Bethany AoWhat I DoI write about health issues that affect young people, with a focus on mental, sexual, and preventative health.Newer1234…27OlderCOVID-19 conspiracy beliefs increased among conservative media and social media users, Penn study findsIncreased belief in coronavirus conspiracy theories was associated with less mask-wearing and decreased intentions to get vaccinated.Bethany Ao May 6, 2021Link copied to clipboardSTD rates continue to spike, and Philadelphia sexual health experts are especially concernedBethany Ao April 23, 2021Link copied to clipboardVaccine hesitancy is increasing among Gen Z. Targeted public health messaging can help, experts say.Bethany Ao April 19, 2021Link copied to clipboard‘There is a benefit to less sex’: Experts explain how COVID-19 has changed the way Philadelphians have sexBethany Ao April 6, 2021Link copied to clipboardPhilly won’t ease restrictions like rest of Pa. as cases and hospitalizations rise; Regal Cinemas to reopen theatersRob Tornoe, Sean Collins Walsh, Bethany Ao, Jason Laughlin, and Robert Moran March 24, 2021Link copied to clipboardPhiladelphia-area mental health crisis centers and hospitals grapple with shortage of inpatient bedsBethany Ao March 15, 2021Link copied to clipboardMeghan Markle sharing suicidal thoughts is a powerful step to helping others, mental health experts sayBethany Ao March 9, 2021Link copied to clipboardFDA is expected to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents next week, sparking excitement among Philly-area teens and pediatriciansBethany Ao May 5, 2021Link copied to clipboardHow mindfulness and meditation have helped Philadelphians of color cope with stressBethany Ao April 21, 2021Link copied to clipboardPhilly teens create podcast to destigmatize conversations about mental healthBethany Ao April 13, 2021Link copied to clipboardN.J. to expand vaccine eligibility; Philly names 7 new vaccination partners; where COVID-19 cases are rising fastest in cityRob Tornoe, Kristen A. Graham, Sean Collins Walsh, Bethany Ao, and Robert Moran March 27, 2021Link copied to clipboardNearly 75% of LGBTQ people say COVID-19 has harmed their mental health, poll findsBethany Ao March 17, 2021Link copied to clipboardBiden announces push for states to make all adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by May 1; Wolf admits Pa. vaccine rollout must improveRob Tornoe, Bethany Ao, and Robert Moran March 12, 2021Link copied to clipboardDoctors, personal trainers share the safe way to return to exercise after COVID-19 Bethany Ao March 2, 2021Link copied to clipboardVaccination rates for children dropped during the pandemic. Here’s how Philly-area pediatricians responded.Bethany Ao April 30, 2021Link copied to clipboardNational suicide rate shows two-year decline, but not all Americans are benefitingBethany Ao April 19, 2021Link copied to clipboardChildren are waiting longer in the ER for mental health care, study findsBethany Ao April 9, 2021Link copied to clipboardChester County father and son find nearly all grocery produce is uncontaminated by COVID-19Bethany Ao March 26, 2021Link copied to clipboardEating disorders were already on the rise among teens. TikTok is ‘like a trap,’ health experts say.Bethany Ao March 16, 2021Link copied to clipboardUnhealthy habits and weight changes increasing due to pandemic stress, survey findsBethany Ao March 11, 2021Link copied to clipboardNewer1234…27Older
COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs increased among conservative media and social media users, Penn study findsIncreased belief in coronavirus conspiracy theories was associated with less mask-wearing and decreased intentions to get vaccinated.Bethany Ao May 6, 2021Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 conspiracy beliefs increased among conservative media and social media users, Penn study findsIncreased belief in coronavirus conspiracy theories was associated with less mask-wearing and decreased intentions to get vaccinated.Bethany Ao May 6, 2021Link copied to clipboard
STD rates continue to spike, and Philadelphia sexual health experts are especially concernedBethany Ao April 23, 2021Link copied to clipboard
STD rates continue to spike, and Philadelphia sexual health experts are especially concernedBethany Ao April 23, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Vaccine hesitancy is increasing among Gen Z. Targeted public health messaging can help, experts say.Bethany Ao April 19, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Vaccine hesitancy is increasing among Gen Z. Targeted public health messaging can help, experts say.Bethany Ao April 19, 2021Link copied to clipboard
‘There is a benefit to less sex’: Experts explain how COVID-19 has changed the way Philadelphians have sexBethany Ao April 6, 2021Link copied to clipboard
