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Should digital health records include mental health?
Different providers are following different paths. The medical field has been notoriously slow to embrace tech ...
10 years ago
ListenMandatory health coaching is sometimes the ‘price’ for lower-cost health coverage
As workplace wellness programs become more popular, some employees are having second thoughts about the bargain they’ve made. ...
10 years ago
ListenA final report card for Philly’s big green plan
In the waning months of the Nutter administration, the city has released its fifth and final report on his Greenworks sustainability plan ...
10 years ago
ListenA holiday for most means even longer days for some
At some point, most everyone feels like the work day will never end. Holidays provide a welcome relief, but not for Keith Warren, chief o ...
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ListenWhat we can learn about strength through ancient Greek heroes and Parkour
So much of being healthy can sound like a total drag, right? But what if we took some tips from everyday super humans? ...
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ListenHow social societies may play a role in insect brain size
Scientists have long been fascinated by how insects, tiny animals with even tinier brains, coordinate complex group actions. Colon ...
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ListenWhen Dad says, ‘Oops, don’t watch that video,’ what can you do but watch?
If you don’t want your 11-year-old son to watch that video you accidentally left in the camcorder you just returned to him, do not ...
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ListenPa. nonprofits brace for funding drought
Pennsylvania’s budget is a week overdue, and lawmakers in Harrisburg still have not reached a deal with Gov. Tom Wolf. So wha ...
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ListenThe Bearded Ladies, The West Collection, Prison Food
The Bearded Ladies Art of Life — Produced by Karen Smyles The Bearded Ladies is an experimental cabaret group devoted ...
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Does beginner’s luck really exist or is it all in our heads?
Beginner’s luck. It’s an idea that’s been around for generations. It even has its own Wikipedia page. But does it reall ...
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ListenWhen being the only girl in the room results in the perfect career
Her first love was opera, but when an audition with a famous opera singer fell through, Lucy Rorke-Adams decided she would become a docto ...
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ListenChemically ‘supercharged’ disinfectant designed to take on nasty germs
Research at Villanova University yields new bacteria-busting molecule. What started as a simple case of poison ivy turned into so ...
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ListenLiving in ‘overtime’ and making every second count despite rare immune disorder
David Fajgenbaum graduated from medical school with an intimate knowledge of illness. In his third year, he was diagnosed with Cas ...
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ListenTaking steps to create a greener Catholic church
Pope Francis’ recent announcement about climate change was revelatory for many, but to some Catholics, respect for the natural envi ...
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ListenMeet the world’s newest piece of fruit
Creating a great tasting strawberry is as much an art as it is a science. Thirty thousand strawberry plants. That’s how many ...
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