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The Pulse

For every war, an abused drug

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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For 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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Nobel laureate David Baltimore of CalTech speaks to reporters at the National Academy of Sciences international summit on the safety and ethics of human gene editing
The Pulse

Scientists 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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Friday Arts
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University City

Produced by Karen Smyles The University City area is comprised of several different neighborhoods that include Spruc ...

10 years ago

The Kulu Mele dance group has been performing on Thanksgiving weekend for two decades.
NewsWorks Tonight

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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Renee Karunungan at the UN climate change negotiations in Bonn
The Pulse

Youth 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 ...

10 years ago

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Lynn Miller (left) and Jim McClelland talk with WHYY's Dave Heller about their book
NewsWorks Tonight

“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 ...

10 years ago

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The Pulse

Why 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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The Pulse

Talking 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 ...

10 years ago

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Navin Vij found out that he had Hepatitis C after living with it for 26 years. (Paige Pfleger/WHYY)
The Pulse

More 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 ...

10 years ago

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Temple University Landscape Master Plan (Image courtesy of Temple University)
NewsWorks Tonight

Temple goes green

Temple University continues its ambitious plan to transform its campus space, and the predominant hue will be decidedly green.  News ...

10 years ago

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The Pulse

Public 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 ...

10 years ago

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Deja Lynn Alvarez stands at the intersection of 13th and Locust streets
NewsWorks Tonight

Philly 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 ...

10 years ago

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Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

East Passyunk Avenue

Produced by Monica Rogozinski In 2013 East Passyunk Avenue was named top 10 foodie street in America. In the recent ...

10 years ago

People stand next to candles and banners during a candlelight vigil for the Paris attacks in the town square of Molenbeek
The Pulse

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 ...

10 years ago

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