Marie McCulloughWhat I DoNormally, I cover cancer, women's health topics, and infectious diseases. Now, one infection, COVID-19, is all-consuming.(215) 854-2720A single blood test claims to detect dozens of cancers. Skeptics wouldn’t bet your life on it.A counterintuitive problem with some cancer screening tests has been identified: Early detection is not always the best thing because some tumors never become harmful.Marie McCullough Nov. 9, 2021Link copied to clipboardCHOP’s beds are overflowing, but not because of COVID-19Pandemic fallout continues to play out in unexpected ways.Marie McCullough Sept. 30, 2021Link copied to clipboardPenn Health System’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate gets near total complianceUPHS said no jab, no job. Now, practically all workers are vaccinated against COVID-19.Marie McCullough Sept. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboardCOVID-19 testing at home is both possible and reliable. Here’s what you need to know. COVID-19 diagnostic testing has gotten easier, more convenient and less unpleasant.Marie McCullough Sept. 10, 2021Link copied to clipboardShe was hospitalized with COVID-19 while pregnant. Now she’s urging others to get the vaccine.Early in the pandemic, pregnant people were largely spared from severe COVID-19. No more.Marie McCullough Sept. 4, 2021Link copied to clipboardDangling the chance to win cash prizes does not boost COVID-19 vaccination rates, Penn study findsPolicymakers, Penn researchers wrote, would be better off looking for “more impactful ways to encourage vaccination.”Marie McCullough Aug. 28, 2021Link copied to clipboardCOVID-19 booster shots are on the way for more of us starting Sept. 20. Here’s what you need to know.Get ready to roll up your sleeve. Again.Marie McCullough Aug. 18, 2021Link copied to clipboardAaron Rodgers says he’s been taking ivermectin for COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know about that drug.Packers QB Aaron Rodgers revealed in an interview that he was taking ivermectin to fight COVID. But research data on its effectiveness against the virus are still scarce.Marie McCullough Nov. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboardPhilly surpasses 400 homicides this year“I am heartbroken and outraged that we’ve lost over 400 Philadelphians to preventable violence already this year,” Mayor Jim Kenney said Sunday.Marie McCullough, Cassie Owens, and Chris Palmer Sept. 26, 2021Link copied to clipboardTemple researchers take another step toward curing HIVTemple’s experimental HIV treatment has received Food and Drug Administration approval for testing in humans.Marie McCullough Sept. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboardCOVID-19 vaccination does not increase the chance of miscarriage, study findsGood news for pregnant people who are leery of getting vaccinated against COVID-19.Marie McCullough Sept. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboardDo you really need a COVID-19 booster shot? Experts disagree.Debate over the timing and need for booster shots is growing.Marie McCullough Sept. 1, 2021Link copied to clipboardFacing new vaccine mandates, more Philly-area residents are agreeing to COVID-19 shotsCOVID-19 vaccine mandates and requirements are here, and more are likely coming. Early evidence indicates they're effective in reaching those reluctant to get a shot.Jason Laughlin and Marie McCullough Aug. 23, 2021Link copied to clipboardSchools, airports, venues, and prisons are using rapid antigen tests to screen for the coronavirus. Time will tell if it works.In the arsenal of tools to curb the coronavirus, antigen screening tests are growing in importance.Marie McCullough Aug. 13, 2021Link copied to clipboardAn old idea from a German Jewish scientist spared by the Nazis is getting new life: Prevent and treat cancer by cutting out sugarCancer is a disease governed by genetic mutations, and fueled by sugar.Marie McCullough Oct. 5, 2021Link copied to clipboardParents who push for medical exemptions to school mask rules get pushback from doctorsThere are very few health conditions that justify exempting children from wearing masks in schoolMarie McCullough Sept. 21, 2021Link copied to clipboardObesity, a risk factor for severe COVID-19, keeps growing in the U.S., the CDC reportsThe worsening obesity epidemic has implications for the worsening COVID-19 pandemic.Marie McCullough Sept. 15, 2021Link copied to clipboardThe pandemic has disrupted preventive health care. Here’s how to get back on track.You know the truism: It’s best to catch health problems early, or even prevent them.Marie McCullough Sept. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboardCOVID-19 cases and hospitalizations tick upward in Philly region; N.J. likely to reopen vaccine mega-sites for booster shotsAnd, parents sued a Bucks County school district over its plan to start the school year without a mask mandate.Oona Goodin-Smith, Laura McCrystal, Marie McCullough, and Allison Steele Aug. 31, 2021Link copied to clipboardAfter years in Afghanistan, N.J. physician brothers fear for their patients and colleaguesThe Moss brothers can attest to the horrors of war, the power of healing, and the constancy of their bond.Marie McCullough Aug. 19, 2021Link copied to clipboardSee more stories
