Health Care
Junior Seau’s Family Suing NFL Over Suicide
The family of Junior Seau, the former star linebacker who killed himself in May, has sued the National Football League over Seau’s death. They claim […]
Want Some Flu in Your Fries? The Case for a Sick-Leave Bill
Thanks to my four-year-old son and his preschool, our household has been hotbed of disease and pestilence this winter. In the last six weeks, we’ve […]
Yes, Vince Fumo Has No Bananas
It’s a long way down from being the most powerful man in Pennsylvania politics. Former State Sen. Vince Fumo can barely get a fresh banana […]
CHART: Flu Sends Nearly 500 Pennsylvanians to Hospital in One Week
According to this chart from the Pennsylvania Department of Health, PA hospitals reported 487 admissions thanks to the flu during the first week of 2013. […]
This Flu Outbreak Is A Devastating Plague That Will Bring About the Zombie Apocalypse
Have you had your flu shot yet? If not: Prepare to suffer. Influenza is out to get you this year: Boston on Wednesday declared a […]
Another Thing Philly Does Poorly: Ambulance Care
Today’s Daily News cover story by Sean Collins Walsh will probably make you terrified ever to sneeze in this town ever again. Plainly put: The […]
Will Pennsylvania See Legal Marijuana in 2013?
Back in the ’70s, former Pennsylvania Governor Raymond Shafer’s national commission on marijuana ultimately recommended the decriminalization of pot with reams of scientific evidence. President […]
City Hall Carolers Make Up Song About the Fiscal Cliff
A group of City Hall carolers have achieved something I thought impossible–they breathed a flicker of life into the most ill-named and over-covered political story of […]
Did the University of Pennsylvania Just Cure Cancer?
Well, maybe not. But news of a life-saving new gene therapy is certainly promising. “Our goal is to have a cure, but we can’t say […]
Watch: Mazzoni Stories
“The mere existence of it validates who we are.” That’s just one of the testimonials featured in a new video about the Mazzoni Center, one […]
Philly Could Offer Incentives for LGBT Health Plans
For Councilman James Kenney, offering new health care protections for same-sex couples simply makes good financial sense. That’s why he’s introduced a bill that would […]
Baby Boy Born In Rush Hour Traffic on Pennylvania Turnpike
Damn kids think they can just do whatever they want. Leaving lights on, staying up til all hours, initiating the birth process on the Pennsylvania […]
Nah’Easter Love-Taps City
Athena Wisely Avoids Philly. You can’t blame us for our Post-Sandy Stress Disorder freakout yesterday, but in the end the season’s first nor’easter pretty much […]
Surgeons at CHOP to Separate Conjoined Twins
Surgeons at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia will attempt to separate 8-month-old conjoined twins on Wednesday. The twins are from upstate New York and are […]
When I Enter the Voting Booth, I Won’t Be Alone
As a member of media, I try my best (publicly at least) to remain impartial in regards to politics. Those who know me, know me. […]