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an Ozempic prescription
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Delaware report shows growing use of GLP-1 meds are driving increased spending, not drug price tags

Costs to Delaware patients and health insurers for GLP-1 drugs have remained flat while utilization has more than doubled in recent years.

4 months ago

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The Science and Beauty of Muscles

A celebration of muscles — from their beauty and biology, to the history of how weightlifting went mainstream.

Air Date: September 12, 2025

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Taylor Hospital
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Taylor Hospital has a buyer. Can Delaware County investors find a way to reopen it?

Prospect Medical Holdings closed Taylor Hospital in April. The former Crozer Health hospital now has a new owner.

4 months ago

a culture of human breast cancer cells
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Penn researchers find killing dormant, ‘sleeper’ breast cancer cells may prevent recurrence

New results from a clinical trial show that existing drugs can successfully kill dormant breast cancer cells, thereby reducing lifetime risk of recurrence.

4 months ago

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Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson are just one of several celebrity odd couples that have kept the internet buzzing this summer. They're pictured here at the New York premiere of
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Podcast Extra: Odd Couples and the Science of Attraction

An exploration of the mysteries of attraction and the science of optimizing online dating.

Air Date: September 9, 2025

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Thomas Homer (left) and Marge Wible (right) volunteering at Lutheran Settlement House
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‘An unfound gem’: Older Fishtown residents find purpose and friendship volunteering at Lutheran Settlement House

Older adult volunteers at Lutheran Settlement House make up more than half of all volunteer hours across the organization.

4 months ago

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Map of Mars
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Science

Mars Mania: How America Became Obsessed with Mars

Tracing the history of our obsession with Mars, from modern efforts to colonize to belief in a Martian civilization.

Air Date: September 5, 2025

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The roof of a data centre is pictured
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Delaware data center proposal continues to face public opposition as state and local officials propose new regulations

Concerns about impacts to the environment and energy demand swirl around a proposed 1.2-gigawatt data center planned for Delaware City.

4 months ago

A medical professional prepares a vaccine syringe.
Health

Pennsylvania pharmacies can now offer new COVID vaccines after state adopts recommendations from medical societies

Pennsylvania pharmacies can now refer to major medical organizations for COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in the absence of CDC guidance.

4 months ago

American Legion members attend a consumer protection subcommittee hearing on Legionnaires' disease
Health

How a Philadelphia outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in 1976 led to modern-day investigations and surveillance

Legionnaires’ disease was named after a large outbreak in Philadelphia sickened hundreds of American Legion veterans in the summer of 1976.

4 months ago

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una mamografía
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Un estudio en Delaware encuentra focos de cáncer de mama, vinculando las bajas tasas de pruebas de detección y los tumores agresivos con diagnósticos en etapa avanzada

Utilizando datos de 3,492 pacientes, un estudio de ChristianaCare encontró focos críticos de cáncer de mama en Wilmington y Middletown.

4 months ago

Temple University field hockey athletes during a match
Science

Temple study finds sports help young women build leadership skills, but bias still shapes how they show them

The research shows athletic experience leads to young women being comfortable in showcasing leadership traits.

4 months ago

People relax at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware
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Taking a dip Labor Day weekend? Swimmers face fecal contamination at beaches along U.S. coastline

Beaches from Crystal River, Florida, to Ogunquit, Maine, were under water quality advisories this week because of elevated levels of bacteria associated with fecal waste.

4 months ago

Skyline as seen from a fishing pier along Bartram's Mile in Southwest Philly. (Danya Henninger/Billy Penn)
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Cannonball! Is it time to swim, boat and float in Philly’s waterways?

You might look at the Schuylkill River and think it's too dirty to jump in. Contamination is a problem, but some advocates say Philly rivers are safer than some may realize.

Air Date: August 29, 2025

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Constant pressure to be more productive — especially at work — can cause declining performance and even burnout. That's led some thinkers in the field to push for an updated idea of what true productivity should look like. (Bigstock/Prostock-studio)
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Why It’s Time to Rethink Productivity

It’s something we’ve all said to ourselves at some time or other: “I just have to get through this week” — as if next week will ...

Air Date: August 29, 2025

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