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ProPublica launches online tool to track your doctor’s billing patterns
The investigation is part of a push to spotlight doctors who may be sending inflated bills to the government. A new ...
11 years ago
ListenInside Amtrak’s new fleet of high-tech train engines
Sophie Reid climbs aboard one of Amtrak’s new ACS-64 City Sprinters to uncover the science behind the new fleet of locomotives. ...
11 years ago
ListenHow treating my sudden death syndrome left me at risk of sudden death
In this week’s Patient Files, Michael Downing tells us about his harrowing set of medical encounters related to hypertrophic cardio ...
11 years ago
ListenWhat is the long-term health impact of pharmaceuticals in our water?
A Penn State University research team is trying to find out whether or not drugs in our water could be contributing to a major public hea ...
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ListenFermentation’s simple recipe: vegetables, water, salt and time
One of the oldest food preparation techniques known to man is back. At a recent Science on Tap event at National Mechanics restaur ...
11 years ago
ListenCould mushrooms save the world?
Mycologist Paul Stamets explains what fungi do for the planet and how they could be used to correct many of the problems that ail us. ...
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ListenArt — Produced by Michael O’Reilly “The Love Song of R. Buckminster Fu ...
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500 meters down, a deep-sea researcher describes what he sees
Researcher Erik Cordes talks about coral reefs and sharks via two-way radio at the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico. A couple we ...
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ListenHold the PowerPoint slides – a different approach to medical education
Two Jefferson University Hospital doctors are offering fellow physicians a different way to learn – and their approach was inspired ...
11 years ago
ListenThe science of a healthy career for the hard-living Broadway singer
How do Broadway singers belt out eight shows per week and keep their voices healthy? I’m sitting backstage with the Broadway ...
11 years ago
ListenTeaching men to be better fathers – does dad training work?
Each week, a group of fathers meet at the West Philadelphia YMCA to work on their parenting skills. From self-esteem to beha ...
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ListenThis week in science: Young mouse blood, white nose syndrome and penguin flu
The Scientist‘s Kerry Grens explains new research on young blood in mice, whit ...
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ListenJefferson Hospital pediatrics resident wins 2014 Medelita H.E.R.O. award
Dr. Kanani Titchen, this year’s award recipient, tells us about her research in child sex trafficking. Resident physic ...
11 years ago
ListenDespite lagging poll numbers, Katie McGinty says don’t count her out of Pa. gov’s race
McGinty, who served as deputy assistant to President Clinton, went on to chair the White House Council on Environmental Quality. In 2003, ...
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ListenA digital comeback for an old-fashioned science toy — just not here
A science non-profit’s new iPad app has created a small dose of international mystery. The Chemical Heritage Foundation want ...
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