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Keeping ‘death’ out of cancer conversations
How we discuss a feared disease might be changing. For decades, the conversation around cancer has been synonymous with certain ph ...
10 years ago
ListenArt of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski World renowned Master Chocolatier Christopher Curtin is treating us to an inside s ...
10 years ago
How to make sense of your medical bills
When you look at your medical bill, are you confused about the charges? Do you not know where to start when you’re trying to figure ...
10 years ago
NFL standout quits, citing brain damage risk
San Francisco 49er Chris Borland shocked the sports world when he retired after just one year in the league. On Tuesday, ESP ...
10 years ago
ListenA new theory on the disappearance of the dinosaur: Dark matter did it
What if Earth’s major extinction evens were actually caused by something so small, we aren’t even sure it exists? The ...
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ListenWhat’s in store for citizen scientists this spring
As the weather starts warming up and we all begin shedding our thick, winter coats, a crop of new citizen science projects are enticing u ...
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ListenMeasuring the climate trade-off between coal and natural gas
President Obama’s plan to combat climate change relies heavily on replacing coal with natural gas as a way to reduce the amount of carb ...
10 years ago
ListenBlueprint Communities program trains leaders in the tough, long-term work of revitalization
More than ribbon-cutting… the Blueprint Communities initiative trains community leaders. What does it take to turn a communi ...
10 years ago
ListenAdvice to Philly’s next mayor: ‘Don’t hog all the glory’
As Philadelphians prepare to choose a successor to Mayor Michael Nutter this, year, one of the questions we’re asking is what kind ...
10 years ago
ListenGreen communities need ‘e/quality of life and just sustainabilities’
City planners are increasingly considering climate change when crafting sustainable models of living. They’re also thinking more ab ...
10 years ago
ListenFor med students, Match Day is a time when dreams and dread collide
Match Day is a huge milestone on a would-be doctor’s path to a career. Maurice Hinson is a fourth year medical student at Drex ...
10 years ago
ListenAfter filing deadline, what’s next for Philadelphia’s mayoral hopefuls?
WHYY’s Katie Colaneri talks with NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller about what to expect in the next few weeks. Now that Phi ...
10 years ago
ListenArt — Produced by Michael O’Reilly PHILADELPHIA STORIES is a lite ...
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A stunning cancer recovery inspires new research
Half a year after discontinuing treatment, David Bolgiano’s advanced cancer was almost entirely gone. His stunning recovery sent Penn r ...
10 years ago
ListenReform rabbis gather in Philadelphia to appoint first openly gay president
Rabbi Denise Eger talked about her aspirations for the Reform movement with WHYY’s Kimberly Haas. The Central Conference of ...
10 years ago
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