It’s probably an understatement to say that a kid’s ideal lunch is a little different than their parent’s. But you won’t get anywhere if one side insists on Chips Ahoy and the other hard-lines at […]
Category: Health & Medicine
Q+A: How Should You Talk to Your Doctor About End-of-Life Care?
No one wants to talk about death. But when a loved one is faced with old age or a serious illness, there are choices that need to be made. How does the patient feel about […]
From Cupping to Therapy Dogs: How Olympians Are Healing Their Muscles and Minds
If you’ve tuned into the Olympics (or the Internet) at all this week, it was tough to miss the giant reddish-brown spots dotted across the back of gold medalist (and secret Sith Lord) Michael Phelps. […]
7 Tips for Hot Weather Running
Anyone who runs knows that there’s a little more that goes into it than picking one foot up and putting it in front of the other. There’s a lot to consider: how far to go, […]
Q+A: Alzheimer’s Disease, Opioids and the 2016 Election
With the Democratic National Convention upon Philadelphia, media organizations are hosting events throughout the city to put experts and thought leaders in the same room with lawmakers and journalists. Health care is a hot issue […]
Q+A: Preventing Mother-to-Baby HIV Transmission
The National Institutes of Health released findings this week that said HIV therapy for breastfeeding mothers can virtually eliminate transmission to their babies, according to results from a large clinical trial conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. […]
Q+A: Expanding Buprenorphine RXs — Can It Help With The Opioid Epidemic?
As part of a multi-pronged effort to address the growing opioid addiction epidemic in the United States, the Department of Health and Human Services announced last week that it would make one treatment medication more […]
Quick Take: Pokemon Go and ‘Accidental’ Exercising
“For most people, exercise isn’t fun. Despite its various documented health benefits, for many, it’s a necessary evil that they must trudge through. What can make it better is to have a goal and make […]
Q+A: How Can You Stay Healthy in the Heat?
As Philadelphia heads into another day of high temperatures, the National Weather Service has declared an “excessive heat warning” in the region until 6 p.m. tonight. Health experts warn that extreme heat is more than […]
Pasta Doesn’t Increase Body Fat? 3 Tips for Adding it to Your Meal
In recent years, many have tried to significantly cut back on — or completely eliminate — pasta from their diets. The thought was that macaroni, penne, linguine and their other carbohydrate brothers and sisters results […]