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Top Hospitals: Wound Care

Not all that long ago, there weren’t many options for patients with chronic wounds that wouldn’t heal, whether because of diabetes, blood or circulation disorders, […]

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Top Hospitals: Voice

It’s not just singers and actors who abuse their voices. Any of us can wake up one day and have difficulty speaking. Penn Center for […]

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Top Hospitals: Spinal Cord Injury

Dedicated to proving that life doesn’t end when a fall from a horse or a dive into a shallow pool causes paralysis, the Regional Spinal […]

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Top Hospitals: Trauma

When the SUV carrying New Jersey Governor Corzine smashed into a guardrail a year ago crushing 15 bones and pushing his femur through his pant […]

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Top Hospitals: Smell and Taste

For a graphic example of the relationship between smell and taste, put a slice of apple in your mouth and a slice of pear under […]

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Top Hospitals: Stroke

Strokes are the third leading cause of death in the United States and a major cause of serious, long-term disability. In an instant, a stroke […]

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Top Hospitals: Sleep Disorders

Nodding off while you read this? You’re not alone if the last time you can remember sleeping like a baby was when you were a […]

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Pulse: Style: New and Now

A Doggie Day Spa Just off bustling Lancaster Avenue in Wayne sits a new sanctuary for sore muscles, tense minds and weary … paws? Ah, […]

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Top Hospitals: Sickle-Cell Anemia

This debilitating, hereditary red blood cell disorder strikes primarily African-American children. There are thousands of cases in the Delaware Valley that require chronic transfusions along […]

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Pulse: Style: Buy This Now: Riding Boots

This season, the riding boot goes glam: Take this NOW knee-high nubuck stretch version with rhinestone-detailed buckles—inspired by days at the stables, but meant for […]

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Top Hospitals: Scleroderma

Not long ago, Sergio Jimenez received a thank-you note from a patient whose son was graduating from college. What made the card so special was […]

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Philadelphia Hospitals: Pelvic Health

Most of the problems treated here are ones your grandmother never would have talked about: leaky bladder, pain during intercourse, interstitial cystitis, vaginal discomfort, difficulty […]

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Features: How to Speak Philadelphian: Top 10: Lyrics Heard at Philly Karaoke Bars

10. “I wanna fly like an Iggle.” 9. “Comin’ to Uhmurica.”8. “Yer only you-men.”7. “I dunno why youse say gabye, I say s’up.”6. “Pleased ta […]

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Pulse: Player: Douglas Barry

Normally, when a 19-year-old tells you he’s working on a book, it’s a safe bet he means reading one. Of course, most 19-year-olds don’t have […]

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Features: How to Speak Philadelphian: Is Lynn Doyle a Fake?

Lynn Doyle has a Philly accent. Ed Rendell knows this. Ramona Africa and Mikhail Gorbachev know. Johnnie Cochran knows, too, bless his soul. They’ve all […]