Citizens 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 DuChene
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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 Velshi
Guest 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 Dalembert
Guest 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 Matthews

Ala 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 DuChene
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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 Velshi

My 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 Kram
Business 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

The Quest to Raise Happier Kids

Why giving our city kids more freedom and independence is so vital … and how Philly, as a city, could help.

By Christine Speer Lejeune

When Women Say It Hurts

The “gender pain gap” leaves women to needlessly suffer. Here’s what that means — and what hospitals can do about it

By Christina Griffith