Health & Science
The warning comes after an out-of-state traveler visited the Rehoboth Beach area while contagious. Officials encourage residents to get vaccinated.
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The two deaths occurred in Jefferson and Mifflin counties. Two other measles-associated deaths among infants in Lancaster were reported in August.
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Data center growth could mean blackouts in coming years, Pa. utility regulators say
A report predicts electricity demand on the regional grid will nearly double by 2040, due almost entirely to data centers.
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Listen 1:08If approved, the two “neighborhood hospitals” proposed for Camden and Georgetown would open in 2028. Other hospital systems question if they actually comply with state law.
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Listen 0:45Some people rely on air quality forecasts for their health, but it’s hard to measure
Wildfires have brought record breaking bad air to the U.S. in recent years. But sometimes it’s difficult to measure just how bad the air is.
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Listen 8:00The beginning of the fall and winter respiratory illness season approaches as health experts deal with ongoing measles outbreaks.
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Listen 1:12Family Village and Delaware County Health Department launch doula directory
Users can search Delaware County doulas by language, specialty and whether the provider accepts Medicaid.
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Listen 0:40Under Pressure: How Weather Affects our Health
How weather affects our well-being and health — from our moods to chronic conditions like asthma and pain.
Air Date: September 11, 2026
Listen 49:33Preserving the Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia's Academy of Natural Sciences is slatted to close at the end of the month. But can the the 200-year-old museum to be saved?
Air Date: September 9, 2026
Listen 51:10Nurses at Jefferson Bucks Hospital, Einstein Center One and Jefferson Health Willowcrest plan to join PASNAP.
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$1.3 million dam-removal project in Bucks County aims to create and ease fish passage
The project aims to restore river flow in the Neshaminy Creek and help fish to migrate.
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Want to understand Lyme disease risk? Look to mice and acorns, not deer
Deer have long gotten a bad rap as drivers of Lyme disease — but a new study, using more than 35 years of data, shows they aren’t the biggest culprit.
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Delaware at-home solar initiative aims to reduce energy bills while reducing emissions
The plan aims to expand access to grants and rebates that help people install solar at home.
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Health experts say there needs to be more attention on addressing predictable side effects of highly curable diseases like prostate cancer.
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Conservationists to restore wetlands, save habitat for diamondback terrapins in New Jersey
Tidal salt marshes across New Jersey are being drowned out by sea level rise.
2 weeks ago
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