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Join Us for Be Well Philly Fest: 30 Days of Wellness
Hey, Be Well Philly readers! As we head into June, we hope you’re able to stay as positive and healthy as possible. We’ve all gone […]
You Can Now Submit Nominations for the 2020 Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge
2020 has been a difficult year. But, through it all, we’ve seen medical professionals, frontline workers, and neighbors continually step up to help — to […]
We Tried a Never Give Up Manayunk Virtual Workout for BWP Underground
Hey, friends. We can’t believe we’re almost through May already! We know times are still pretty confusing right now, so we’re doing our best to […]
We Tried a Virtual Workout with Jayel Lewis for April’s BWP Underground Event
Hey, friends. Admittedly, this is not the BWP Underground workout we were planning a few months ago. But while times are tough and everything feels […]
How Penn, Comcast, Wawa and Vanguard Are Dealing With the Coronavirus
As the coronavirus continues to spread, we reached out to some of the Philadelphia area’s biggest employers to find out what they are doing to […]
Philadelphia’s Citywide Innovation Fest to Return for a Second Year
B.PHL, the citywide innovation festival that attracted thousands of attendees to more than 200 events in its inaugural year, is coming back this fall. This […]
We Hosted Our First-Ever “Be Well in the Burbs” Event with Triyo Fitness
Our Be Well Philly fam met for a killer workout last month — in KOP! In February, we launched our new series Be Well in […]
Your Broad Street Run Training Plan for Running a 10-Miler in 10 Weeks
Cory Smith, a Philadelphia-based running coach, shares his expert advice for Blue Cross Broad Street Run as an American Cancer Society DetermiNation running coach; founder of Run Your […]
5 Predictions for Philadelphia’s Cell and Gene Therapy Sector in 2020
It’s been one year since the Chamber of Commerce for Greater Philadelphia, through its CEO Council for Growth and with its partners and collaborators, formally […]
Inside Philadelphia’s New Innovation Festival
Philadelphia is getting a new citywide special — spoiler: it does not include a PBR. This week, city leaders announced B.PHL, Philadelphia’s first citywide innovation […]
Our Latest BWP Underground Event Featured a Boot Camp Workout at Bok Bar
ICYMI, Be Well Philly Underground is BACK for the fall season. BWP Underground is our monthly, FREE (!), pop-up workout series, through which we host […]
Independence Blue Cross Announces Big Drops in Opioid Prescriptions and Use Among Members
Independence Blue Cross says it’s making headway in fighting the opioid crisis. The insurer’s efforts over the last four years have led to a dramatic […]
You Can Now Submit Nominations for the Be Well Philly Health Hero Challenge
For our seventh year running, we’re on the hunt for Philadelphia’s Health Heroes— the people who are going above and beyond to make our city […]
Here’s Why Independence and Comcast Are Launching a Health Care Venture Together
As health care spending continues to represent an excessively large part of our country’s economy, the push for innovation in the space dominated by an […]
VitalTrax’s Clinical Trial App Has Hit the Market
VitalTrax — the clinical software platform that connects patients to clinical trials — just hit another major milestone. On Wednesday, the startup announced that its clinical […]