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Philadelphia doula program could promote recovery and prevent drug overdose deaths, study finds

Philly’s Community Doula Support Program launched in early 2020 in response to rising drug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum people.

2 weeks ago

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Temple doctors expand access to stool-based colon cancer screening to reduce racial disparities in Philly

Temple Health physicians are expanding a program to increase access to stool-based screening kits, an alternative to colonoscopies.

2 weeks ago

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Camden Mayor Vic Carstarphen grins after announcing the final phase of the removal of the mound of dirt and debris illegally dumped at 7th and Chestnut streets.
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Camden’s toxic dirt pile to be cleaned up by February 2024

Crews started removing debris from an illegal dump site in the city’s Bergen Square neighborhood beginning last March after officials took over the property.

3 weeks ago

COVID tests
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More free COVID-19 tests from the government are available for home delivery through the mail

Anyone who did not order a batch of four COVID-19 tests in September can secure up to eight of them this time around starting Monday at COVIDtests.gov.

3 weeks ago

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American Lung Association calls for increased radon testing in Pennsylvania

Though testing, screening, and treating lung cancer has improved in Pennsylvania, some residents are at risk of radon exposure, according to a report.

3 weeks ago

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Did Pa.’s exposure notification apps help prevent the spread of COVID-19?

"We were building the plane while we were flying it,” said one consultant.

3 weeks ago

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Joy of Sox celebrates receiving 1 million pairs of socks, sets sights on new goal by 2025

Joy of Sox celebrated with Prevention Point Philadelphia Wednesday after achieving the goal of reaching one million socks by October.

3 weeks ago

Jaqueline Benitez, who depends on SNAP benefits to help pay for food, shops for groceries at a supermarket
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USDA secretary says federal funding for WIC program falls short of amount needed to meet rising demand in local communities

The Biden administration is requesting that Congress appropriate $7.5 billion for WIC in the 2024 fiscal budget, up from $6 billion last year.

3 weeks ago

Amanda Zurawski is the lead plaintiff in a lawsuit filed by the Center for Reproductive Rights against Texas. Here, she arrives at the Austin courthouse where a hearing was held on July 20. SUZANNE CORDEIRO/AFP via Getty Images
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20 women are now suing Texas, saying state abortion laws endangered them

7 women who were denied reproductive health care in Texas have joined an ongoing lawsuit.

3 weeks ago

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Community

South Philly residents discuss supervised injection sites at Bridging Blocks event

Opponents and supporters of supervised injection sites gathered at South Philadelphia Library to plead their case on the best solutions for opioid addiction.

4 weeks ago

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Scientists are learning more about how long COVID affects the brain. (David Wall/Getty Images)
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Pain, fatigue, fuzzy thinking: How long COVID disrupts the brain

Government surveys suggest that millions of people in the U.S. are living with neurological symptoms linked to long COVID.

4 weeks ago

Cells in an Alzheimer’s affected brain, with abnormal levels of the beta-amyloid protein clumping together to form plaques, brown, that collect between neurons and disrupt cell function
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Alzheimer’s Foundation of America brings its ‘Educating America Tour’ to Philadelphia this week

The Philadelphia tour date is scheduled for Nov. 15 in Center City. The educational conference is designed for professionals and caregivers.

4 weeks ago

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Politics & Policy

Abortion rights win big in 2023 elections, again

In a handful of states with off-year elections, abortion access appeared to be a winning issue for the second general election in a row.

1 month ago

Montgomery County, Pa. Judge Carolyn Carluccio
Politics & Policy

Pa. voters weigh abortion rights in open state Supreme Court seat

The court is currently examining a challenge to a state law that restricts the use of public funds to help people get abortions.

1 month ago

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Community

Camden County’s Center for Community Nutrition to be named after longtime mayor of Lawnside

It will be the first building in Camden County named in honor of an African American woman, Mayor Mary Ann Wardlow, and will support the county’s meal-delivery program.

1 month ago

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