Stacey BurlingWhat I DoI'm a medical reporter with an emphasis on aging. Right now, I mostly cover the coronavirus. (215) 854-4944How to avoid heatstroke and heat exhaustionWater is your friend. Stay hydrated, and if you don't have air conditioning, damp cloths and a fan in front of an open window can help.Stacey Burling May 20, 2022Link copied to clipboardMyron E. Resnick, Delaware County cardiologist, dies at 89He was a fan of Sherlock Holmes and saw parallels.Stacey Burling Dec. 21, 2021Link copied to clipboardTop Philly health official urges people to avoid holiday gatherings as COVID-19 cases spike in Pa. and N.J.The omicron variant has been detected in at least 35 states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Rob Tornoe, Tom Avril, Sean Collins Walsh, Stacey Burling, and Robert Moran Dec. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboardHoliday gatherings can be hard when a family member has dementia. Experts share tips.This is the time to give up being a control freak. Learn to enjoy positive moments and let the stuff you can't change slide.Stacey Burling Dec. 14, 2021Link copied to clipboardUPMC tests easier, quicker way to give monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19Injections allowed the system to treat more patients.Stacey Burling Dec. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboardOrgasmic meditation is a thing. Jefferson researchers are studying what it does to your brain.“This study has broader implications for understanding the dynamic relationship between sexuality and spirituality,” the researchers wrote.Stacey Burling Nov. 29, 2021Link copied to clipboardPenn finds that using automated texts to monitor COVID-19 patients at home saved livesPatients in the program went to the emergency department faster and were given steroids earlier.Stacey Burling Nov. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboardImagine losing your memory for a day. That’s what happens to people with transient global amnesia.Even after recovery, one patient said, "your brain won’t stop trying to remember."Stacey Burling Jan. 3, 2022Link copied to clipboardPenn expert raises questions about this year’s flu shots but says to get one anywayIt looks like a bad flu season, he said, and the shots may keep you out of the hospital.Stacey Burling Dec. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboardFlu cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are also risingCases are unusually high for this early in the season.Stacey Burling Dec. 15, 2021Link copied to clipboardPa. and N.J. hospitals are really busy. They beg you to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines.“Sadly, the current surge was avoidable. It is being driven by people who chose not to be vaccinated,” said a St. Luke's Hospital official.Sarah Gantz and Stacey Burling Dec. 10, 2021Link copied to clipboardAre nursing home residents getting badly needed COVID boosters? Here’s why it’s hard to tell.Cases of COVID-19 among Pennsylvania nursing home residents are up. “Fully vaccinated at this point should mean that you’ve been boosted, especially in this population,” one expert said.Stacey Burling Dec. 6, 2021Link copied to clipboardPa. gives Wistar $4 million to study COVID-19 in vulnerable populationsThe research will focus on older residents, people who are HIV-positive, and people with opioid use disorder.Stacey Burling Nov. 23, 2021Link copied to clipboardIn most ways, women age better than men and live longer. Scientists are trying to figure out why.“Under almost any condition we can imagine, women do better,” said Steven Austad, who studies aging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.Stacey Burling Nov. 15, 2021Link copied to clipboardDon’t forget the flu. It’s still on the rise.Both Pennsylvania and New Jersey say flu is spreading fast.Stacey Burling Dec. 23, 2021Link copied to clipboardCOVID-19 may have killed people who never tested positive for the virus, N.J. report findsHome deaths were up while hospitalizations were down, a sign that missed care may have been a factor.Stacey Burling Dec. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboardHospitalized patients with breakthrough COVID-19 are older and sicker, report findsFully vaccinated people of all ages had shorter hospital stays than unvaccinated patients.Stacey Burling Dec. 15, 2021Link copied to clipboardArts group awards $500K for music therapy programs for stressed employees at Philly-area hospitalsFive hospitals and health systems in Pennsylvania, including four in the Philadelphia area, will start music therapy programs for employees who have spent months responding to the pandemic.Stacey Burling Dec. 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard‘Restorative’ treatments for erectile dysfunction aren’t proven to work. Men pay thousands anyway.“… The doctors who are offering therapy are not charlatans,” one expert said. “They’re not selling you snake oil, but, as a medical consumer, you have to be a little bit savvy.”Stacey Burling Nov. 30, 2021Link copied to clipboardFlu is spreading around the Philly region and the nation. The holidays could help it take off.So far, young people are most likely to have the virus, but the particular strain they’re spreading has health officials worried.Stacey Burling Nov. 22, 2021Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
