Wendy Ruderman
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- 9
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- Sep 11, 2026
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Philly 9/11 responders inhaled a âwitchâs brewâ of toxic dust. Now theyâre sick with deadly diseases. (opens the original)
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Retired Philadelphia Police Capt. Mark Fisher gets winded and lightheaded while emptying the dishwasher or pushing his gas-powered lawnmower, his lungs forever scarred by the ankle-deep ash that he trudged through at ground zero. When Fisher arrived at the nationâs worst crime scene, two days after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, each step he took kicked up a powdery plume, coating his tan work boots. Dense smoke from fires burning beneath the rubble of the World Trade Center site stung
Selling blood plasma for money is becoming a side hustle as more Philadelphia-area residents try to make ends meet (opens the original)
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Maleka Evans waited outside Octapharma Plasma in South Jersey at 8:30 on a recent sweltering morning, sweat beading on her face. A dozen other prospective donors had arrived before her, and the line was still growing a half hour before doors opened. One woman sat on an overturned shopping cart pilfered from the nearby Walmart. Another brought her own folding chair. A man held a bicycle tire, removed to protect his bike from being stolen once he was inside and hooked up to a machine that extracts
A rare disease weakened his muscles. Plasma donors came to the rescue (opens the original)
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When Richard Sperryâs right shoulder began to ache, the pharmaceutical executive thought he was overdoing it at the gym. âI was doing CrossFit at the time,â Sperry said. âI thought it was from doing things that I shouldnât be doing in my mid-40s.â Then, almost overnight, the entire right side of his body was weak. He could not pick up a coffee mug, grasp a pen, or shave his face with his right hand. His wife had to help him button his dress shirts each morning. An orthopedic doctor s
A Main Line psychiatrist who had sex with a patient poses no threat to other patients, judge rules (opens the original)
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A Main Line psychiatrist who lost her medical license after a state investigation found she had a yearslong sexual relationship with a young patient while prescribing him highly addictive psychotropic drugs may continue practicing while she appeals the revocation, a state judge ruled. In ruling in favor of Amy Mazza MacIntyre on Thursday, the judge agreed that she posed no threat to patients, who would likely suffer if their care was disrupted or if they had to find a new provider amid what Comm
To boost literacy, pediatricians are prescribing books to children (opens the original)
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Pediatrician Daniel Taylor opened a crisp hardcover book and began reading to a 5-year-old patient inside an exam room at the clinic at St. Christopherâs Hospital for Children. âI am laughter that falls like â,â Taylor read, pausing. âRain!â the little girl finished, smiling. âThat was amazing,â Taylor said to the girlâs mother, LaShonda Williams, 35, of East Mount Airy. âThatâs nice phonetic awareness.â Williamsâ daughter, Xylo, already grasped context and recognized s
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