A single blood test claims to detect dozens of cancers. Skeptics wouldn’t bet your life on it.A counterintuitive problem with some cancer screening tests has been identified: Early detection is not always the best thing because some tumors never become harmful.Marie McCullough Nov. 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
A single blood test claims to detect dozens of cancers. Skeptics wouldn’t bet your life on it.A counterintuitive problem with some cancer screening tests has been identified: Early detection is not always the best thing because some tumors never become harmful.Marie McCullough Nov. 9, 2021Link copied to clipboard
CHOP’s beds are overflowing, but not because of COVID-19Pandemic fallout continues to play out in unexpected ways.Marie McCullough Sept. 30, 2021Link copied to clipboard
CHOP’s beds are overflowing, but not because of COVID-19Pandemic fallout continues to play out in unexpected ways.Marie McCullough Sept. 30, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Penn Health System’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate gets near total complianceUPHS said no jab, no job. Now, practically all workers are vaccinated against COVID-19.Marie McCullough Sept. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Penn Health System’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate gets near total complianceUPHS said no jab, no job. Now, practically all workers are vaccinated against COVID-19.Marie McCullough Sept. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 testing at home is both possible and reliable. Here’s what you need to know. COVID-19 diagnostic testing has gotten easier, more convenient and less unpleasant.Marie McCullough Sept. 10, 2021Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 testing at home is both possible and reliable. Here’s what you need to know. COVID-19 diagnostic testing has gotten easier, more convenient and less unpleasant.Marie McCullough Sept. 10, 2021Link copied to clipboard
She was hospitalized with COVID-19 while pregnant. Now she’s urging others to get the vaccine.Early in the pandemic, pregnant people were largely spared from severe COVID-19. No more.Marie McCullough Sept. 4, 2021Link copied to clipboard
She was hospitalized with COVID-19 while pregnant. Now she’s urging others to get the vaccine.Early in the pandemic, pregnant people were largely spared from severe COVID-19. No more.Marie McCullough Sept. 4, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Dangling the chance to win cash prizes does not boost COVID-19 vaccination rates, Penn study findsPolicymakers, Penn researchers wrote, would be better off looking for “more impactful ways to encourage vaccination.”Marie McCullough Aug. 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Dangling the chance to win cash prizes does not boost COVID-19 vaccination rates, Penn study findsPolicymakers, Penn researchers wrote, would be better off looking for “more impactful ways to encourage vaccination.”Marie McCullough Aug. 28, 2021Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 booster shots are on the way for more of us starting Sept. 20. Here’s what you need to know.Get ready to roll up your sleeve. Again.Marie McCullough Aug. 18, 2021Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 booster shots are on the way for more of us starting Sept. 20. Here’s what you need to know.Get ready to roll up your sleeve. Again.Marie McCullough Aug. 18, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Aaron Rodgers says he’s been taking ivermectin for COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know about that drug.Packers QB Aaron Rodgers revealed in an interview that he was taking ivermectin to fight COVID. But research data on its effectiveness against the virus are still scarce.Marie McCullough Nov. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Aaron Rodgers says he’s been taking ivermectin for COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know about that drug.Packers QB Aaron Rodgers revealed in an interview that he was taking ivermectin to fight COVID. But research data on its effectiveness against the virus are still scarce.Marie McCullough Nov. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly surpasses 400 homicides this year“I am heartbroken and outraged that we’ve lost over 400 Philadelphians to preventable violence already this year,” Mayor Jim Kenney said Sunday.Marie McCullough, Cassie Owens, and Chris Palmer Sept. 26, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Philly surpasses 400 homicides this year“I am heartbroken and outraged that we’ve lost over 400 Philadelphians to preventable violence already this year,” Mayor Jim Kenney said Sunday.Marie McCullough, Cassie Owens, and Chris Palmer Sept. 26, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Temple researchers take another step toward curing HIVTemple’s experimental HIV treatment has received Food and Drug Administration approval for testing in humans.Marie McCullough Sept. