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A look at one of the ‘oldest diseases we know’ with author and doctor Siddhartha Mukherjee
The Pulse has been doing a series of stories on the issue of cancer this month, leading up the release of the new Ken Burns documentary,& ...
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As climate warms, mangroves serve as defenders against flooding
What can we do to adapt to global warming as species move, shift their habitats or disappear altogether? This big question came up in our ...
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A new alternative for sleep apnea sufferers
A new surgery is helping people breathe easier at night. Last year, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved a new sleep apn ...
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Drexel Match Day filled with screams, tears and waves of relief
The Match Day results are in. Did Kelsie and Maurice match where they wanted? Kelsie Persaud didn’t sleep much last ni ...
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Eat this, not that: Pediatricians adjust to new science on introducing food to kids
Food allergies among children increased approximately 50 percent between the late 90s and now, according to the Centers for Disease Contr ...
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Conceptual designs for a lush LOVE Park
Ashley Hahn, Editor of PlanPhilly’s Eyes on the Street sat down with NewsWorks Tonight host Dave Heller to talk about the city̵ ...
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Fifty-five years after his cover of the Hank Ballard tune, “The Twist” went to number one, Chubby checker is still making music, stil ...
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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 ...
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Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski World renowned Master Chocolatier Christopher Curtin is treating us to an inside s ...
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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 ...
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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 ...
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A 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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What’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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Measuring 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 ...
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Blueprint 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 ...
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