Topic: women’s health
Saving Women’s Hearts
Heart disease, which kills one in three women every year, is the number one cause of death in the United States. Temple cardiologist Deborah Crabbe is on a mission to change that.
By Jessica Blatt Press
Saving Pennsylvania Moms
The U.S. has the highest rate of maternal mortality in the developed world – especially among Black women. State Representative Morgan Cephas is on a mission to change that
By Jessica Blatt Press
Choosing College In Fraught Times
As high school seniors approach college decision time, a longtime university president offers guidelines for picking schools that value respect, freedom and choice
By Elaine Maimon
Working While Menopause-ing
One in four women leave the workforce because of symptoms related to menopause, a life milestone that has been woefully under-researched. Help may, finally, be on the way
By Roxanne Patel Shepelavy
A Village of Moms, for Moms
Cocolife.Black provides Black and Brown women with lifesaving maternal care they have long needed, from pre-conception through baby’s early years
By Jessica Blatt Press
Healthcare Women Can Trust
A collaboration in West Philly brings cancer screenings directly to the neighborhood. Can it model the way to better health?
By Jessica Blatt Press
Banking on Moms
When it launches in 2024, Philly Joy Bank will be a guaranteed income pilot designed to support Philadelphians who too often fall through the cracks: pregnant women of color and their babies
By Jessica Blatt Press
Ali Velshi on Vanishing Women’s Rights
The MSNBC host reviews the degradation of women's rights the world over — including here in the U.S.
By Ali Velshi
Who is Joanna McClinton?
The young, reform-minded, Black Philadelphia Democrat is the first woman Speaker of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
By The Philadelphia Citizen Staff
Michael Eric Dyson’s Black History Month All Stars
All-Star #11: C. Delores Tucker
By Michael Eric Dyson