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New Wilmington clinic aims to connect pets, owners with health care
The free clinic, in its fourth month, is packed into a side room of Henrietta Johnson Medical Center on New Castle Road.
8 years ago
Listen 3:00Jeri Lynne Johnson: Taking The Lead
Female conductors are still trying to catch up to their male counterparts, and African American music directors are even more rare. That ...
8 years ago
Midnight deadline looms for new Pennsylvania congressional maps
Competing proposals to redraw Pennsylvania’s congressional districts in a high-stakes gerrymandering case are rolling in ahead o ...
8 years ago
Listen 3:29Philadelphia DA drops 50 marijuana-possession cases
Most people caught in the city with small amounts of marijuana receive citations, but some are still being charged with misdemeanors.
8 years ago
Pipeline showdown: PennEast files for eminent domain against 130 landowners
By far the biggest hit is coming in Hunterdon County, a wealthy rural area of rolling hills and Delaware River-side towns.
8 years ago
Medicare and the desegregation of health care
It wasn’t that long ago that separate hospitals for black and white patients were the norm in America, but then all of that changed — and it changed quickly.
8 years ago
Listen 13:20Philly plan for safe-injection site ‘oxymoronic,’ U.S. attorney says
Federal prosecutor opposes opening a facility for illegal drug use in Philadelphia. City officials say it's part of an effort to get users into treatment — and save lives.
8 years ago
Listen 2:22Trump administration proposes limiting food choices for SNAP recipients
The administration has compared the idea, dubbed 'America’s Harvest Box,' to the fresh food service Blue Apron — but critics say the proposed food is far from fresh.
8 years ago
How difficult is it to redistrict Pennsylvania? ‘Not very,’ say area eighth-graders
Pennsylvania’s contentious congressional map has spurred disagreement among the state judiciary, lawmakers, and the governor. Yet students came up with several solutions.
8 years ago
Listen 3:26Actors union presents guidelines on preventing sexual harassment
After deliberating for months, SAG-AFTRA produces a set of harassment-prevention guidelines. Philadelphia hosted the first discussion of the recommendations.
8 years ago
Listen 1:25Looking for a black doctor for my kids
A millennial mom wants a black pediatrician for her girls and wrestles with why the search was so hard — and why finding a black doctor matters.
8 years ago
Listen 7:19Many African Americans seek out predominantly black churches. An African Methodist Episcopal reverend says separate black spaces can be good for mental health.
8 years ago
Listen 03:08Mars bar won’t have beer, but dandelion wine is a possibility
Villanova students participating in “Red Thumbs Mars Garden Project” have been nurturing plants that might someday thrive in greenhouses 34 million miles from Earth.
8 years ago
Listen 1:58The black barbershop: care beyond hair
Black barbershops have long been a source of community and support. OB-GYN Pierre Johnson discusses some of the lessons he learned from his days cutting hair.
8 years ago
Listen 2:17How segregation leads to health disparities
In Chicago, one doctor traces the health disparities between white and black residents to the neighborhoods where they live.
8 years ago
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