
Health & Science
PECO is offering $500 grants to help customers pay off overdue bills
The program is geared toward customers with incomes too high to qualify for some existing energy assistance programs.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:00When Organ Donation Goes Wrong
More than a hundred thousand people in the U.S. are on the national transplant list waiting for a life-sa ...
Air Date: July 30, 2025
Listen 35:48Researchers mapped out the economic impact of the federal government canceling research grants that had already been approved.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:48The EPA proposes gutting its greenhouse gas rules. Here’s what it means for cars and pollution
Two rules designed to promote cleaner cars were already effectively eliminated. With the EPA suggesting not considering carbon dioxide to be pollution, the last could fall.
4 weeks ago
A new therapy support group at Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation helps patients regain independence and identity with makeup and skin care classes.
4 weeks ago
Listen 2:45Penn researchers vote to unionize amid federal health and science funding threats
Organizers campaigned on salary increases and job security, especially for international scholars. They will soon bargain on a contract.
4 weeks ago
Listen 1:30EPA to clean up former Sherwin-Williams site in South Jersey where water and soil were contaminated
The paint manufacturer contaminated local waterways, groundwater and soil in Camden County with arsenic, lead and other metals.
4 weeks ago
Listen 0:58Remember when swimsuits weren't allowed? A history of nude swimming
While it might be unbelievable today, boys were once required to swim nude at YMCA pools — yet some recall the experience with no shame.
1 month ago
Listen 11:14South Jersey slaughterhouse discharges bloody wastewater into creek, according to the EPA
The EPA says the contamination from the Burlington Beef slaughterhouse could have been occurring for a year.
1 month ago
Listen 1:11Delaware County residents plagued by longer ambulance rides, emergency room waits
Crozer Health’s shutdown is affecting everyone from Delaware County’s working-class neighborhoods near the riverfront all the way to the Main Line.
1 month ago
Listen 4:02ChristianaCare to open West Grove ‘neighborhood hospital’ in August
The site of the former Jennersville Hospital in Chester County will soon be home to ChristianaCare’s first neighborhood hospital.
1 month ago
Listen 0:43Untangling Shame and Its Effects On Our Health
A look at the roots of shame, and how it affects our behavior, our choices, and our health.
Air Date: July 25, 2025
Listen 50:03Dogs struggle with summer heat: Here’s how to keep them safe
Heat waves are tough on people — and tougher on some pets, especially dogs. A vet offers advice on keeping them safe.
1 month ago
The city must create a new permit system before it can enforce where and when service providers can offer addiction and homelessness outreach in Kensington.
1 month ago
Listen 1:15The auction, meant to ensure sufficient power supply in the future, closed at a record price for the second year in a row.
1 month ago
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