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NewsWorks Tonight

Lithium ion batteries have low inherent risk of explosion

Bucks County resident Loretta Luff considers herself fortunate that she was merely hospitalized with serious burns when her Dell laptop c ...

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NewsWorks Tonight

Camden firm boasts successful turnaround after recession low

As the Great Recession caused countless small businesses to falter in 2008, one Camden-based corporation not only found its bearings but ...

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From her cubicle at Vital Decisions in Cherry Hill
The Pulse

Operator? N.J. business, insurers take on end-of-life discussions with patients by phone

Imagine you’re at home. You have cancer. You just had another round of chemo, and the phone rings. Imagine you’re at h ...

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Sunday Suppers

Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Sunday Suppers, a community outreach ...

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Science explains changes in water temperature from beach to beach

This story is from The Pulse, a weekly health and scie ...

12 years ago

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French scientist Francoise Barre-Sinoussi made HIV testing possible by discovering the virus. (AP Images)
The Pulse

Scientist who made HIV testing day possible recalls big find

This week marks international HIV testing day with testing-related activities going on all over the region.   This wee ...

12 years ago

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Proof author Adam Rogers explains our relationship with booze.
The Pulse

The science behind happy hour

“Proof” author Adam Rogers explains our relationship with booze. It’s always happy hour somewhere, and in his re ...

12 years ago

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Top NBA draft prospect Andrew Wiggins of Kansas prepares for an interview during the NBA draft lottery in New York
NewsWorks Tonight

Will Sixers move up in draft to get Wiggins?

Local hoops fans are still waiting to see what moves the Sixers will make to get a player they hope will define their franchise for years ...

12 years ago

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Chief Technician Donna Burke demonstrates how a mammogram is given with the help of Sharon Born
The Pulse

Do 3D mammograms detect more invasive cancers?

New research published in the Journal of the American Medical Association compares standard 2D mammography to 3D mammography. Two ...

12 years ago

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Last week
The Pulse

‘Gaming’ death: how to make end-of-life planning less heavy

A Philadelphia design firm is using a card game to spark difficult conversations about death that don’t lose focus on living. < ...

12 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

New job winner gets helping hand–and a push–from West Philly program

Finding a job can be challenging even under the best of circumstances. Add dropping out of school and homelessness to the mix, and the od ...

12 years ago

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Beetles aid Drexel researcher in monitoring stream health

Environmental scientists are looking for help locating the Elaphrus beetle, a type of ‘indicator speci ...

12 years ago

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These freshly roasted beans were pea green just moments prior
The Pulse

What does the perfect cup of coffee sound like?

Tiny popping sounds are a roaster’s secret road map. Do you have a Pavlovian response to the sound of coffee beans being gro ...

12 years ago

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A train approaches the blast furnaces of the former Bethlehem Steel Corporation plant in Bethlehem
NewsWorks Tonight

Keystone Crossroads promises in depth coverage of Pa. cities

WHYY’s expanding news service now includes this week’s launch of Keystone Crossroads: Rust or Revival, exploring the urgent c ...

12 years ago

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A map of suicide deaths by Philadelphia planning district between 2007 and 2011. (Image courtesy of Pennsylvania Department of Health)
The Pulse

Can data help with suicide prevention?

Close to 40,000 Americans commit suicide every year, and that rate has been rising in the past decade, with an especially sharp increase ...

12 years ago

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