‘There is a benefit to less sex’: Experts explain how COVID-19 has changed the way Philadelphians have sexBethany Ao April 6, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly won’t ease restrictions like rest of Pa. as cases and hospitalizations rise; Regal Cinemas to reopen theatersRob Tornoe, Sean Collins Walsh, Bethany Ao, Jason Laughlin, and Robert Moran March 24, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly won’t ease restrictions like rest of Pa. as cases and hospitalizations rise; Regal Cinemas to reopen theatersRob Tornoe, Sean Collins Walsh, Bethany Ao, Jason Laughlin, and Robert Moran March 24, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia-area mental health crisis centers and hospitals grapple with shortage of inpatient bedsBethany Ao March 15, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philadelphia-area mental health crisis centers and hospitals grapple with shortage of inpatient bedsBethany Ao March 15, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Meghan Markle sharing suicidal thoughts is a powerful step to helping others, mental health experts sayBethany Ao March 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Meghan Markle sharing suicidal thoughts is a powerful step to helping others, mental health experts sayBethany Ao March 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
FDA is expected to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents next week, sparking excitement among Philly-area teens and pediatriciansBethany Ao May 5, 2021Link copied to clipboard
FDA is expected to approve Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents next week, sparking excitement among Philly-area teens and pediatriciansBethany Ao May 5, 2021Link copied to clipboard
How mindfulness and meditation have helped Philadelphians of color cope with stressBethany Ao April 21, 2021Link copied to clipboard
How mindfulness and meditation have helped Philadelphians of color cope with stressBethany Ao April 21, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly teens create podcast to destigmatize conversations about mental healthBethany Ao April 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly teens create podcast to destigmatize conversations about mental healthBethany Ao April 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
N.J. to expand vaccine eligibility; Philly names 7 new vaccination partners; where COVID-19 cases are rising fastest in cityRob Tornoe, Kristen A. Graham, Sean Collins Walsh, Bethany Ao, and Robert Moran March 27, 2021Link copied to clipboard
N.J. to expand vaccine eligibility; Philly names 7 new vaccination partners; where COVID-19 cases are rising fastest in cityRob Tornoe, Kristen A. Graham, Sean Collins Walsh, Bethany Ao, and Robert Moran March 27, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Nearly 75% of LGBTQ people say COVID-19 has harmed their mental health, poll findsBethany Ao March 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Nearly 75% of LGBTQ people say COVID-19 has harmed their mental health, poll findsBethany Ao March 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Biden announces push for states to make all adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by May 1; Wolf admits Pa. vaccine rollout must improveRob Tornoe, Bethany Ao, and Robert Moran March 12, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Biden announces push for states to make all adults eligible for COVID-19 vaccine by May 1; Wolf admits Pa. vaccine rollout must improveRob Tornoe, Bethany Ao, and Robert Moran March 12, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Doctors, personal trainers share the safe way to return to exercise after COVID-19 Bethany Ao March 2, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Doctors, personal trainers share the safe way to return to exercise after COVID-19 Bethany Ao March 2, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Vaccination rates for children dropped during the pandemic. Here’s how Philly-area pediatricians responded.Bethany Ao April 30, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Vaccination rates for children dropped during the pandemic. Here’s how Philly-area pediatricians responded.Bethany Ao April 30, 2021Link copied to clipboard
National suicide rate shows two-year decline, but not all Americans are benefitingBethany Ao April 19, 2021Link copied to clipboard
National suicide rate shows two-year decline, but not all Americans are benefitingBethany Ao April 19, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Children are waiting longer in the ER for mental health care, study findsBethany Ao April 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Children are waiting longer in the ER for mental health care, study findsBethany Ao April 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Chester County father and son find nearly all grocery produce is uncontaminated by COVID-19Bethany Ao March 26, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Chester County father and son find nearly all grocery produce is uncontaminated by COVID-19Bethany Ao March 26, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Eating disorders were already on the rise among teens. TikTok is ‘like a trap,’ health experts say.Bethany Ao March 16, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Eating disorders were already on the rise among teens. TikTok is ‘like a trap,’ health experts say.Bethany Ao March 16, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Unhealthy habits and weight changes increasing due to pandemic stress, survey findsBethany Ao March 11, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Unhealthy habits and weight changes increasing due to pandemic stress, survey findsBethany Ao March 11, 2021Link copied to clipboard
