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Dr. Jonas Salk
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60th 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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Philadelphia Film Society hosts ‘Spring Showcase’ starting this weekend

The week long Philadelphia Film Society Spring Showcase kicks off Friday and runs t ...

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Dougherty says his sense of humor is a good coping skill.  (Jeanette Woods for The Pulse)
The Pulse

A 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 ...

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 In general, infants, children, and teenagers are most likely to get infected with enteroviruses and become ill. (<a href=Photo via ShutterStock) " title="shutterstock_181674746" width="1" height="1"/>
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In 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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NewsWorks Tonight

Annenberg 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 ...

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Friday Arts
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April 2014

Magpie Art of Food — Produced by Monica Rogozinski Coming from a Pennsylvania Dutch background and a long line ...

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Linda Hines-Gordon (left) and Amelia Breyre recently completed Penn's LEAPP program
The Pulse

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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Brooklyn artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh created the series Stop Telling Women to Smile
The Pulse

Local activists call for an end to street harassment

Have you been the target of whistles and catcalls by strangers on the street?  You’ll want to hear how these artists and activ ...

12 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

Early TV ads still holding sway in race for PA governor

The Pennsylvania governor’s race is heating up, as voters prepare to go to the polls for party primaries on May 20th.  A new F ...

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Simon A. Levin
The Pulse

Princeton professor wins prestigious Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement

Professor Simon Levin, explains his work aimed at understanding and, hopefully, preserving delicate environment. What does math ha ...

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Cardiologist Daniel Mascarenhas says life saving items like pacemakers cost $6
The Pulse

One doctor’s mission to recycle pacemakers for patients in India

A Pennsylvania doctor is turning medical trash into life-saving gold. It’s not every day that I discuss the best way to evad ...

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Mohammadreza Hojat Ph.D. discusses teaching empathy to medical students at Jefferson Medical School. (Nathaniel Hamilton/For Newsworks)
The Pulse

Bedside manner matters, but maintaining physicians’ empathy levels requires some TLC

What do patients want from physicians? Skills? A laser-sharp brain? A steady hand? Sure. But – they want something else, too.  ...

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A researcher holds a brown bat that she is rehabilitating. (AP file Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
The Pulse

This Week in Science: The loudest bat gets the worm and surprising reproductive abilities of naked mole rats

Pulse contributor Bethany Brookshire shares the latest findings on bat calls and milk production among naked mole rats.    ...

12 years ago

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Google’s free education apps: turning big data into big brother?

Free software widely used by schools, including many in the Philadelphia region, is raising concerns about the information it collects ab ...

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In this Dec. 31
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Why did the Eagles really get rid of Jackson?

When the Eagles try to improve on last season’s success that landed them back in the playoffs after a two year void, they’ll ...

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