Health & Science
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.
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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.
4 weeks ago
Health care providers say patients should be careful before getting easily accessible prescriptions for hormone products.
4 weeks ago
Listen 4:38Pa. 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.
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Listen 1:19It is unclear when either deal will be finalized. If a sale falls through, Prospect Medical Holdings is allowed to abandon the property.
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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.
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Listen 1:07Medicare 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.
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Listen 1:04In 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.
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Listen 1:05Biden 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.
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Springfield’s solicitor said that word of a possible abandonment came as a “total surprise.”
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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
Listen 50:33Trump 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.
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Listen 1:01Can Phoenixville’s sewage become ‘guilt-free coal’?
The municipality has invested millions to pressure cook sewage sludge, in hopes of cutting its climate pollution.
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Listen 1:12Chasing 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.
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RFK Jr. gave all organizations in charge of medical education standards two weeks to include nutrition in licensing exams and residency requirements.
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