Health
Jurassic Park on the Schuylkill
Five million people around the world died from antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections last year — a problem expected to multiply in the next several decades. Might a Penn scientist find an answer in our deep past?
By Malcolm BurnleyListen: Ali Velshi on Abortion Bans and Black women
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member fights the racist, paternalistic propaganda that abortion is "Black genocide." It is vital healthcare
By Ali VelshiCitizens of the Week: Penn Medicine Votes
A crew of civic-minded hospital professionals are making sure patients unexpectedly hospitalized on Election Day can cast ballots. The effort, they say, is healing in itself.
By Courtney DuCheneListen: Ali Velshi Debunks “Abortion After Birth” Lie
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member on the dangerous rhetoric and how its directed at stripping women of their reproductive rights
By Ali VelshiGuest Commentary: The Closure of Benefits Data Trust Could Harm Children’s Health
Policy pros from CHOP and Penn say with the end of BDT, health systems and local groups must ramp up efforts to get families the government benefits they need
By Madeline DeMarco, Aditi Vasan, and George DalembertGuest Commentary: While You’re Celebrating Labor Day …
I’ll be biking hundreds of miles to raise funds for lung cancer patients with Ride Hard Breathe Easy. Here’s why.
By John MatthewsAla Stanford’s Advice For Kamala Harris
The Philly doctor became a household name for her efforts to give Black Philadelphians access to Covid testing and vaccines. Here, she talks about her new book on her fight for equity in medicine — and what she’d hope to see from a Harris presidency
By Courtney DuCheneListen: Ali Velshi Explains Abortion is a Life-saving Medical Treatment
The MSNBC host and Citizen board member on why every American with the potential to get pregnant is in grave danger
By Ali VelshiMy Week of Eating Local
Cooking and consuming ingredients that are grown near where you live is good for the environment and your health. But is it worth the cost and effort in Philly?
By Olivia KramBusiness for Good: Winx Health
While women’s reproductive health is under attack across the country, a Philly company supported by actress Kerry Washington aims to destigmatize and demystify women’s sexual health products
By Courtney DuChene