Health Care
New Swine Flu Found in Pennsylvania
H3N2v doesn’t exactly have the same ring to it as “H1N1,” but you might want to avoid places with pigs for a while just in […]
Autism Shouldn’t Prevent a Man From Getting a Heart Transplant
Earlier this week, the Inquirer ran the provacatively titled, “Should autism prevent a man from getting a heart transplant?,” a lengthy piece detailing one family’s […]
Penn and Big Pharma Team Up to Try to Beat the Hell Out of Cancer
Pharmaceutical giant Novartis has pledged $20 million to help Penn build the Center for Advanced Cellular Therapies where university scientists will look to compound the […]
It’s Time to Empty America’s Medicine Cabinet
Overbrook Park is normally a pretty quiet neighborhood. Working-class families, well-maintained homes, shiny new (and used) cars parked out front—it’s like a small slice of […]
Jury Finds Philly’s Largest Prison’s Conditions Unconstitutional
A jury in the case of Marcellous Minnick vs. the City of Philadelphia—the first of 500-some similar civil suits—has unanimously found that the conditions at […]
Phillies Phestival Raises $850,000 for ALS
On Thursday, about 6,000 fans made it out to Citizens Bank Park for the 23rd annual Phillies Phestival. The event featured autograph and photo opportunities […]
Insurance Companies Should Reimburse the Women They’ve Been Screwing for Years
I shouldn’t be surprised—after the myriad stories of terminally ill patients who were refused coverage for life-saving surgeries; after the friend I have here in […]
Michelle Obama Is Coming to Philly So That Mayor Nutter Can Help Her Remind You That Your Kids Are Fat
FLOTUS will be in town to make an announcement with Mayor Nutter on Wednesday. The announcement—scheduled for just before noon at the Lenfest Police Athletic […]
Only the Rich Can Afford to Stay Thin
It’s not easy to run in my neighborhood. I considered this the other day as I slogged down Richmond Street lurching over potholes, avoiding cars […]
Rick Santorum Is the Spokesman for a Catholic Stem Cell Research Organization
Give Cures is an “ethical” stem cell research organization that only uses adult stem cells and restricts its research to experiments and procedures OKed by […]
Governor Christie Mulls Implementation of Obamacare Provisions
While other Republican governors—like Texas’ Rick Perry and Florida’s Rick Scott—announce their intent to turn down federal funds to help insure people under Medicaid, New […]
If You Love Mitt Romney, Vote for Barack Obama
Wouldn’t it be great to live in a place where 98.1 percent of all your neighbors had health insurance? How about a place where 99.8 […]
5 Things You Never Knew About the Supreme Court
Until last Thursday, I was blissfully unaware of the SCOTUS blog. Hell, I was blissfully unaware of the SCOTUS acronym (which, I maintain, is hideous […]
PA Abortion Clinics Forced to Upgrade or Risk Closure
A new bill that was enacted into law on June 19th. It’s called Act 122 and mandates that abortion clinics must upgrade their facilities. House […]
A Republican Riddle: Is Doubting the Supreme Court Unpatriotic?
I’m sorry that Chris Stigall feels so mad and dispirited about last week’s historic Supreme Court ruling. But let’s remember how this discussion began in […]