Topic: Covid
Moving On From the Trauma
Catching up with Dr. David Rubin, director of PolicyLab at CHOP, who has been blanketing the airwaves arguing that it’s time to rethink our Covid risk management strategies
By Katherine RapinOther-Caring Our Way Out of Covid Misery
In the Age of Self-Care, a Stanford psychologist suggests a better antidote to what ails us right now: focusing on other people
By Christine Speer LejeuneWhat Are the Real Covid Hospital Numbers?
New York and New Jersey have released new info showing that half of hospitalized patients who tested positive for Covid are actually there for other reasons. Why isn’t Gov. Wolf doing the same in PA?
By Gina DiorioThe Choices We Make
Why we must spend the trillions of dollars in new federal funding to cities to innovate, create equitable economies and save our republic
By Bruce KatzIs It Time For a Citywide Vaccine Mandate?
Boston and New York City both instituted more sweeping vaccine mandates to keep their residents healthy. In Philly, we let Mummers strut. What more could Mayor Kenney do to ensure everyone gets their shots?
By Josh KrugerReduce Covid Risk By Walking
Walking can help lessen one of the biggest risk factors for severe illness or death from Covid-19: obesity. That's why we need to encourage more of it in Philly.
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyYour Servers Still Need You
As Covid surges in the region, the 70,000+ Philadelphians who work in the city’s food industry continue to face closures and loss of income. Here's how you can help them.
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy and Katherine RapinThe Good Citizen’s New Years Resolutions
A new year means new chances to take action, get engaged and help make a better city for all of us. Here, 22+ ways to pitch in for Philly.
By Katherine RapinWhat Mattered In 2021
2021 was another year of tragedy and hardship—and also hope and resilience. In other words: It was Philly.
By Roxanne Patel ShepelavyAmorSui
A lab accident inspired Beau Wangtrakuldee’s line of women-friendly personal protective equipment used by hospitals around the country. Covid-19 inspired a sustainable model that is also protecting the planet.
By Courtney DuChene