Health & Science
After a devastating crash left a woman in need of a kidney transplant, her family’s journey highlights the need for more organ donation awareness in communities of color.
2 months ago
Live from the Pennsylvania Hospital Museum: 275 years of medicine
Studio 2 is scrubbing in! 275 years after doors first opened, we’re hosting a special live remote broadcast from the nation’s very first official hospital.
Air Date: August 25, 2026
Listen 51:072 unvaccinated Pennsylvanians die after contracting measles as outbreak reaches nearly 400 cases
The measles-associated deaths occurred among two residents of Lancaster County.
2 months ago
New proposed rules governing federal grant funding would make it easier to cancel research that has been funded and require grants to align with a president's priorities.
2 months ago
Listen 3:47More people are being affected and are experiencing more severe symptoms, says a Philadelphia allergist.
2 months ago
Listen 1:08Researchers find microplastics in insects from Schuylkill River watershed
The researchers found that microplastics were as prevalent in forested parts of the watershed as they were in urban areas.
2 months ago
Listen 1:21What’s Really Going On Inside Animals’ Heads?
We explore the inner lives of animals, from empathy in baboons to pain in lobsters and odd-couple friendships.
Air Date: August 21, 2026
Listen 49:34Why are testosterone levels falling?
Testosterone among men has been on the decline. Should we be concerned about falling testosterone levels?
Air Date: August 19, 2026
Listen 51:09As Pa. measles cases persist, back-to-school vaccine efforts ramp up
As measles infections statewide reach nearly 300 cases, public health leaders are looking toward preventing disease in schools this fall.
2 months ago
Listen 1:56Pennsylvania Gov. Shapiro signs wide-ranging executive order reining in data center development
While stopping short of issuing a moratorium on new data centers, Shapiro’s executive order accuses developers of “predatory” behavior against local communities.
2 months ago
Listen 1:20Vineland planning board approves 2nd phase of 300-megawatt data center plan
The plan would make way for the construction of a liquefied natural gas tank and fuel cell units.
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Listen 1:13A futuristic, hybrid-electric aircraft took flight at a test demo in Philadelphia
As a next-generation aircraft is tested at the Tioga Marine Terminal in Port Richmond, entrepreneurs and elected officials hope to reap economic benefits.
2 months ago
Listen 2:19With creativity and play, Thomas Jefferson STEM camp nurtures the next generation of engineers
America is facing a deficit of STEM professionals. A Philly-based program aimed at middle school kids is trying to turn things around.
2 months ago
Listen 1:50The backlash against anti-depressants
Nearly four decades since the advent of Prozac, why are some saying we need to rethink SSRIs? And what might the next forty years of depression treatment look like?
Air Date: August 17, 2026 1:00 pm
Listen 51:12I took antidepressants for more than 25 years. Getting off them was harder than I ever imagined.
What Erica Gerard found wasn't relapse. It was withdrawal, and a version of herself she'd almost forgotten.
2 months ago
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