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 Patients from the Kirkbride Center were the muse and painters of this mural by Eric Okdeh, which portrays the stages of addiction recovery: contemplation, clarity and resilience. (Courtesy of Eric Okdeh)
The Pulse
Health

In a room of their own, women find path to recovery

Sex-specific treatment is changing the fight against female addiction. When Tanya Barie, 33, relapsed after almost a year of sobri ...

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 Cooper University hospital (Photo By Pocketmedicine via Creative Commons)
NewsWorks Tonight

Cooper University Health continues its aggressive expansion

Cooper University Health Care has announced plans to grow its health system by absorbing Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden, Lo ...

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

Philly scientists launches campaign to help labs damaged by Hurricane Harvey

This week, the focus in Houston has been securing the safety and health of those affected by Hurricane Harvey. Next will come the ...

8 years ago

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 Villanova students working in Nicaragua. (Photo courtesy of Villanova Univesity)
NewsWorks Tonight

Villanova engineering students return from a different kind of summer break

Jordan Ermilio is the Director of Engineering Service Learning at Villanova and Zach Ellenhorn is a senior chemical engineering majo ...

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 At right, Dan Martino pictured with activists (from left) Paul Yabor and Paul Cherashore at a heroin camp in Kensington, making the case for safe injection sites in Philly, earlier this year. (Emma Lee/WHYY)
NewsWorks Tonight

March in Philly’s Kensington neighborhood planned for overdose awareness day

International Overdose Awareness Day will be observed in Philadelphia’s Kensington neighborhood tomorrow as hundreds of participant ...

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 This Aug. 22, 1958 file photo shows Thurgood Marshall outside the Supreme Court in Washington.  Marshall, the head of the NAACP's legal arm who argued part of the case, went on to become the Supreme Court's first African-American justice in 1967. (AP Photo, File)
NewsWorks Tonight

Remembering Justice Thurgood Marshall, 50 years after his Supreme Court confirmation

Ugonna Eze, the National Constitution Center’s Fellow for Constitutional Studies, discussed Marshall’s tenure on the court, h ...

8 years ago

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 Eldemiro Chavaria walks in floodwaters from Tropical Storm Harvey as he leaves his neighborhood in Houston, Texas, Monday. Forecasters are evaluating whether New Jersey will be n the path of a hurricane this season.(AP Photo/LM Otero)
NewsWorks Tonight

After Harvey, what lies ahead for Jersey Shore ?

As Tropical Storm Harvey heads back to Houston, what’s in store for the Jersey Shore? With Tropical Storm Harvey continuing ...

8 years ago

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 A car covered in racist graffiti in Wilmington, Delaware. (Photo courtesy of Olivia Nassar
NewsWorks Tonight
Courts & Law

Peace Center: Hate incidents are way up in the Delaware Valley

Hate crimes are up across the nation since the November preisdential election, and the Delaware Valley has seen its share of incidents la ...

8 years ago

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Barkley L. Hendricks
Friday Arts
Arts & Entertainment

Barkley L. Hendricks: Birth of the Cool

Producer: Karen Smyles Barkley L. Hendricks was born and raised in North Philadelphia and went on to become a wor ...

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

Bicycle fatalities are up nationwide, but Philly does better

Efforts to improve roadway safety are intensifying in response to a nationwide increase in fatal bicycle crashes resulting from a collisi ...

8 years ago

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 Fans gather for the 2017 NFL football draft, Saturday, April 29, 2017, in Philadelphia. (Matt Rourke/AP Photo)
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NFL Draft had economic impact of almost $95M for Philly

April’s NFL draft had an economic impact of almost $95 million for Philadelphia. According to a report commissioned by the P ...

8 years ago

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NewsWorks Tonight

Documentary looks at the state of elder care in America

An overwhelming percentage of Americans want to age at home, but that desire is bumping up against growing pressures and problems in the ...

8 years ago

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The Pulse
Health

Trying to manage mental illness in the workplace

When the CEO responds to your out of the office email about taking ...

8 years ago

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 MaryAnn Dakkak, a doctor in a hospital and mother of two, escaped to upstate New York to unplug and let her mind and body unwind. (Courtesy of MaryAnn Dakkak)
The Pulse
Health

Why vacations might make you a better worker

There are science-based reasons to take all your vacation days. Each Labor Day, we acknowledge workers for their contributions to ...

8 years ago

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 A 2.5-ton M35 military cargo truck, also known as a deuce and a half, which is similar to the vehicle used by the Mantoloking Police Department. (Image courtesy of Wikimedia Commons' user Nobunaga24)
The Pulse
Science

Self-driving trucks won’t make people obsolete

In the future, truck operators may work from a virtual driver’s seat. Think of Amazon Prime, those meal kits from Blue Apron ...

8 years ago

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