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Experts warn Pennsylvania is headed for a profound eldercare crisis as Alzheimer's disease and dementia rates continue to climb. Statistics illustrate the cause of their concern.

The vote by a Senate panel allows it to demand information — including the name, address, driver's license, and partial social security number — for all registered Pennsylvania voters.

A research paper published in 2015 showed vaccines could enable more deadly variants of a virus to spread among chickens. Penn State researcher Dr. Andrew Read says the paper has gone viral in recent weeks because readers are misunderstanding it.

Half of the U.S. Senate and one-third of the House of Representatives is 65 or older. What does that mean for Millennial politicians? Time magazine's Charlotte Alter joins us this week to discuss.

Penn State’s Center for the Performing Arts is kicking off the season with a free outdoor performance by Mwenso and The Shakes on Thursday. WPSU spoke with Michael Mwenso about his music, which has been described as intense, genre-busting and fun.

Marking the latest step in the commercialization of space, the SpaceX mission has launched four civilians, including a billionaire CEO, a physician assistant and a geoscientist.

With cases rising, health-care professionals are urging the legislature to extend the regulatory changes to maximize the number of workers in hospitals and long-term care facilities.

Though the program was well-intentioned — designed to provide relief to businesses during the early months of the pandemic shutdown — it was confusing and lacked transparency and accountability.