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Health

Philly-area cancer survivors, doctors say new, nonhormonal menopause drug expands treatment options

Certified menopause doctors say elinzanetant, a nonhormonal drug for hot flashes, could be a new option for women who can’t take hormone treatment therapies.

12 months ago

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Ribbon cutting ceremony for We Are All Bound Up Together mural
Arts & Entertainment

Black suffragist Frances Watkins Harper rises in new Germantown mural

With help from Penn State’s Center for Black Digital Research, the mural draws attention to the activism of 19th-century Black women.

1 year ago

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What drives up 'gray divorce' among people 65 and up?
Studio 2
Money

Retirement, independence, divorce: The surprising trend after 60

Gray divorce - the only demographic group with a rising divorce rate is people 65 and up. What’s behind this trend? And what are the consequences?

Air Date: September 25, 2025 12:00 pm

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A happy shopper shows off her haul at the 20th anniversary Philly AIDS Thrift block party
Community
Billy Penn

Philly AIDS Thrift’s 20th anniversary block party draws a big crowd

Organizers said Saturday's event was nearly twice as large as any of the previous 19 block parties.

1 year ago

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy meets with Senate President Nicholas Scutari, right, and Assembly Speaker Craig Coughlin, second right, before he delivers his State of the State address to a joint session of the Legislature at the statehouse, in Trenton, N.J., Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023.
Politics & Policy

N.J. citizen groups, activists upset at government’s ‘failure’ to protect immigrants, transgender and disabled people

They want the Democratic governor, Senate president and Assembly speaker to pass bills to protect the state’s most vulnerable populations.

1 year ago

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Montgomery County Commissioners sit behind the commission bench
Politics & Policy

Montgomery County establishes a human relations commission

The commission will enforce nondiscrimination policies in housing, employment and public accommodations.

1 year ago

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.

1 year ago

Temple University field hockey athletes during a match
Science

Temple study finds sports help young women build leadership skills, but bias still shapes how they show them

The research shows athletic experience leads to young women being comfortable in showcasing leadership traits.

1 year ago

Entrance of Temple Women and Families Hospital
Health

New Temple Health maternity hospital will offer private labor and delivery rooms, expanded NICU services

The Women and Families Hospital will begin offering childbirth and maternity care Sept. 3.

1 year ago

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Staff of Penn Medicine’s mobile mammography unit demonstrate how patients receive a mammogram on Oct. 22, 2021 in Philadelphia
Health

Delaware study finds breast cancer hotspots, linking low screenings and aggressive tumors to late-stage diagnoses

Using data from 3,492 patients, a ChristianaCare study found breast cancer hotspots in Wilmington and Middletown.

1 year ago

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Swarthmore College. (Swarthmore.edu)
Courts & Law

Transgender runner Evie Parts sues NCAA and Swarthmore College for removal from track team

The claim states the NCAA is not a governmental organization and doesn’t have jurisdiction over Pennsylvania state law or Title IX.

1 year ago

Modern aging meets tradwives
Studio 2
Health

Modern aging: Is “old” outdated?; Tradwives take over social media: More than a trend?

Life expectancy is rising, with Americans living longer than ever before. But this "silver tsunami" necessitates a re-evaluation of aging stereotypes and society.

Air Date: August 13, 2025 12:00 pm

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Protestors hold signs to demonstrate their support for transgender children
Courts & Law

States sue Trump, saying he is intimidating hospitals over gender-affirming care for youth

The claim in a lawsuit comes after a wave of hospital systems said in July that they're ending aspects of the care.

1 year ago

The Philadelphia skyline.
Money

How Philadelphia women are still working to close the gender pay gap

Data shows that, across multiple factors, the pay gap between men and women still persists, even in big cities like Philadelphia.

1 year ago

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Princeton University
Courts & Law

Transgender woman sues Princeton for ‘humiliating’ removal from track meet

This case follows ongoing national debates and legal battles over transgender athletes' participation in women's sports.

1 year ago

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