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Christie’s Mastro report confirms Sandy aid program riddled with errors
The head of a state committee responsible for doling out $25 million in Sandy energy grants has told the legal team hired by the Christie ...
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ListenFrozen Four in Philadelphia is down to two
NewsWorks Tonight Host Dave Heller speaks with Adam Wodon, Managing Editor of College Hockey News, about this weekend’s sh ...
12 years ago
ListenThe Obamacare rollout continued: The varied fates of three enrollees
Now that the clock has wound down for health care enrollment through the Affordable Care Act this year, The Pulse thought it a prime time ...
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ListenArt — Produced by Michael O’Reilly From the outside, Eastern State Penitentiary ...
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In a sea of mobile health devices, how do we know which ones are most effective?
The number of digital health applications is exploding, but who’s keeping tabs on the safety and effectiveness of all the options? ...
12 years ago
ListenThe science behind fixing Philadelphia’s $550,000 pothole problem
The streets are lurking with a dangerous science experiment that’s been brewing underground for months. Potholes are a worst ...
12 years ago
ListenMapping microbes across the globe
Microbes. Most of us are generally aware that these micro-organisms are all around us, but only the malevolent kind seem to make it into ...
12 years ago
Listen3 science stories not to miss: Saturn’s moon, stressed-out DNA, and Italian violins
The Scientist’s Kerry Grens updates us on a discovery on Saturn’s moon, new research correlating stress with telomere length ...
12 years ago
Listen60th anniversary of polio vaccine, first administered in Pa.
If you’re of a certain age, you may remember as a child being given a sugar cube in a small paper cup. But what you may thought was ...
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ListenPhiladelphia Film Society hosts ‘Spring Showcase’ starting this weekend
The week long Philadelphia Film Society Spring Showcase kicks off Friday and runs t ...
12 years ago
ListenA good sense of humor helps in coping with epilepsy
In this week’s Patient Files, epilepsy advocate Dan Dougherty talks about the need for a light heart when dealing with a heavy diag ...
12 years ago
ListenIn the world of instant communication, some doctors add Skype to the mix
Instant communication with your doctor sounds convenient, but could it be destructive to practicing good medicine? Some boutique m ...
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ListenAnnenberg study: Smoking on TV strongly influences cigarette use
Cigarette ads were banned from TV in 1971, but there is no network programming prohibition for portraying smoking on the small screen.&nb ...
12 years ago
ListenMagpie Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Coming from a Pennsylvania Dutch background and a long line ...
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A lesson in the ‘patient experience:’ Program requires med students to follow patients over time
A medical student learns about chronic health issues through the lens of a patient in an 18-month intensive course requirement at the Uni ...
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