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Medicare open enrollment begins Oct. 15. Here’s what to know about changes in Pa., N.J. and Del.

People 65 and older may see higher or lower Medicare premium costs, different plan options, limited telehealth access and other changes for 2026 coverage.

2 weeks ago

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Delaware River
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In the Delaware River, climate change and invasive species threaten shad, ‘America’s founding fish’

The fish are a critical food source for larger fish like striped bass, as well as bears, raptors, cormorants and gulls.

2 weeks ago

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Former President Joe Biden stands in front of an American flag
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Biden is receiving radiation and hormone therapy to treat his prostate cancer

Biden's office announced in May that he'd been diagnosed with prostate cancer and that it had spread to his bone.

2 weeks ago

Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland
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Judge will allow Prospect to abandon Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Springfield Hospital if a sale fails

Springfield’s solicitor said that word of a possible abandonment came as a “total surprise.”

2 weeks ago

Taking breaks from work is essential to maintaining focus — but what you do on those breaks can make a big difference in how restorative they are. In his research, environmental neuroscientist Marc Berman has found that spending time in nature is one of the best ways of improving attention, cognitive function, and behavior. (Bigstock/Mihailo K)
The Pulse
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Finding Focus in the Age of Distraction

Why “touching grass” is actually good advice when it comes to taking a break and restoring focus.

Air Date: October 10, 2025

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President Joe Biden speaks at the Tioga Marine Terminal in Philadelphia
Science

Trump administration could pull funding for 2 hydrogen hubs based in Philly and Pittsburgh

The Philly region’s MACH2 hydrogen hub promises to produce the fuel using renewable sources. The ARCH2, based in western Pa., would use fossil fuels to produce hydrogen.

2 weeks ago

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Science

Can Phoenixville’s sewage become ‘guilt-free coal’?

The municipality has invested millions to pressure cook sewage sludge, in hopes of cutting its climate pollution.

2 weeks ago

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In India, the human-elephant conflict is a growing phenomenon of dangerous interactions between humans and wild Asian elephants. The conflict is driven by habitat loss and human expansion. (Courtesy of Kim Frank)
The Pulse
Science

Chasing giants: One writer’s journey to bring nuance to India’s wild elephant conflict

About 10 years ago, writer Kim Frank set out to learn why wild elephants were trampling people in India. She revealed a complex human-wildlife conflict.

2 weeks ago

Cooper Medical School students
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RFK Jr. is demanding medical schools teach nutrition. Drexel and Rowan programs say they’re already doing that

RFK Jr. gave all organizations in charge of medical education standards two weeks to include nutrition in licensing exams and residency requirements.

2 weeks ago

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Diamond Stahl speaking into a microphone
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Billy Penn

Philly overdose deaths keep declining as wellness ecosystem expands

Providers say Narcan availability is saving lives. But has the city’s huge investment to address the Kensington drug market made an impact?

3 weeks ago

University of Pennsylvania archivist John Bence
Health

A Penn physicist accidentally created X-rays over 130 years ago. His family is now donating some of the earliest known images

Images taken in 1896 by Arthur Goodspeed of coins inside a small purse were a precursor to medical X-rays and the birth of radiology in the U.S.

3 weeks ago

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A flowering dogwood’s leaves turning in early October of 2025 at the Pennypack Ecological Trust Preserve in Montgomery County, Pa.
Science

Why fall foliage may not be as bright in the Philly region this year

Cooler temperatures and a late season drought caused some trees to lose their leaves early, while also affecting the quality of fall colors.

3 weeks ago

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Solar panels are visible outside of Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia
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From composting to solar panels, NFL stadiums are working to be more sustainable

Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia and Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta are two stadiums that are frequently recognized for their efforts to lower their carbon footprint.

3 weeks ago

President Joe Biden speaks at the Tioga Marine Terminal in Philadelphia
Science

Philly-area MACH2 hydrogen hub spared in latest round of Trump administration clean energy cuts

The Department of Energy slashed more than $7.5 billion for clean energy projects in 16 Democratic-led states, yet Pennsylvania's "green" hydrogen hubs survive, for now.

3 weeks ago

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The brilliantly colored golden toad — found only in the Monteverde Cloud Forest Preserve in the Tilarán Mountains of Costa Rica — was last spotted in 1989 and then never seen again. (Martha Crump)
The Pulse
Science

The Search for the Golden Toad and Other Adventures in the Wild

Tales of adventure in search of lost and elusive species, from the golden toad to India’s wild elephants.

Air Date: October 3, 2025

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