How to avoid heatstroke and heat exhaustionWater is your friend. Stay hydrated, and if you don't have air conditioning, damp cloths and a fan in front of an open window can help.Stacey Burling May 20, 2022Link copied to clipboard
How to avoid heatstroke and heat exhaustionWater is your friend. Stay hydrated, and if you don't have air conditioning, damp cloths and a fan in front of an open window can help.Stacey Burling May 20, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Myron E. Resnick, Delaware County cardiologist, dies at 89He was a fan of Sherlock Holmes and saw parallels.Stacey Burling Dec. 21, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Myron E. Resnick, Delaware County cardiologist, dies at 89He was a fan of Sherlock Holmes and saw parallels.Stacey Burling Dec. 21, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Top Philly health official urges people to avoid holiday gatherings as COVID-19 cases spike in Pa. and N.J.The omicron variant has been detected in at least 35 states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Rob Tornoe, Tom Avril, Sean Collins Walsh, Stacey Burling, and Robert Moran Dec. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Top Philly health official urges people to avoid holiday gatherings as COVID-19 cases spike in Pa. and N.J.The omicron variant has been detected in at least 35 states, including Pennsylvania and New Jersey.Rob Tornoe, Tom Avril, Sean Collins Walsh, Stacey Burling, and Robert Moran Dec. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Holiday gatherings can be hard when a family member has dementia. Experts share tips.This is the time to give up being a control freak. Learn to enjoy positive moments and let the stuff you can't change slide.Stacey Burling Dec. 14, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Holiday gatherings can be hard when a family member has dementia. Experts share tips.This is the time to give up being a control freak. Learn to enjoy positive moments and let the stuff you can't change slide.Stacey Burling Dec. 14, 2021Link copied to clipboard
UPMC tests easier, quicker way to give monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19Injections allowed the system to treat more patients.Stacey Burling Dec. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboard
UPMC tests easier, quicker way to give monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19Injections allowed the system to treat more patients.Stacey Burling Dec. 7, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Orgasmic meditation is a thing. Jefferson researchers are studying what it does to your brain.“This study has broader implications for understanding the dynamic relationship between sexuality and spirituality,” the researchers wrote.Stacey Burling Nov. 29, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Orgasmic meditation is a thing. Jefferson researchers are studying what it does to your brain.“This study has broader implications for understanding the dynamic relationship between sexuality and spirituality,” the researchers wrote.Stacey Burling Nov. 29, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Penn finds that using automated texts to monitor COVID-19 patients at home saved livesPatients in the program went to the emergency department faster and were given steroids earlier.Stacey Burling Nov. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Penn finds that using automated texts to monitor COVID-19 patients at home saved livesPatients in the program went to the emergency department faster and were given steroids earlier.Stacey Burling Nov. 16, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Imagine losing your memory for a day. That’s what happens to people with transient global amnesia.Even after recovery, one patient said, "your brain won’t stop trying to remember."Stacey Burling Jan. 3, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Imagine losing your memory for a day. That’s what happens to people with transient global amnesia.Even after recovery, one patient said, "your brain won’t stop trying to remember."Stacey Burling Jan. 3, 2022Link copied to clipboard
Penn expert raises questions about this year’s flu shots but says to get one anywayIt looks like a bad flu season, he said, and the shots may keep you out of the hospital.Stacey Burling Dec. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Penn expert raises questions about this year’s flu shots but says to get one anywayIt looks like a bad flu season, he said, and the shots may keep you out of the hospital.Stacey Burling Dec. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Flu cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are also risingCases are unusually high for this early in the season.Stacey Burling Dec. 15, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Flu cases in Pennsylvania and New Jersey are also risingCases are unusually high for this early in the season.Stacey Burling Dec. 15, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Pa. and N.J. hospitals are really busy. They beg you to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines.“Sadly, the current surge was avoidable. It is being driven by people who chose not to be vaccinated,” said a St. Luke's Hospital official.Sarah Gantz and Stacey Burling Dec. 10, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Pa. and N.J. hospitals are really busy. They beg you to get your flu and COVID-19 vaccines.