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School kids in Center City Philadelphia
Health

3 Pennsylvania cities ranked among worst places to live for people with asthma

The 2025 U.S. Asthma Capitals report identifies cities with high rates of asthma-related emergency room visits and deaths.

2 months ago

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Wind turbines of South Fork Wind are seen off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island
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‘Politically motivated’: US Wind criticizes Trump administration’s move to kill Delmarva offshore wind farm

The offshore wind farm’s construction plan was approved last year. But the federal government is pulling back on renewable energy projects.

2 months ago

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hospital entrance
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Unclear how much Pa. stands to gain from feds’ $50 billion rural hospital program

Mehmet Oz, the administrator of Medicare and Medicaid, has sole discretion as to the distribution of the federal funds.

2 months ago

Delaware Governor Matt Meyers at podium
Health

‘A prescription we’ve written for every Delawarean’: Gov. Meyer’s order lets virtually all residents get updated COVID-19 vaccine

The governor’s move aims to override the FDA’s action to restrict shots to people 65 or older and others with serious health issues.

2 months ago

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an Ozempic prescription
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Delaware report shows growing use of GLP-1 meds are driving increased spending, not drug price tags

Costs to Delaware patients and health insurers for GLP-1 drugs have remained flat while utilization has more than doubled in recent years.

2 months ago

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Muscle drawing
The Pulse
Health

The Science and Beauty of Muscles

A celebration of muscles — from their beauty and biology, to the history of how weightlifting went mainstream.

Air Date: September 12, 2025

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Taylor Hospital
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Taylor Hospital has a buyer. Can Delaware County investors find a way to reopen it?

Prospect Medical Holdings closed Taylor Hospital in April. The former Crozer Health hospital now has a new owner.

2 months ago

a culture of human breast cancer cells
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Penn researchers find killing dormant, ‘sleeper’ breast cancer cells may prevent recurrence

New results from a clinical trial show that existing drugs can successfully kill dormant breast cancer cells, thereby reducing lifetime risk of recurrence.

2 months ago

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Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson are just one of several celebrity odd couples that have kept the internet buzzing this summer. They're pictured here at the New York premiere of
The Pulse
Science

Podcast Extra: Odd Couples and the Science of Attraction

An exploration of the mysteries of attraction and the science of optimizing online dating.

Air Date: September 9, 2025

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Thomas Homer (left) and Marge Wible (right) volunteering at Lutheran Settlement House
Health

‘An unfound gem’: Older Fishtown residents find purpose and friendship volunteering at Lutheran Settlement House

Older adult volunteers at Lutheran Settlement House make up more than half of all volunteer hours across the organization.

2 months ago

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Map of Mars
The Pulse
Science

Mars Mania: How America Became Obsessed with Mars

Tracing the history of our obsession with Mars, from modern efforts to colonize to belief in a Martian civilization.

Air Date: September 5, 2025

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The roof of a data centre is pictured
Science

Delaware data center proposal continues to face public opposition as state and local officials propose new regulations

Concerns about impacts to the environment and energy demand swirl around a proposed 1.2-gigawatt data center planned for Delaware City.

2 months ago

A medical professional prepares a vaccine syringe.
Health

Pennsylvania pharmacies can now offer new COVID vaccines after state adopts recommendations from medical societies

Pennsylvania pharmacies can now refer to major medical organizations for COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in the absence of CDC guidance.

2 months ago

American Legion members attend a consumer protection subcommittee hearing on Legionnaires' disease
Health

How a Philadelphia outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in 1976 led to modern-day investigations and surveillance

Legionnaires’ disease was named after a large outbreak in Philadelphia sickened hundreds of American Legion veterans in the summer of 1976.

2 months ago

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una mamografía
Health

Un estudio en Delaware encuentra focos de cáncer de mama, vinculando las bajas tasas de pruebas de detección y los tumores agresivos con diagnósticos en etapa avanzada

Utilizando datos de 3,492 pacientes, un estudio de ChristianaCare encontró focos críticos de cáncer de mama en Wilmington y Middletown.

2 months ago

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