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Angel Ayala
The Pulse

Should websites be required to provide better access to the disabled?

Nearly a quarter century after the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act, many web portals are still challenging to navigate. ...

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After 10 years of delay and deliberation, Pennsylvania lawmakers have finally revamped the requirements for high school graduation. Gov. Tom Wolf intends to sign the measure. (Shutterstock)
The Pulse

For sale: Medical school names, legacies

Dr. Danielle Ofri, of Bellevue Hospital and NYU, has reservations about selling a medical school’s name to someone with deep pocket ...

10 years ago

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The Pulse

Sugar: Health’s latest public enemy

Could new food labels help us fight the battle against the sweet stuff? Lisa Young’s a nutritionist and a professor at New Y ...

10 years ago

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Julie Flygare was 22 years old when she was diagnosed with narcolepsy. (Steven Jackson/for WHYY)
The Pulse

A day in the life of a narcoleptic

Imagine never feeling rested…ever. Julie Flygare battles narcolepsy every day, and for the most part, she wins. Julie Flygar ...

10 years ago

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Helen Gym is the co-founder of Parents United for Public Education in Philadelphia.  (Lindsay Lazarski/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight

Years later, advocates win transparency battle with Philly district about school closures

Years after the Philadelphia School District closed more than two dozen schools, a private consultant’s report that suggested closi ...

10 years ago

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(AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
The Pulse

What’s behind parents’ perspectives on vaccination?

Vaccines are a huge health topic right now, especially with the recent measles outbreak that originated in California’s Disneyland. ...

10 years ago

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From left to right: Rebecca Flint
The Pulse

Experiencing measles firsthand, despite being vaccinated

We’re in the middle of a measles scare right now, with over 100 documented cases all over the country – most of them tracing ...

10 years ago

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Jay Butera (Image courtesy of Jay Butera)
NewsWorks Tonight

If you see a bear in the woods, don’t do what this guy did

Jay Butera has had a dream all his life to sleep alone in the woods at night. But in order to achieve this, he has to overcome his intens ...

10 years ago

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Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

February 2015: Madame Fromage, New Jersey Capital Philharmonic, and Charles Burwell

Madame Fromage Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Art of Food pairs two of the most knowledgeable cheese exp ...

10 years ago

Sprinter Usain Bolt in Rio de Janeiro last August. It was once thought that tall men couldn't be world-class sprinters. Bolt shattered that idea
The Pulse

‘Bigger, Faster, Stronger’…with the help of science

Wired.com editor Mark McClusky on the role of science in creating super-athletes. Did you ever wonder how it’s possible for ...

10 years ago

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It's that time of year again
The Pulse

Tax preparers brace themselves for clients who went without health insurance

There’s a new reason to be nervous about your next tax appointment…as if you needed one. Darren Dabner just wants to g ...

10 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

Two words: pitchers and catchers

It’s a surer sign of spring than the groundhog not seeing his shadow.  Phillies pitchers and catchers report to Clearwater Flo ...

10 years ago

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Upper Darby resident Mike Manley holds one of his illustrations for the Judge Parker serial comic strip. He also draws for Marvel and DC Comics and paints in a narrative-realist style. (Kimberly Haas/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight

For this artist, it’s all about the story telling

They might seem like opposite ends of the art spectrum: oil paintings and comic book drawings, but Mike Manley divides his week between b ...

10 years ago

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New Jersey writer Adrienne Simpson interviewed Drexel University biologist Jacob Russell about his bacteria research on ants. (Emma Lee/for WHYY)
The Pulse

Ant guts provide insights into how symbiosis works

For this edition of “So, What Do You Do?,” a New Jersey writer sits down with a Drexel biologist to talk about the organisms ...

10 years ago

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George Beerley is one of three people featured in the 'Torn Apart' series.  (Emma Lee/for WHYY)
The Pulse

Portrait series focuses on people ‘Torn Apart’ by workplace injury

In 2009, George Beerley was operating heavy equipment at a construction site near Doylestown, Pa., when his machinery jammed. In 2 ...

10 years ago

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