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Valentine’s Day weddings a big deal in DelCo boroughs
Want to make that Valentines date official? On a budget? Borough mayors in suburban Philadelphia have been helping people get hitc ...
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What’s next for the FDA, after Commissioner Hamburg steps down in March?
Last week, U.S. Food and Drug Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg announced she would step down at the end of March. Hamburg, one of ...
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How rock salt melts ice, and why less is often more
The question is not, “To salt, or not to salt?” It’s is, “What kind of salt? And in what form?” Each ...
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How a romantic gesture helped bring surgical gloves to American operating rooms
At the end of the 19th century, doctors performed surgery bare-knuckled, sometimes literally up to their elbows in blood and guts. ...
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A new watchdog organization hopes to help to keep science facts in check. Scientific and medical issues can turn into political fo ...
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In quest for fidelity, a model from the animal kingdom
Hornbill birds, native to Africa and Asia, come in dozens of different species. Some, like the striking rhinoceros hornbill, have a bony ...
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Could the next great bottle of wine you buy be from… (gulp)… England?
Buzzfeed.com reporter/editor Sandra Allen joins us to discuss the troubling news that climate change is bringing to the world of fine win ...
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In order to know birds, we must first acquaint ourselves with lice
Birds are beautiful, with their colorful feathers, graceful flight and sweet songs. But what about the parasites that live on and inside ...
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With the enrollment deadline for health insurance through the Affordable Care Act’s online marketplace quickly approaching, one gro ...
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Valentine’s Day, health policy nerd style
Do roses, chocolates and romantic cards for Valentine’s Day elicit nothing more than a stifled yawn from you? May we recomme ...
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Chris Matthews: The 2016 Democratic National Convention belongs in Philadelphia
Philly native Chris Matthews, host of Hardball with Chris Matthews on MSNBC, offers perspective on the media landscape in light of person ...
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Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Art of Food pairs two of the most knowledgeable cheese experts in Philadelphia: bl ...
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How much are Pa. legislators paying for district offices?
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf revealed today that he’s looking to reduce or eliminate a Center City Philadelphia office space leas ...
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Wolf’s gas severance tax proposal may be first step in elaborate political dance
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf made good on a campaign promise Wednesday, proposing a 5 percent tax on natural gas drilling to go into effect ...
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Web Hits: Brian Williams’ war stories, Facebook goes deep, and Jim Kenney tweets
DeepFace sounds like it should be the pseudonym of a Hollywood bad guy, the villain in a high-tech action adventure where invisible corpo ...
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