HealthWhat causes seasonal allergies, and what can you do about it? | Five questionsAn allergist-immunologist at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School explains why allergies seem worse this season compared to years past.
HealthWhat causes seasonal allergies, and what can you do about it? | Five questionsAn allergist-immunologist at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School explains why allergies seem worse this season compared to years past.
HealthSt. Christopher’s Hospital wants to combine primary and mental health care for struggling youth | Five QuestionsA new initiative aims to make mental health a routine service for youth.
HealthSt. Christopher’s Hospital wants to combine primary and mental health care for struggling youth | Five QuestionsA new initiative aims to make mental health a routine service for youth.
HealthWhat is urinary incontinence and how do I cope with it? A Penn doctor offers advice and how new research may help.In the U.S., 40% of women over the age 70 suffer some form of urinary incontinence. That’s about 10 million women.
HealthWhat is urinary incontinence and how do I cope with it? A Penn doctor offers advice and how new research may help.In the U.S., 40% of women over the age 70 suffer some form of urinary incontinence. That’s about 10 million women.
WellnessHow we can help children overcome adversityFive questions with Yanping Jiang, a researcher at the Rutgers Institute for Health, who has studied how to help children overcome adversity.
WellnessHow we can help children overcome adversityFive questions with Yanping Jiang, a researcher at the Rutgers Institute for Health, who has studied how to help children overcome adversity.
HealthYoung, healthy adults are vulnerable to high heat and humidity, too, Penn State study findsPenn State University physiology and kinesiology professor W. Larry Kenney is researching how heat affects humans.
HealthYoung, healthy adults are vulnerable to high heat and humidity, too, Penn State study findsPenn State University physiology and kinesiology professor W. Larry Kenney is researching how heat affects humans.
HealthWhen an infant dies, some women find comfort in donating breast milk to help other babiesThis woman began to pump the milk her dead baby would have had, and she donated it to a non-profit milk bank, which screens, processes and distributes pasteurized milk for critically ill babies.
HealthWhen an infant dies, some women find comfort in donating breast milk to help other babiesThis woman began to pump the milk her dead baby would have had, and she donated it to a non-profit milk bank, which screens, processes and distributes pasteurized milk for critically ill babies.
NewsGun locks are one important tool in preventing violent deaths, Penn trauma expert saysA gun lock is the least-expensive, most effective way to prevent a firearm from being used
NewsGun locks are one important tool in preventing violent deaths, Penn trauma expert saysA gun lock is the least-expensive, most effective way to prevent a firearm from being used
HealthPublic health quarantines have a history in Philadelphia | 5 QuestionsQuarantine in the 19th century was a major pain, and it still is in the 21st century.
HealthPublic health quarantines have a history in Philadelphia | 5 QuestionsQuarantine in the 19th century was a major pain, and it still is in the 21st century.
HealthTumor boards are revolutionizing cancer care by bringing your case to a panel of leading experts. Here’s how.What are tumor boards and what role do they play in cancer care?
HealthTumor boards are revolutionizing cancer care by bringing your case to a panel of leading experts. Here’s how.What are tumor boards and what role do they play in cancer care?
HealthHow one mom makes healthy meals with all WIC-approved groceriesHow to make a healthy meal with items covered by WIC.
HealthHow one mom makes healthy meals with all WIC-approved groceriesHow to make a healthy meal with items covered by WIC.
HealthAre some people genetically predisposed to alcohol use disorder?Five questions with Henry Kranzler, a Penn researcher who is studying how genetics may affect your likelihood of developing alcohol use disorder.
HealthAre some people genetically predisposed to alcohol use disorder?Five questions with Henry Kranzler, a Penn researcher who is studying how genetics may affect your likelihood of developing alcohol use disorder.
Broke In PhillyDeeply Rooted aims to bring trees and gardens to four Philly neighborhoodsThe project involves tackling more than 1,000 vacant lots, planting 1,500 trees, and building mini-parks and gardens.
Broke In PhillyDeeply Rooted aims to bring trees and gardens to four Philly neighborhoodsThe project involves tackling more than 1,000 vacant lots, planting 1,500 trees, and building mini-parks and gardens.
HealthLGBTQ health care program at Penn Medicine wins national acclaim and community trustAcross the country, medical education has not strongly focused on LGBTQ health. So, the downstream effect is there are fewer providers who are comfortable caring for this population.
HealthLGBTQ health care program at Penn Medicine wins national acclaim and community trustAcross the country, medical education has not strongly focused on LGBTQ health. So, the downstream effect is there are fewer providers who are comfortable caring for this population.
NewsHeart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for women. What to know about cardiac health.As more women participate in clinical trials, scientists are learning more about the many ways their hearts function differently from men's so better prevention measures and therapies can be developed
NewsHeart disease is the No. 1 cause of death for women. What to know about cardiac health.As more women participate in clinical trials, scientists are learning more about the many ways their hearts function differently from men's so better prevention measures and therapies can be developed
HealthWhat is Lynch syndrome, the genetic condition related to colon cancer? | Five QuestionsLynch syndrome is the most common cause of hereditary colon cancer, accounting for between 2% and 4% of all colon cancer cases. And it is associated with colon cancer at a younger age.
HealthWhat is Lynch syndrome, the genetic condition related to colon cancer? | Five QuestionsLynch syndrome is the most common cause of hereditary colon cancer, accounting for between 2% and 4% of all colon cancer cases. And it is associated with colon cancer at a younger age.
HealthWhy we keep falling for fad diets that don’t work | Five questionsFad diets never work. So why do we keep trying them?
HealthWhy we keep falling for fad diets that don’t work | Five questionsFad diets never work. So why do we keep trying them?
Opioid AddictionCould these common medications help curb addiction?Overdose deaths in the area have spiraled upward. Philadelphia is on pace to exceed last year’s high of more than 1,200 deaths.
Opioid AddictionCould these common medications help curb addiction?Overdose deaths in the area have spiraled upward. Philadelphia is on pace to exceed last year’s high of more than 1,200 deaths.
WellnessWhy compassion is important in health careAuthors of a new book, “Wonder Drug,” found that doses of serving others “lead to a long life of health, wellness, happiness and success” for the one who serves.
WellnessWhy compassion is important in health careAuthors of a new book, “Wonder Drug,” found that doses of serving others “lead to a long life of health, wellness, happiness and success” for the one who serves.
HealthReflecting on grief rituals as gun violence spreadsFrom artwork and releasing balloons to getting memorial tattoos and wearing clothes adorned with a loved one's image, people grieve in many ways.
HealthReflecting on grief rituals as gun violence spreadsFrom artwork and releasing balloons to getting memorial tattoos and wearing clothes adorned with a loved one's image, people grieve in many ways.
CoronavirusHealth-care workers of color report a dual pandemic in new study by Rutgers researcherA study out of the Rutgers School of Nursing shows that combined effects of COVID-19 and workplace racism resulted in a “dual pandemic” that disproportionately affected nurses of color.
CoronavirusHealth-care workers of color report a dual pandemic in new study by Rutgers researcherA study out of the Rutgers School of Nursing shows that combined effects of COVID-19 and workplace racism resulted in a “dual pandemic” that disproportionately affected nurses of color.