Public Health
How much lead is hiding in Philly’s former industrial neighborhoods?
The construction boom in the so-called “river wards,” once Philadelphia’s industrial hub, has unleashed a “lurkin ...
7 years ago
Philly, Conrail outline plan to clear long-festering heroin camp along tracks
Philadelphia officials say they have finally reached a plan with Conrail to remove and clean up a haven for heroin users on the company ...
8 years ago
Before Senate Republicans repeal Obamacare they must answer these questions
A group of 13 Republican senators are holed up behind closed doors to decide the next steps for the American Health Care Act, the Obamaca ...
8 years ago
‘People die of stigma. They don’t die from heroin.’
Paul Yabor, 55, an activist in the HIV/AIDs and harm reduction communities who suffered from a substance use disorder himself, died last week Tuesday of a drug overdose.
8 years ago
Pa. AG says combating opioid abuse his top priority
Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro says opioid abuse has become the biggest threat to keeping Pennsylvania residents safe. ...
8 years ago
How the sausage is made, safely and free of harmful bacteria
Cured meat is a big food trend in the U.S. right now, but the meat isn’t cooked with heat, so it takes a bit of work to keep the sa ...
8 years ago
Listen 7:28Pharmacy students see first hand Philadelphia’s naloxone shortage
Three pharmacy school students gathered outside a windowless brick storefront in Fairhill, just blocks from Philadelphia’s most not ...
8 years ago
Listen 2:23Under the bridge, a world of pain not so far from any of us
The suffering I witnessed in the course of some recent reporting I did on the opioid epidemic weighed more heavily on me than a ...
8 years ago
Southeast Pa. homeless assistance program to shut down
The Philadelphia region is about to lose a federally-funded homeless outreach program. The loss comes at a time of uncertainty for ...
8 years ago
I voted for Donald Trump — and I want to keep the ACA
I still support most of what President Trump is doing. But there is one thing on which I'm disagreeing with him. I regret voting against my own interests.
8 years ago
Empty chairs at the cancer center: The threat of ACA repeal
I spend a lot of time in the place no one wants to be — the cancer center. Every two weeks I’m there with my husband. He is the p ...
8 years ago
The role of water in preparing our cities for a better future
By linking the digital and infrastructure systems of the water utility with those of our urban centers, we will take a leap toward creating thriving, sustainable cities.
8 years ago
Philadelphia must enact a policy to fight bed bugs
What is small, brown, round, and avoided by the City of Philadelphia like the plague? If you guessed bed bugs, you’d be right. Unli ...
8 years ago
A common cause; from Standing Rock to Sweet Water, New Jersey’s Pilgrim Pipeline
Teepees dot the plain beside the river, totem poles mark a circular prayer site, and men in moccasins and fur caps tend the ceremonial campfire.
8 years ago
Listen 4:13Few presidents have been as concerned with their legacy as Barack Obama. From writing his first memoir at age 34, to declaring ...
8 years ago