Health Care
Did Planned Parenthood Just Endanger Abortion Rights?
Let’s just declare this up front: Alisa LaPolt Snow gave the wrong answer. Let’s also stipulate that Snow, a lobbyist representing the Florida Alliance of […]
Ah-Choo! Philly Is 25th-Worst City For Allergy Sufferers
Turns out all those red eyes around town aren’t from sad sports fans lamenting the latest Flyers/Eagles/Phillies/Sixers loss. CBS Philly reports that Philly has moved up […]
Will Corbett Change his Mind on Obamacare Expansion? Tomorrow’s D.C. Meeting Could Be Decisive
Tomorrow, the fate of as many as 500,000 uninsured Pennsylvanians could be decided: Tom Corbett is heading to the Hubert H. Humphrey building, off the […]
Michele Bachmann Says Obamacare Will Kill You
It’s easy to forget that a little more than a year ago, Michele Bachmann was leading the GOP presidential polls. The Republican Party was still—understandably, […]
The City’s Sick Leave Bill Is an Insult to Employers and Employees
James is a client of mine who runs a 30-person roofing company in Northeast Philadelphia. Last week, one of the people in his office wasn’t […]
School to Students: Stop Using That Damned Axe Body Spray
After a student had a severe allergic reaction to Axe body spray, Freedom High School in Bethlehem has asked all students to stop using the […]
Meet Philly’s 92-Year-Old WWII Vet Who Still Suffers From PTSD
If you’re wondering how long we’ll live with stories of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans suffering from symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder, you might want to […]
Let’s Play “Adult ADHD: The Drinking Game!”
A study released this week by Boston Children’s Hospital and the Mayo Clinic offers clinical evidence of something plenty of folks with ADD/ADHD already […]
Kermit Gosnell Is the Poster Child for Roe v. Wade
Jury selection started yesterday in the capital murder trial of Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortion doctor charged with the deaths of a pregnant woman under […]
Why the U.S. Government Can’t Do Any More to Make America Skinny
For a country where the closest thing to a national dish is often served at a drive-through window, Americans sure are obsessed with what they […]
PA Hospitals Say They’ll Cut 24,000 Jobs If Sequester Happens
PennLive.com reports on a new warning about the local impacts of sequestration: “According to an analysis commissioned by the Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania, health-care […]
Study: Paid Sick Days Would Reduce Philly Health Costs
The Institute for Women’s Policy Research has released a new study intended to encourage City Council’s adoption of a law mandating six leave for local […]
Today’s Reason Chris Christie Will Never Be the GOP’s Presidential Candidate
The Inquirer reports: “Despite his opposition to President Obama’s health-care overhaul, Gov. Christie said Tuesday that New Jersey would take money from the Affordable Care […]
Will Penn’s Smoker Ban Even Work?
Back in October, the University of Pennsylvania held a massive conference extolling the virtues of the class of drugs known as psychedelics. Finally, I thought, […]
Study: Passengers, Not Pilots, Should Fart While Flying
Science! Danish gastroenterologist Jacob Rosenberg has done the research and determined that it’s good for passengers to fart while flying—holding it in can be uncomfortable […]