournament Friday in Houston. (David J. Phillip/AP Photo)
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Wildcats 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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(From left) Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton Friday
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Gallup poll: Trump well known, but not well liked

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South 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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Judith Bonaducce's newly published memior
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The 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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Bringing 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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Josh Singer accepts the award for best original screenplay for “Spotlight” at the Oscars last month. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)
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How Hollywood is spotlighting social change

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She 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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Kristofer Helgen, Curator of Mammals at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, has discovered new species in old museums. Here, he visits the Wagner Free Institute of Science. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
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Natural 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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