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From the American Civil War to Syria, modern conflicts come equipped with addictive substances to numb the pain of combat. As the ...
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ListenFor people in healthcare, violence is an occupational hazard
For paramedics, nurses and other health workers, being alert for assaults has become part of the job. If you’re a barista, y ...
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ListenScientists gather to talk about the future of gene editing
The field of genetics is evolving at a rapid rate, particularly gene editing. The field of genetics is evolving at a rapid r ...
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ListenProduced by Karen Smyles The University City area is comprised of several different neighborhoods that include Spruc ...
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African drum and dance troupe highlights Senegal in annual Thanksgiving performance [photos]
Thanksgiving weekend has a lot of traditions — besides turkey, there’s the parade and Black Friday shopping. Philadelphia ...
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ListenYouth flock to Paris climate talks to add ‘moral urgency’
Thousands of teens and twenty-somethings will go to the UN climate talks in Paris to push for a strong agreement on carbon reductions. &n ...
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Listen“City in a Park” offers history–and stunning images–of Fairmount Park
It’s the pride of Philadelphia. Fairmount Park is considered to be one of the world’s finest urban parks. It wasn ...
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ListenWhy are we not testing more people for Hep C?
The majority of people who have Hepatitis C don’t even know they have it. So why are we not testing more people for it? ...
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ListenTalking climate change with Bill Nye
Bow-tied and boisterous, Bill Nye recently discussed his new book in a live interview with Pulse host, Maiken Scott, at the Franklin Inst ...
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ListenMore deadly than HIV: Hepatitis C, a silent killer
Navin Vij was delivered by C-section on June 22, 1983. At 27 weeks, he was a micro-preemie, staying in the intensive care unit for a coup ...
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ListenTemple University continues its ambitious plan to transform its campus space, and the predominant hue will be decidedly green. News ...
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ListenPublic demonstrations cancelled for Paris UN climate talks
The global climate talks will go on in Paris, but activists worry about a clamp down on civil liberties. Following ParisR ...
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ListenPhilly police and transgender community build trust amid grief
When 27-year-old Kyra Cordova was murdered on Sept. 3, 2012, it took the police a week to notify her mother. Cordova was shot in t ...
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ListenProduced by Monica Rogozinski In 2013 East Passyunk Avenue was named top 10 foodie street in America. In the recent ...
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A city in mourning: Grief in the wake of the Paris attacks
In light of the recent tragic events in the Middle East and Paris, global citizens have been uniting in their shared grief. Many have exp ...
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