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Silas Weir Mitchell: Physician and Scientist from Philadelphia

Silas Weir Mitchell was an exceptional person, renowned not...
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William Shippen, Jr.: A Biography of an Esteemed Physician

William Shippen, Jr. was a distinguished physician in 18th-century...
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John Morgan, a physician who founded a medical college

Dr. John Morgan is rightfully regarded as the founder...
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C. Everett Koop: The Story of a Renowned Pediatric Surgeon

C. Everett Koop became famous across America for his...

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The Cultural Code of Magic Gardens: How Isaiah Zagar Turned South Street into a Mosaic Labyrinth

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In the late 1960s, Philadelphia’s South Street was on...

The Sound of Philadelphia: How 1970s Soul and Soul-Funk Reshaped Global Pop Music

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Mummers Parade: Behind the Scenes of Philadelphia’s Oldest Folk Tradition

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Every year on January 1, while most of the...

From Ghost Walls to the Mural Capital of the World: How Street Art Transformed Philadelphia’s Social Landscape

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Take a stroll through the streets of Philadelphia, and...

What Companionship Care Actually Includes (And What It Doesn’t)

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Families rarely go looking for "companion care" by name....
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