As overall cancer rates in the US decline, childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia continues to rise.
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If housing violations arise, it’s on tenants to defend their rights. It’s a system that may not be effective at preventing poor health.
Kits that help people grow their own golden oyster mushrooms at home may be one reason this nonnative species is now spreading in the wild.
An entomologist describes how the sap-sucking insects can weaken grapevines and reduce fruit yield and quality.
An expert on Philadelphia’s municipal workers union talks about how social media helped the workers on strike to get their message out.
Americans are realizing that the country’s two-tiered system of market-rate housing and government-operated, low-income housing isn’t doing the trick.
Creating inclusive communities means not just offering services to people with serious mental illness, but changing negative beliefs and behaviors toward them.
Municipal bonds are integral to Philly’s effort to make more affordable housing, but hidden costs and requirements can hurt taxpayers.
Key to culinary innovation is a collaborative and supportive environment where chefs can take risks and make mistakes.
If the government supported rental assistance in amounts commensurate with the tax benefits given to homeowners, it would drastically alleviate the housing affordability crisis.
Public squares, secret gardens and offbeat cafes can offer respite and a sense of community connection, which contribute to happiness.
The same tools that companies use to sell products can be used to encourage people to get vaccinated, get a colonoscopy or get treated for an infection.
For all the festivities around July 4, the nation’s founding document, the Declaration of Independence, actually depicts a wounded, fearful society, teetering on the brink of disaster. Sound familiar?
A survey of 1,300 businesses shows that employers are increasingly using internships and AI tools to evaluate candidates for full-time jobs.
The success of SEPTA’s new Route 49 suggests public transit agencies can increase ridership by catering to current users instead of chasing car owners.
Two Philadelphia artists – a photographer and a performance poet – combine their shared passion for observing and documenting everyday life in the city.
The famed Michelin Red Guide is coming to Philadelphia, and inspectors are scouting local restaurants to find some worthy of Michelin awards.
Electricity rates are soaring in Pennsylvania and other parts of the country. 2 energy experts offer tips to lower your monthly bill.
Aging infrastructure, transmission bottlenecks and increased demand from data centers are hitting consumers’ wallets.
District attorneys do not make laws, but they have a lot of leeway to decide who gets charged and with what crimes.
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