“These are the days of miracle and wonder” — Paul Simon Sen. Dave McCormick (R-Pa.) and National Institutes of Health […]
Stephen F. Gambescia: RFK — our next consumer movement maverick?
The pushback against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead and direct the U.S. Health and Human Services agency fails […]
Beth Ann Rosica: UK study has local implications for children and transgender treatments
Findings from a revolutionary new report on gender identity services for children contradict current US and local practices.
By Beth Ann Rosica
Young minds with big solutions at Delaware Valley Science Fairs 2024
Chairman pledges $300,000 donation to kids in STEM programs.
By Liv DeMarco
Two of Shapiro’s clean energy sources in new power plan unlikely to arrive by 2035 deadline
One clean energy source the governor wants is “expected to take place in the second half of the century” — not 2035, the governor’s goal date.
By Todd Shepherd
Why I can see: three men’s places in the history of cataract surgery
Philadelphia’s Wills Eye Hospital played a pioneering role in the development of the now-common procedure.
By Richard Koenig
Chris Gibbons: A new rocket stirs humanity
On Aug. 29, the launch of NASA’s Space Launch System rocket will bring humanity closer to its destiny.
By Chris Gibbons
Emily Kreps: Women’s equality — racing for second
Female athletes are now second-class citizens in their own category.
By Emily Kreps
Emily Kreps: University of Pennsylvania versus reality
There’s a controversy brewing at the University of Pennsylvania that is threatening the entire sport of women’s swimming.
By Emily Kreps
Howard Lurie: On transgender kids, children’s brains, and perception vs. biology
The public is being told that a trans child’s body is not right, and their brain is. Shouldn’t we at least entertain the possibility that the opposite is true?
By Howard Lurie