Health
Find Low-Cost (and Free) Mental Health Services
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. A reminder: Help is out there — here’s where to find it in Philly
By Sarah Miller and Shaheer Naveed
We Know How To Prevent Children’s Gun Injuries
A CHOP pediatric trauma surgeon asks: What if we confronted the number one cause of death among children the same way we dealt with motor vehicle safety?
By Michael L. Nance
“The Only Problem was the Job”
When police die by suicide, their loved ones often lose benefits. Pennsylvania, and Philadelphia, may now change that
By Mensah M. Dean
Observation, Meditation, Creation, Connection
Exploring a new art program at the Barnes Foundation for people with Parkinson's
By Courtney DuChene
Al Dashiell, Barber Plus
His Center City shop offers shaves, haircuts — and health care
By Laura Brzyski
Can City Council Fix Our Reproductive Healthcare Crisis?
Federal and local funding cuts are decimating an already precarious healthcare landscape, especially for Philadelphia’s most vulnerable communities. City funding could help
By Courtney DuChene
Deborah Burnham
Even before she experienced cancer herself, the retired Penn English professor had a knack for “magical” prompts to help patients write through their illness at the Abramson Cancer Center
By Daphne Sashin
Dr. Paul Offit
The man who RFK Jr. wants you to hate just wants to save our kids, using proven science
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
Sonura, a Cap that Protects Preemies
Penn Engineering grads developed a high-tech beanie that protects the tiniest of ears from NICU noise
By Laura Brzyski
Disruptors Carl June and Jeff Marrazzo
They’re charting a course to a world without cancer tumors and reinvigorating Philly’s “Cellicon Valley” with their new company, Dispatch Biotherapeutics. For their bold vision, we’re awarding this duo our Disruptors of the Year.
By Malcolm Burnley