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Students with special needs gain job skill training at Einstein Medical Center
Finding a job is a major challenge for many people with special needs, but a Philadelphia program is hoping to give them a leg up on the ...
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ListenThe overdose ‘antidote’: how Narcan works
Nalaxone or Narcan is one powerful drug, with powerful, immediate effects. So how does this lifesaving drug actually work? It come ...
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Listen 3:50Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Culinary Expeditions is the result of a two-year collaboration between th ...
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The implications and reality of elevating animal rights
Penn professor James Serpell explains the complicated conundrum of granting “non-human personhood” to animals. T ...
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ListenLiving with Tourette Syndrome, and staying one step ahead of a tic attack
Sixteen-year-old Adam Fishbein explains what Tourette Syndrome is – and perhaps more importantly, what it is not. Ameri ...
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ListenEquipping police with a life-saving drug
Overdose deaths from heroin have been rising all over the country, but some police officers now have a tool that could help prevent those ...
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ListenOrphan disease fundraising finds a home at Penn’s Million Dollar Bike Ride
Hundreds of cyclists recently helped raise $1.4 million dollars to fund rare disease research. There’s a good chance t ...
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ListenPenn Vet Working Dog Center to graduate its first Diabetic Alert Dog, Bretagne
We shadow Bretagne on a training run through the city with her new owner, Wayne Mowry. It’s a summer day in Philadelph ...
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ListenFor Malachy Egan, a cheese monger at DiBruno Brothers in Philadelphia and our guest on this week’s Recap, making cheese is reminisc ...
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ListenCorbett scales back Pa. budget before adding John Hancock
Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett made heavy use of his veto pen before signing the state budget Thursday. NewsWorks Tonight host Dave ...
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ListenAvoiding diabetes discrimination and stigma at work
Managing diabetes takes time and effort. So, how do you do that.. at work? We all know someone with diabetes. The count has soared ...
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ListenRutgers professor says NSA wasted time on him while missing real threats
Rutgers University professor Hooshang Amirahmadi says he’s disappointed but not surprised to learn he’s one of five Muslim-Am ...
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ListenNew Hope writer pens book about Lincoln’s relationship with stepmother
Adding to the ever-growing body of knowledge about perhaps the greatest American president, New Hope resident Jeff Oppenheimer has writte ...
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ListenJuly 2014: Matt Freedman, Patrick Kelly & Culinary Expeditions at Penn Museum
Culinary Expeditions Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Culinary Expeditions is the result of a two-year col ...
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Pa.-based company in the running for $25 million environmental prize
A Pennsylvania company is in the running for one of the biggest environmental prizes ever — with $25 million going to the winner. ...
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