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Penn Veterinary grads named to Forbes “30 Under 30”
Forbes annual “30 Under 30” listing of millenial movers, makers, and young game changers in the field of healthcare cites two ...
11 years ago
ListenAnthony Williams makes his pitch to be Philly’s next mayor
With the departure of lawyer Ken Trujillo from the Philadelphia mayor’s race, three Democratic candidates remain. One of them ...
11 years ago
ListenNational accolade for head of Free Library of Philadelphia
Siobhan Reardon took over as president and director of the Free Library of Philadelphia amid a turbulent economic time: the recession of ...
11 years ago
ListenPa’s new gov paints picture of the future in broad strokes
Democrat Tom Wolf was sworn in today as Pennsylvania’s 47th Governor. NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller talks over the incom ...
11 years ago
ListenSparking innovation at Jefferson’s new ‘Accelerator Zone’
Nestled between a hoagie shop and an Italian restaurant, a former administrative building on South 10th Street in Philadelphia is now an ...
11 years ago
ListenObama’s Cuba announcement sends ripples through New Jersey
Among members of Hudson County’s Cuban-American community, the question of how the United States should interact with the Castro regime ...
11 years ago
ListenChristie crusade against double dippers fizzles out
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie did not mention disability pension reform during this year’s state of the state speech even thou ...
11 years ago
ListenAgreeing with experts, Philly mom not blaming illness on day care
Kids share more than toys in preschool; germs are passed around, too. But many experts say, “Don’t blame day care.” Children ...
11 years ago
ListenA new wave of lower cost drugs? FDA a step closer to approving first biosimilar in U.S.
It’s a move that some experts say could save the health system billions of dollars. And, it could soon be a reality. ...
11 years ago
ListenThere’s nothing green about flying…
…except maybe the “vacant” sign on the lavatory. As the constant drumbeat about climate change and environmental ...
11 years ago
ListenIs ‘daycare syndrome’ a truth or myth?
Do kids in daycare really get sick more than kids who are not in daycare? Every year in the middle of cold and flu season, parents ...
11 years ago
ListenActivists hope to turn MLK day of service into day of action
The Martin Luther King Jr. holiday is this Monday, and you may have seen Reclaim-the-dream and reclaim-mlk h ...
11 years ago
ListenShould scrubs be worn only inside hospitals to limit the spread of germs?
Walk around near a hospital, and you’ll see healthcare workers out and about, wearing their scrubs. It’s the colorful, pajama ...
11 years ago
ListenYou do what in your workplace bathroom? You might not be the only one
If you chose the obvious, scatological answer, well, no offense, but you’re probably lying to cover up all the weird stuff you̵ ...
11 years ago
ListenHow to motivate the wearable tech users of the future
Fitness trackers may do a decent job tracking fitness, but can they make lasting change in human behavior? A new opinion piece in ...
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