A common explanation for today’s soaring number of disabled veterans is simple and comforting: modern war is harder, and more […]
Marion Mass: Diet’s role in avoiding entanglement with our sick-care system
In 1981, my father had a massive heart attack. He was 50. His cardiologist advised him to (1) replace butter […]
Dan Bartkowiak: The real hit behind Mike Tyson’s marijuana push in Pennsylvania
“It’s not worth the negatives,” one state legislator said.
By Dan Bartkowiak
Will Pennsylvania’s congressional appropriators help save Pennsylvanians’ health and jobs?
As the smokestack-based economy of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania began to recede in the later decades of the last century, […]
Positive case of West Nile virus discovered in Montgomery County
The Department of Public Health for the City of Philadelphia has not reported a single case of the West Nile […]
Michael Thomas Leibrandt: Saying goodbye to the cheesesteak — but only because I have to
It’s been over 85 years that Philadelphia has proudly called the cheesesteak its own. If you were fortunate enough to grow up […]
Stephen F. Gambescia: RFK — our next consumer movement maverick?
The pushback against Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination to lead and direct the U.S. Health and Human Services agency fails […]
Andy Bloom: What’s wrong with Joe Biden?
It’s time for the President to be honest with the American people.
By Andy Bloom
David Reel: Americans deserve transparency about our elected officials’ health
Neither Trump nor Biden has released full medical records. That’s a problem.
By David Reel
Becky Corbin: Healthcare roadblocks in Pennsylvania must be addressed
Safety-net hospitals are endangered. Pending legislation in Congress would worsen their plight.
By Becky Corbin