Health
“If Not Me, Then Who?”
Veterans Day may come and go – but we should support our nation’s heroes and their families all year long. The Travis Manion Foundation showed the two-time Super Bowl champ how to do just that.
By Lane Johnson
Ditch Your Phone
Social media-addicted Gen-Zers are hosting an event this weekend to collectively dump the apps — and instead enjoy each other in person
By Justine Fisher
Could A National Health Plan Finally Be Good Politics?
A local physician lays out the reasons why it might be the right time to reconsider an old argument
By Dave Oxman
Get Help Now
If you or a loved one struggle with substance use disorder, you’re not alone. And in Pennsylvania, you can get free support, 24/7
By Lane Johnson
How to Fight Food Insecurity in Philly
Donate peanut butter! Organize a food drive! Sort cans! Here are 15 simple things you can do now to help food insecure citizens of Philadelphia.
By Christine Speer Lejeune
Kids Can’t Wait for Politicians to Do Their Jobs
The state’s budget impasse is threatening critical services for children with disabilities or developmental delays. The local Easterseals CEO on what that might mean for our future
By Tim Kerrihard
The 24/7 Support Philly Kids and Families Need
The two-time Super Bowl champ checks in on CHOP’s Behavioral Health and Crisis Center, which is meeting the overwhelming demand for mental health support for young people
By Lane Johnson
Party with a Purpose
The annual gala for the American Association for Cancer Research is your opportunity to help end cancer once and for all
By Jessica Blatt Press
An Unintended Consequence of a Post-Abortion World
More PA women chose sterilization after Roe v. Wade fell, fearing what might happen if abortion were banned in the state. That’s why, a local ob/gyn says, we need to make the procedure easier to access
By Alice Abernathy
Is Social Media the New Drugs and Alcohol?
As we take on the Vikings this weekend, the two-time Super Bowl champ highlights a Minnesota law leading the way in solving this most modern of public health crises
By Lane Johnson