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Conceived as a cross between a Sunday newspaper and CBS' Sunday Morning with Charles Kuralt, Weekend Edition Sunday features interviews with newsmakers, artists, scientists, politicians, musicians, writers, theologians and historians.

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Yuva Gambhir at the 2019 Napa Wine Series Gala
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Penn 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.

2 months ago

Local hair stylist Christine Meehan sits in front of her medication
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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.

2 months ago

Jefferson Health's Einstein Philadelphia Hospital
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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.

2 months ago

an estrogen patch for hormone therapy
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‘It’s the wild, wild West’: Philadelphia menopause care providers see fallout from quick online hormone prescriptions

Health care providers say patients should be careful before getting easily accessible prescriptions for hormone products.

2 months ago

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A nurse checks on IV fluids while talking to a patient.
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Pa. 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.

2 months ago

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Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland.
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Prospect Medical Holdings finds tentative buyers for Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Springfield Hospital

It is unclear when either deal will be finalized. If a sale falls through, Prospect Medical Holdings is allowed to abandon the property.

2 months ago

Pipes attached to water filtration tanks
Science

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.

2 months ago

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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services building
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Medicare 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.

2 months ago

Listen 1:04
Delaware River
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In 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.

2 months ago

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Former President Joe Biden stands in front of an American flag
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Biden 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.

2 months ago

Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland
Health

Judge will allow Prospect to abandon Crozer-Chester Medical Center and Springfield Hospital if a sale fails

Springfield’s solicitor said that word of a possible abandonment came as a “total surprise.”

2 months ago

Taking breaks from work is essential to maintaining focus — but what you do on those breaks can make a big difference in how restorative they are. In his research, environmental neuroscientist Marc Berman has found that spending time in nature is one of the best ways of improving attention, cognitive function, and behavior. (Bigstock/Mihailo K)
The Pulse
Science

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

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President Joe Biden speaks at the Tioga Marine Terminal in Philadelphia
Science

Trump 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.

2 months ago

Listen 1:01
A man holding a piece of biocoal
Science

Can Phoenixville’s sewage become ‘guilt-free coal’?

The municipality has invested millions to pressure cook sewage sludge, in hopes of cutting its climate pollution.

2 months ago

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In India, the human-elephant conflict is a growing phenomenon of dangerous interactions between humans and wild Asian elephants. The conflict is driven by habitat loss and human expansion. (Courtesy of Kim Frank)
The Pulse
Science

Chasing 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.

2 months ago

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