Health Care
Breast cancer breakthrough – from new treatments to lingering challenges
National Breast Cancer Awareness Month started back in 1985. In the 40 years since then, there’s been a ton of progress. Some cutting edge research now comes out of Penn.
Air Date: October 21, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 45:42Why urgent care clinics, once derided as ‘doc in a box,’ have spread like wildfire
The number of urgent care centers in the U.S. have doubled, from more than 7,000 to more than 14,000 over the last decade or so.
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Listen 9:42As 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.
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Health care providers say patients should be careful before getting easily accessible prescriptions for hormone products.
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Listen 4:38Pa. 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.
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Listen 1:19It is unclear when either deal will be finalized. If a sale falls through, Prospect Medical Holdings is allowed to abandon the property.
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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.
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Listen 1:04Biden 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.
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Springfield’s solicitor said that word of a possible abandonment came as a “total surprise.”
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N.J. is applying for federal grant money to expand health care options in rural areas
If the application is successful, the Garden State could be awarded $1 billion over five years to improve services for rural residents.
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Listen 0:53The doctors also argue the November retention election could impact health care affordability, patient privacy and equal rights in Pennsylvania.
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Listen 1:08The proposed legal settlement would limit sharing of some salary data. Hospitals would also have longer to comply with spending targets.
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Listen 1:01Delaware congressional Democrats say they want more funding for government health care programs before voting to end the shutdown.
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Listen 0:48Images taken in 1896 by Arthur Goodspeed of coins inside a small purse were a precursor to medical X-rays and the birth of radiology in the U.S.
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Listen 1:49The GUIDE program pays local health and home care organizations to provide free dementia respite services, education, training and care coordination.
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