
Public Health
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
Listen 1:13Temple Health physicians are expanding a program to increase access to stool-based screening kits, an alternative to colonoscopies.
2 weeks ago
Listen 1:09Camden’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
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
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
Listen 1:05Did 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
Listen 2:54Joy 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
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
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
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
Listen 1:27Pain, 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
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
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
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
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