“Sadly, the current surge was avoidable. It is being driven by people who chose not to be vaccinated,” said a St. Luke's Hospital official.Sarah Gantz and Stacey Burling Dec. 10, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Are nursing home residents getting badly needed COVID boosters? Here’s why it’s hard to tell.Cases of COVID-19 among Pennsylvania nursing home residents are up. “Fully vaccinated at this point should mean that you’ve been boosted, especially in this population,” one expert said.Stacey Burling Dec. 6, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Are nursing home residents getting badly needed COVID boosters? Here’s why it’s hard to tell.Cases of COVID-19 among Pennsylvania nursing home residents are up. “Fully vaccinated at this point should mean that you’ve been boosted, especially in this population,” one expert said.Stacey Burling Dec. 6, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Pa. gives Wistar $4 million to study COVID-19 in vulnerable populationsThe research will focus on older residents, people who are HIV-positive, and people with opioid use disorder.Stacey Burling Nov. 23, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Pa. gives Wistar $4 million to study COVID-19 in vulnerable populationsThe research will focus on older residents, people who are HIV-positive, and people with opioid use disorder.Stacey Burling Nov. 23, 2021Link copied to clipboard
In most ways, women age better than men and live longer. Scientists are trying to figure out why.“Under almost any condition we can imagine, women do better,” said Steven Austad, who studies aging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.Stacey Burling Nov. 15, 2021Link copied to clipboard
In most ways, women age better than men and live longer. Scientists are trying to figure out why.“Under almost any condition we can imagine, women do better,” said Steven Austad, who studies aging at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.Stacey Burling Nov. 15, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Don’t forget the flu. It’s still on the rise.Both Pennsylvania and New Jersey say flu is spreading fast.Stacey Burling Dec. 23, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Don’t forget the flu. It’s still on the rise.Both Pennsylvania and New Jersey say flu is spreading fast.Stacey Burling Dec. 23, 2021Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 may have killed people who never tested positive for the virus, N.J. report findsHome deaths were up while hospitalizations were down, a sign that missed care may have been a factor.Stacey Burling Dec. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 may have killed people who never tested positive for the virus, N.J. report findsHome deaths were up while hospitalizations were down, a sign that missed care may have been a factor.Stacey Burling Dec. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Hospitalized patients with breakthrough COVID-19 are older and sicker, report findsFully vaccinated people of all ages had shorter hospital stays than unvaccinated patients.Stacey Burling Dec. 15, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Hospitalized patients with breakthrough COVID-19 are older and sicker, report findsFully vaccinated people of all ages had shorter hospital stays than unvaccinated patients.Stacey Burling Dec. 15, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Arts group awards $500K for music therapy programs for stressed employees at Philly-area hospitalsFive hospitals and health systems in Pennsylvania, including four in the Philadelphia area, will start music therapy programs for employees who have spent months responding to the pandemic.Stacey Burling Dec. 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Arts group awards $500K for music therapy programs for stressed employees at Philly-area hospitalsFive hospitals and health systems in Pennsylvania, including four in the Philadelphia area, will start music therapy programs for employees who have spent months responding to the pandemic.Stacey Burling Dec. 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
‘Restorative’ treatments for erectile dysfunction aren’t proven to work. Men pay thousands anyway.“… The doctors who are offering therapy are not charlatans,” one expert said. “They’re not selling you snake oil, but, as a medical consumer, you have to be a little bit savvy.”Stacey Burling Nov. 30, 2021Link copied to clipboard
‘Restorative’ treatments for erectile dysfunction aren’t proven to work. Men pay thousands anyway.“… The doctors who are offering therapy are not charlatans,” one expert said. “They’re not selling you snake oil, but, as a medical consumer, you have to be a little bit savvy.”Stacey Burling Nov. 30, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Flu is spreading around the Philly region and the nation. The holidays could help it take off.So far, young people are most likely to have the virus, but the particular strain they’re spreading has health officials worried.Stacey Burling Nov. 22, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Flu is spreading around the Philly region and the nation. The holidays could help it take off.So far, young people are most likely to have the virus, but the particular strain they’re spreading has health officials worried.Stacey Burling Nov. 22, 2021Link copied to clipboard