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Philadelphia’s deep and tumultuous battle with the bedbug
Are bedbugs making a comeback in places like Philadelphia? Its scientific name is Cimex lectularius. But it’s commonly ...
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ListenSongs of Faith, Courage, and Consolation
Art of Life — Produced by Karen Smyles Thomas Lloyd has directed the combined choral and vocal studies program for ...
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Former Eagles quarterback takes his NFL story to the stage
A former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, who left the NFL 35 years ago, is now looking back from the vantage point of the stage. ...
12 years ago
ListenLife in Trenton as Tony Mack trial goes on
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie cited Camden, Newark, and Princeton, during his State of the State address this week but he neglected ...
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ListenComputer hackers and bio-medical engineers collaborate to create human organs from scratch
What kind of promise does 3D organ printing hold for our future? Bioengineer Jordan Miller loves the mechanical whir of his ...
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ListenWhat can local bodies of water tell us about climate change?
A group of citizen scientists are measuring local ice in hopes of contributing to a bigger understanding of climate change. Concer ...
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ListenCan dogs play a role in detecting cancer?
You think your dog is talented? Check out these dogs training for jobs in search and rescue, bomb sniffing and cancer detection. ...
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ListenFostering a dog training for a life-saving career
Meet one of the fosters behind the Penn Vet Working Dog Center in Philadelphia. Ohlin is a beautiful, 16-month-old chocolate ...
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ListenArt — Produced by Michael O’Reilly The Wagner Institute of Free Science ha ...
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How Art Caplan moved from a polio ward to an academic pinnacle
A childhood bout with polio propelled Art Caplan into his career as the nation’s pre-eminent medical ethicist. First in ...
12 years ago
ListenThe high-stakes legal fight over a ‘cancer cure’ from Penn
What if something hailed as a ‘cure for cancer’ got caught up in a legal battle among some of the biggest names in cancer tre ...
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ListenLots of disagreement remains about when to start mammography
Four years after an uproar over revamped mammography guidelines, women’s breast screening choices remain complex. Back ...
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ListenAmerica’s oldest quarantine hospital tied to Philadelphia yellow fever history
If walls could talk: One building’s story about a crisis that almost wiped out all of Philadelphia. If you’ve flown in ...
12 years ago
ListenPhilly’s Green Infrastructure a Standout Among Cities
A new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council evaluates cities on their support of green infrastructure in the commercial secto ...
12 years ago
ListenRare genetic disorder causes brittle bones, but can’t break his spirit
In this week’s Patient Files, 25-year-old Scott Clifford talks about living with Osteogenesis Imperfecta, or brittle bone disease. ...
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