Health

A local basketball coach and father of young men wonders if a middle path on abortion is the way America can survive this political moment

Despite the horrible shooting outside a Roxborough High School football game last month, a longtime educator points to evidence that out of school activities are still the right thing for Philly kids

Penn Medicine’s Shreya Kangovi has created a community health model that has worked with 16,000 Philadelphians and has been replicated in 18 states. The key? Listening

How a small nonprofit with a big mission to raise funds for research and patient support turned inward to ensure it was serving the most vulnerable — Parkinsonians of color

A mother and daughter who are living through breast cancer help other Black women access the care they need and deserve

Penn physician-scientist Kit Delgado applies what he learns from treating injured patients in the ER to changing the behavior that gets us there in the first place.

No, the virus doesn’t affect everyone equally. This platitude is outdated and hurts public health efforts

Specially-trained psychologists can prescribe medication in five states. Two local mental health experts urge PA to join them through a recently proposed bill

Eric Marsh parlayed his own fathering experience into forming Fathering Circle, an arts-focused support group that helps men in Philadelphia be their best parenting selves

The founder of Operation Save Our City also works in Temple's ER as a trauma victims' advocate, and has administered Narcan to 900 people in Kensington ...