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Two years ago, doctors declared obesity a disease, but critics say, “Don’t pathologize my size!” Two years after the ...
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Could swallowable cameras replace the colonoscopy?
For reasons that are never made completely clear, gastroenterologist Mitchell Conn keeps a ha ...
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The science of dog fur and why cutting is not cool
When the stifling heat and sweaty humidity of summer comes crushing down on you, imagine putting on a fur coat. It’s hard to ...
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A&P’s second bankruptcy just the latest in market shakeup
The latest supermarket shakeup is under way for Philadelphia-area shoppers. NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller turned for the detai ...
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Why do some patients cry after anesthesia?
This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...
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Listen 5:45Reporter’s Roundtable: Christie needs New Hampshire, Wolf just needs Pennsylvania
On today’s Reporter’s Roundtable, NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller considers New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s per ...
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Art of Life — Produced by Karen Smyles The Bearded Ladies is an experimental cabaret group devoted to exploiting all the possi ...
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Is your surgeon listening to Metallica? Possibly.
From Chopin to Danzig, operating rooms can be a cacophony of melodies with up to 70 percent of surgeons listen to music while operating.< ...
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Dramatic photos of Pluto provide science fodder for years to come
New Horizons spacecraft is beaming back images of the solar system’s most distant planet, and scientists think they will answer man ...
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Coordinated breathing may protect the heart during cancer treatment
The risk for heart trouble after radiation therapy is small, but thousands of breast-cancer patients are exposed. Radiation therap ...
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Tourists help fight the stigma that surrounds mental illness in Rwanda
Rates of mental illness in Rwanda are significantly higher than other countries. This is largely attributed to the trauma many suffered d ...
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Scientist applies her skills to understand art’s true chemistry
For our series “So what do you do,” Mindy Keefe sat down with Millersville University art historian ...
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Documenting dad’s dementia through photos and audio
Ellie Brown is a local photographer who has been documenting her father’s development of dementia. A couple of years ago, the ...
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NAACP focuses on the next generation of leaders
The NAACP’s 106th national convention, held in Philadelphia this year, wraps up today. With the growth of social media activism lik ...
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Clemency Project seeks sentences more appropriate to the crime
Barack Obama will become the first president to visit a federal prison Thursday when he tours the El Reno facility in Oklahoma. ...
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