
Health & Science
A major solar installer in Philly is ceasing most operations amid federal tax credit rollbacks
In a letter obtained by WHYY, PosiGen’s CEO said recent rollbacks to federal tax credits made it harder for the company to secure financing.
3 weeks ago
Listen 1:27How vaccine policy is changing under RFK Jr.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.s' overhaul of vaccine recommendations and research and what it means for public health and pandemic preparedness.
Air Date: August 26, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:14Falls are the leading cause of injury among older adults. Here’s what to know
Experts across the region are working to educate older adults on how they can prevent falling as they age.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:24Kids, often barely out of elementary school, are internalizing the idea that their futures depend on getting into an Ivy League school.
4 weeks ago
Listen 8:07Back to School in a Rapidly Changing World
How the AI revolution and the long shadow of COVID are transforming education.
Air Date: August 22, 2025
Listen 50:00Understanding the latest research on keeping our brains healthy and sharp at any age. From diet, to exercise, technology and more, with Dr. Daniel Monti and Pam Belluck.
Air Date: August 21, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:11Philly climate activists celebrate a rare win in their battle to reform PGW
A proposed settlement with PGW would lower the utility’s planned rate hikes, and force the natural gas provider to hold public hearings over climate impacts.
1 month ago
Listen 1:19Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo
The 16 were born in a series of hatches this year to Mommy and Abrazzo. The parents are both estimated to be about 100 years old.
1 month ago
After 2 years of controversy, Mütter Museum announces new human remains policy
The new policy comes after two years of controversy involving public backlash, staff departures and high-level leadership changes.
1 month ago
Grid operator PJM is under increasing scrutiny over rising electricity costs. Lawmakers want a clearer look at how the nonprofit operates.
1 month ago
Listen 1:13Pennsylvanians face higher health insurance costs as insurers propose 19% increase to 2026 premiums
Health insurers offering plans on Pennie, the state Affordable Care Act exchange, say rising costs and expiring enhanced premium tax credits are driving the increase requests.
1 month ago
Listen 1:07How Scientists Discovered Legionnaires’ Disease
In the summer of 1976, when 2,000 people came to Philadelphia for a national convention of the American Legion, a strange illness gripped ...
Air Date: August 18, 2025
Listen 26:32The Women and Families Hospital will begin offering childbirth and maternity care Sept. 3.
1 month ago
Listen 1:56Using data from 3,492 patients, a ChristianaCare study found breast cancer hotspots in Wilmington and Middletown.
1 month ago
Listen 1:28As farmworkers face longer, hotter harvest seasons, their risk of heat-related illness grows
Agricultural workers in the U.S. are 35 times more likely to die from heat-related stress than people working in any other field.
1 month ago
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