Public Health
Enforcement of new restrictions on Kensington mobile health providers to begin this week
New regulations on mobile units that provide medical care, food, water and harm reduction supplies in District 7 include limits on where and when they can operate.
5 days ago
Listen 1:06What to do if you find injured, sick or orphaned wildlife in Philadelphia
Here’s how to safely capture an injured animal and where to take it for help.
7 days ago
Listen 0:56Last week, Lower Merion Township passed a ban on gas-powered leaf blowers. Many are happy to wave goodbye to noisy and pollutive equipment. Others have reservations.
Air Date: November 24, 2025 12:00 pm
Listen 51:40Here’s what’s in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family
The Sackler family must contribute up to $7 billion over 15 years. Most of the money is to go to government entities to fight the opioid crisis.
3 weeks ago
The mission of the campaign is to spread educational messaging and conversation points about heart health and what additional factors lead to risk conditions.
3 weeks ago
Listen 0:56Judge says he’ll approve opioid settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue and Sackler family
The new agreement replaces one the U.S. Supreme Court rejected last year, finding it would have improperly protected members of the family against future lawsuits.
3 weeks ago
The timeline for SNAP benefits remains uncertain, even as the government is set to reopen
About 42 million lower-income Americans receive SNAP benefits, on average about $190 monthly per person.
4 weeks ago
The legislation would require employers to provide reasonable accommodations for disruptive symptoms of menstruation and menopause.
4 weeks ago
Health department warns of possible measles exposure at Philadelphia International Airport
The warning is precautionary; the health department said it believes there is no threat to the public.
4 weeks ago
Supreme Court extends its order blocking full SNAP payments, with shutdown potentially near an end
Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the only one of the nine justices to say she would have revived the lower court orders immediately.
4 weeks ago
Infant botulism in 10 U.S. states linked to formula being recalled
Health officials are investigating 13 cases in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and eight other states. ByHeart Inc. agreed to recall two lots of its Whole Nutrition Infant Formula.
4 weeks ago
Trump administration says SNAP will be partially funded in November after judges’ rulings
The USDA has a $5 billion contingency fund for the program, but the Trump administration had reversed an earlier agency plan to use that money to keep SNAP running.
1 month ago
Sharing Excess’ map, which shows locations in Philly, New York and Chicago, is connecting people to food pantries and distribution sites amid the SNAP pause.
1 month ago
Listen 1:15‘Fund SNAP, not ICE’: Philadelphians call for expanded, continued SNAP benefits
Rallygoers were concerned that despite two judges’ rulings calling for funds to be restored, SNAP benefits will still be delayed and in danger amid the government shutdown.
1 month ago
Listen 1:10Nearly 241,000 children in Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Montgomery and Philadelphia counties receive SNAP benefits.
1 month ago
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