Public Health
About 73% of all firework-related injuries nationally occur in the two weeks before and after the Fourth of July.
10 months ago
Here are 5 tips to help you stay safe and cool in extreme heat
Summer is barely underway, but temperatures in the U.S. are already reaching levels dangerous to human health.
10 months ago
Overdose deaths involving street xylazine surged years earlier than reported
The CDC concluded that by 2021, the "rate of drug overdose deaths involving xylazine was 35 times higher than the 2018 rate."
10 months ago
Pa. declares Code Red due to poor air quality from Canadian wildfires
Under a Code Red, air pollution concentrations are considered unhealthy for the general population and outdoor activity should be avoided.
10 months ago
Penn Medicine to offer VA services at former Brandywine Hospital
Penn Medicine is also weighing the possibility of re-establishing emergency care at Brandywine Hospital “beyond the partnership with the VA.”
10 months ago
Wildfire smoke drives traditional summer camp activities indoors
Many camps in the Midwest and the East have been moving activities indoors, seeking advice from medical professionals and hoping the air quality improves soon.
10 months ago
Expect a hot, smoky summer in much of America. Here’s why you’d better get used to it
Between the 235 out-of-control Canadian wildfires and unstable weather patterns responsible for these meteorological mishaps, climate relief will be few and far in between.
10 months ago
Air quality alerts remain in effect across Philly area due to Canadian wildfires
City departments in Philadelphia are urged to allow employees who can work indoors to do so. Public pools will also be closed for the day.
10 months ago
Historic settlement reached to clean up toxic PFAS contamination in South Jersey
Solvay Specialty Polymers will pay New Jersey $393 million as part of a settlement to clean up PFAS contamination near West Deptford site.
10 months ago
Philly declares Code Red due to poor air quality from Canadian wildfires
Wildfires continue to rage across Canada, with hundreds burning and more than half out of control.
10 months ago
Medical marijuana law update would lift the advertising ban on Pa. doctors
A sponsor of the legislation said it would help “level the playing field” between doctors and third-party companies.
10 months ago
Tower Health to sell shuttered Brandywine Hospital to Penn Medicine
Tower Health and Penn Medicine signed a letter of intent that would allow Penn to acquire Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville.
10 months ago
This company turns food scraps into compost for Philly community gardens at an old city building
“Food waste from our rec centers becomes high-quality compost, adding valuable nutrients back into city soils,” one official said.
10 months ago
1 year after Dobbs, Pa. clinicians say it’s time to revise the state’s physician-only abortion law
Pennsylvania law only allows physicians to perform abortions. Advanced practice clinicians say they want to be able to do the same.
10 months ago
Listen 3:56Safety, oversight concerns raised as Pa. lawmakers pursue billions for hydrogen hubs
Pennsylvania is reaching for billions in federal dollars to build hydrogen hubs. Lawmakers and environmentalists fear the state isn’t prepared to take on oversight duties.
10 months ago