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Dec 2025 4

Digital detox retreats in Pennsylvania

By Kalena Thomhave | THINGS TO DO, EVERGREEN, Kalena Thomhave

Take a break from screens on a digital detox retreat at these rural havens, luxury resorts, and no-frills cabins.

A digital detox allows you to focus on what really matters to you, besides endless scrolling.

Dec 2025 3

PA uninsured children hit 153,000 as federal funding cuts loom

By Public News Service | LOCAL NEWS, COMMUNITY, Public News Service

A new report shows Pennsylvania is seeing its highest number of uninsured children in a decade.

A report finds more than 153,000 kids are without coverage in Pennsylvania.

Dec 2025 2

Pa.’s home care workers want to be included in the next state budget

By Whitney Downard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star | HEALTHCARE, COMMUNITY, Whitney Downard, Pennsylvania Capital-Star

According to one group, the average hourly reimbursement rate for personal assistance services is “the lowest among neighboring states.”

Dec 2025 2

I ran the 2025 Philadelphia Marathon—here’s what it was really like

By Erin Yarnall | LOCAL CULTURE, COMMUNITY, Erin Yarnall

The City of Brotherly Love showed its love to runners during the 2025 Philadelphia Marathon. Here’s what it was really like.

The Philadelphia Marathon takes runners through 26.2 miles of the city’s streets during the race.

Dec 2025 2

Health care professionals warn about nursing degrees degraded by Trump’s DOE

By Sean Kitchen | LOCAL NEWS, POLITICS, Sean Kitchen

Changes from President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill” will make it harder for students to obtain nursing and other advanced degrees.

Nov 2025 26

Inside Pennsylvania’s $1B battle plan for threats to rural health care

By USA Today Network via Reuters Connect | HEALTHCARE, COMMUNITY, USA Today Network via Reuters Connect

Pennsylvania officials have pitched a roughly $1 billion plan for strengthening rural health care as they compete with other states for one-time federal grant funds to blunt the effects of impending Medicaid cuts.

Nov 2025 24

UPMC hired powerful anti-union law firm to thwart Magee Women’s Hospital elections

By Sean Kitchen | LOCAL NEWS, POLITICS, Sean Kitchen

Ogletree Deakins, known for representing the textile manufacturer at the center of the real life Norma Rae story, had been hired to break UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital nurses and nurse practitioners.