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Sign at the entrance for Suburban Community Hospital
Health

Suburban Community Hospital in Montco to close its ER and become a specialty behavioral health care facility

The change comes less than a year after Suburban Community Hospital was converted to a smaller “micro hospital” last summer which resulted in layoffs.

8 months ago

Jan Todd squatting at the U.S. Powerlifitng Federation Women’s Nationals in Los Angeles, in 1980 (Photo by Kathy Tuite Leistner)
The Pulse
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Powerlifting pioneer Jan Todd recalls her barrier-breaking deadlift record 50 years later

In 1975, Jan Todd set a Guinness World Record with a 394.5-pound two-handed deadlift — but training was tough at a time when women weren’t expected to lift heavy.

8 months ago

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The Pulse
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The Life-Changing Power of Lifting Weights

We explore the proven and emerging benefits of pumping iron, and why so many people say it’s changing their lives.

Air Date: May 2, 2025

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Discarded syringes lay near near train tracks in Philadelphia, Monday, July 31, 2017
Health

Philadelphia drug overdose deaths fall, but novel substances in the street drug supplies present new dangers

Medetomidine, a nonopioid veterinary sedative, could be overtaking xylazine in the street drug supply. The drug was found in 72% of street samples from Philly last year.

8 months ago

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President Donald Trump holding up executive order
Health

Trump’s health agency urges therapy for transgender youth, not broader gender-affirming health care

The administration’s position sprang from Trump’s executive order calling for the federal government not to support gender transition for people under age 19.

8 months ago

Navy recruits in 1965 wait in line for immunizations
Health

50 years after Vietnam War’s end, expanded hepatitis C screening in Philly leads to more veterans cured

The rate of hepatitis C infections is higher among Vietnam War veterans and others who may have been exposed during their service more than 50 years ago.

8 months ago

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Cars sitting in traffic on a busy street
Science

Philly’s carbon emissions have dropped. Here’s what experts say should be next

The data could be clouded by impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, such as an increase in remote work.

8 months ago

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(AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
Studio 2
Health

The debate about physician-assisted suicide in Del., NJ, Pa.

On this episode of Studio 2, we look at the latest developments in the debate over assisted suicide - also known as medical aid in dying, dying with dignity, right to die.

Air Date: April 29, 2025 12:00 pm

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During the Vietnam War, Donald Super was stationed in Thailand and assigned to serve as a translator for a covert CIA bombing campaign in Laos, which was supposed to be considered neutral territory during the war. 50 years after his service, he visited Laos to help undo his actions. (John Warren Jones)
The Pulse
Health

Veteran recalls covert CIA bombing operation in Laos during the Vietnam War

50 years ago, Don Super joined the military in hopes of helping the Lao people during the Vietnam War — instead, he found himself a part of a secret carpet bombing campaign.

8 months ago

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A representative from Mines Advisory Group is searching for a bomb with a metal detection device. (Mines Advisory Group/Bart Verweij)
The Pulse
Science

How declassified historic satellite images could help clear unexploded bombs in Vietnam 50 years later

The U.S. dropped millions of tons of bombs on Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. Some remain, and could still explode.

8 months ago

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The smokestacks of the former coal-fired Homer City Generating Station crumble in a planned demolition
Science

Big Tech’s soaring energy demands are making coal-fired power plant sites attractive

Coal-fired power plants, long a money-losing proposition in the U.S., are becoming more valuable now.

8 months ago

Students at the University of Delaware Earth Day tabling fair
Science

Swap, don’t shop: Gen Z leads the charge against fast fashion at University of Delaware clothing event

Delaware students rethink consumer habits at sustainable clothing swap aimed at tackling climate footprint.

8 months ago

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New Chester County emergency vehicle outside city hall
Health

Chester scores ambulance coverage, narrowly avoids lengthy lapse in emergency care

The imminent breakdown of Crozer Health, Delaware County’s largest health system, is leaving many communities without proper ambulance coverage.

8 months ago

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A U.S. Infantryman of the 25th division balances a M60 machine gun on his shoulder as he rushes into position behind smoke rising from a burning village near Duc Pho, about 325 miles North of Saigon on July 31, 1967. Air strikes had been called in on the village when elements of the division met resistance during a search and clear operation. (AP Photo)
The Pulse
Health

50 Years Later: The Lasting Impact of the Vietnam War

On this episode, we mark the 50th anniversary of the war’s end with stories that explore its lasting impact.

Air Date: April 25, 2025

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2016 CDC illustration of the Bordetella pertussis bacteria
Health

Pa. among states hit hardest with whooping cough cases, new numbers show

Pennsylvania, one of the states hit hardest by the illness last year, has recorded 207 whooping cough cases in 2025.

8 months ago

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