Health Care
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. […]
Debate Over In-Home HIV Tests
Finding new ways to encourage people to get tested is on the minds of many HIV and AIDS organizations – both in Philly and around […]
Garrett Reid Died of an Accidental Heroin Overdose
On Thursday afternoon, the Northampton County coroner revealed that the results of Garrett Reid’s autopsy and toxicology report show that the coach’s son died of […]
NASA Scientists Have Built an Iron Man Suit
It’s not exactly as modern as the updated version of Tony Stark’s getup that you saw in The Avengers, but NASA scientists have developed a […]
First Marijuana Dispensary in Jersey Set to Start Selling
Step right up and purchase your legal, government-regulated, potency-reduced, medical marijuana, New Jersey. The Garden State’s first medical marijuana dispensary, Greenleaf Compassion Center, has received […]
Two More Meningitis Cases in New Jersey
Jersey officials recently announced that 650 people had received recalled injections linked to the fungal meningitis outbreak and may be at risk. On Friday, two […]
Your Kids Are Injuring Themselves While You LOL and ROFL
Last year, 2.5 million kids under the age of four ended up in American emergency rooms for “nonfatal, nonintentional injuries.” That figure as increased each […]
Solve America’s Obesity Problem With Shame
Several years ago, one of the best-loved theme parks in the world shut down a classic ride so it could make some adjustments: People had […]
Tattoo Licenses in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania’s Auditor General Jack Wagner has sent a letter to Governor Tom Corbett asking that the stat license and regulate its 750 tattoo parlors. Wagner […]
Second Case of Meningitis Reported in Jersey
A second case of fungal meningitis has been reported in Jersey. On Tuesday, health officials reported the first case in the Garden State linked to […]
Gas Leak at Philly Elementary School Sends Nine Kids to Hospital
Nine students were taken to area hospitals on Tuesday after they reported feeling dizzy or nauseous. The illnesses have been attributed to a gas leak […]
Jersey Reports First Case of Meningitis Linked to Outbreak
The New Jersey Department of Health has reported that a 70-year-old Cumberland County man is the state’s first case of fungal meningitis linked to an […]
Meningitis Scare Linked to Jersey Facilities
The meningitis scare has made its way to the Garden State as six healthcare facilities in New Jersey dolled out medication that might have been […]
Man Says Stripper Ruptured His Bladder During Dance
A Montgomery County man is suing Port Richmond’s Penthouse Club after an on-stage incident reportedly forced him to have corrective surgery. Lansdale’s Patrick Gallagher was […]
Cell Phone Addiction Is Officially a Thing and It’s Called Nomophobia
If you’re obsessively checking your phone and you feel anxious when you’re not on the grid, you could be suffering from nomophobia (which is officially […]