Health & Science
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 9:42Conshohocken-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 1:24New 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 1:12Philadelphia 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 1:46Inside 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 48:55Penn 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
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 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
Health care providers say patients should be careful before getting easily accessible prescriptions for hormone products.
1 month 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.
1 month ago
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.
1 month ago
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 1:07Medicare 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.
1 month ago
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.
1 month ago
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.
1 month ago
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