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WHYY’s the Pulse reporter Alan Yu receives his influenza vaccine at a Vybe urgent care center in Philadelphia. (Kimberly Paynter/WHYY)
The Pulse
Health

Why urgent care clinics, once derided as ‘doc in a box,’ have spread like wildfire

The number of urgent care centers in the U.S. have doubled, from more than 7,000 to more than 14,000 over the last decade or so.

4 weeks ago

Listen 9:42
Amazon Web Services data center is seen on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, in Boardman, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)
Science

Conshohocken-area residents push back against proposed data center

The facility would replace the recently closed Cleveland-Cliffs steel mill, which sits on 66 acres of land along the Schuylkill River.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:24
The ocean horizon at Long Beach Township
Science

New Jersey and Delaware report significant beach erosion following nor’easter

The nor'easter led to a state of emergency in New Jersey, and voluntary evacuations in parts of Delaware.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:12
Jackie Jackson, 65, member of the PHL Huntington Park Walkers
Health

Philadelphia seniors ‘strut’ into aging as they take charge of their health and find community

The Hunting Park We Walk PHL group joined more than 500 older city residents for Philadelphia Corporation for Aging’s 13th Senior Strut health event.

4 weeks ago

Listen 1:46
Over the past decade or two, the number of urgent care centers in the U.S. have doubled — in part, because they fill a void in the health care market, offering fast and convenient care to patients who would otherwise face long wait times at the ER, and longer wait times to see a primary care physician.  (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey)
The Pulse
Health

Inside the Boom of Urgent Care: How It’s Changing American Medicine

We take a look at the rapid rise of urgent care, what’s fueling it, and how it’s affecting patients

Air Date: October 17, 2025

Listen 48:55
Yuva Gambhir at the 2019 Napa Wine Series Gala
Health

Penn senior and family host 10th annual fundraiser for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Between classes at Penn and DJ gigs, Yuva Gambhir manages the rare degenerative disease with grit and determination.

1 month ago

Local hair stylist Christine Meehan sits in front of her medication
Health

As the shutdown drags on, these people will lose if health care subsidies expire

A hair stylist in Upper Chichester, Pennsylvania, has a neck condition that may require surgery. She says if ACA subsidies expire, she'll further delay the procedure.

1 month ago

Jefferson Health's Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
Health
6abc

Jefferson Health to lay off hundreds of employees, impacting 1% of staff

Jefferson Health says it is reducing its workforce by 1%, affecting between 600 and 700 of its 65,000 employees.

1 month ago

an estrogen patch for hormone therapy
Health

‘It’s the wild, wild West’: Philadelphia menopause care providers see fallout from quick online hormone prescriptions

Health care providers say patients should be careful before getting easily accessible prescriptions for hormone products.

1 month ago

Listen 4:38
A nurse checks on IV fluids while talking to a patient.
Health

Pa. approves higher ACA health insurance premiums for 2026, with some price hikes as high as 38%

Insurance regulators say Pennie customers will see premiums rise by 21% on average, which factors in the potential loss of federal premium tax credits, or health subsidies.

1 month ago

Listen 1:19
Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland.
Health

Prospect Medical Holdings finds tentative buyers for Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Springfield Hospital

It is unclear when either deal will be finalized. If a sale falls through, Prospect Medical Holdings is allowed to abandon the property.

1 month ago

Pipes attached to water filtration tanks
Science

Releases of toxic ‘forever chemical’ to be monitored more closely by EPA

PFHxS-Na is the latest “forever chemical” added to the Toxics Release Inventory.

1 month ago

Listen 1:07
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building
Health

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.

1 month ago

Listen 1:04
Delaware River
Science

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.

1 month ago

Listen 1:05
Former President Joe Biden stands in front of an American flag
Health

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.

1 month ago

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