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Temple researchers take another step toward curing HIVTemple’s experimental HIV treatment has received Food and Drug Administration approval for testing in humans.Marie McCullough Sept. 17, 2021Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 vaccination does not increase the chance of miscarriage, study findsGood news for pregnant people who are leery of getting vaccinated against COVID-19.Marie McCullough Sept. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 vaccination does not increase the chance of miscarriage, study findsGood news for pregnant people who are leery of getting vaccinated against COVID-19.Marie McCullough Sept. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Do you really need a COVID-19 booster shot? Experts disagree.Debate over the timing and need for booster shots is growing.Marie McCullough Sept. 1, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Do you really need a COVID-19 booster shot? Experts disagree.Debate over the timing and need for booster shots is growing.Marie McCullough Sept. 1, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Facing new vaccine mandates, more Philly-area residents are agreeing to COVID-19 shotsCOVID-19 vaccine mandates and requirements are here, and more are likely coming. Early evidence indicates they're effective in reaching those reluctant to get a shot.Jason Laughlin and Marie McCullough Aug. 23, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Facing new vaccine mandates, more Philly-area residents are agreeing to COVID-19 shotsCOVID-19 vaccine mandates and requirements are here, and more are likely coming. Early evidence indicates they're effective in reaching those reluctant to get a shot.Jason Laughlin and Marie McCullough Aug. 23, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Schools, airports, venues, and prisons are using rapid antigen tests to screen for the coronavirus. Time will tell if it works.In the arsenal of tools to curb the coronavirus, antigen screening tests are growing in importance.Marie McCullough Aug. 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Schools, airports, venues, and prisons are using rapid antigen tests to screen for the coronavirus. Time will tell if it works.In the arsenal of tools to curb the coronavirus, antigen screening tests are growing in importance.Marie McCullough Aug. 13, 2021Link copied to clipboard
An old idea from a German Jewish scientist spared by the Nazis is getting new life: Prevent and treat cancer by cutting out sugarCancer is a disease governed by genetic mutations, and fueled by sugar.Marie McCullough Oct. 5, 2021Link copied to clipboard
An old idea from a German Jewish scientist spared by the Nazis is getting new life: Prevent and treat cancer by cutting out sugarCancer is a disease governed by genetic mutations, and fueled by sugar.Marie McCullough Oct. 5, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Parents who push for medical exemptions to school mask rules get pushback from doctorsThere are very few health conditions that justify exempting children from wearing masks in schoolMarie McCullough Sept. 21, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Parents who push for medical exemptions to school mask rules get pushback from doctorsThere are very few health conditions that justify exempting children from wearing masks in schoolMarie McCullough Sept. 21, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Obesity, a risk factor for severe COVID-19, keeps growing in the U.S., the CDC reportsThe worsening obesity epidemic has implications for the worsening COVID-19 pandemic.Marie McCullough Sept. 15, 2021Link copied to clipboard
Obesity, a risk factor for severe COVID-19, keeps growing in the U.S., the CDC reportsThe worsening obesity epidemic has implications for the worsening COVID-19 pandemic.Marie McCullough Sept. 15, 2021Link copied to clipboard
The pandemic has disrupted preventive health care. Here’s how to get back on track.You know the truism: It’s best to catch health problems early, or even prevent them.Marie McCullough Sept. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
The pandemic has disrupted preventive health care. Here’s how to get back on track.You know the truism: It’s best to catch health problems early, or even prevent them.Marie McCullough Sept. 8, 2021Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations tick upward in Philly region; N.J. likely to reopen vaccine mega-sites for booster shotsAnd, parents sued a Bucks County school district over its plan to start the school year without a mask mandate.Oona Goodin-Smith, Laura McCrystal, Marie McCullough, and Allison Steele Aug. 31, 2021Link copied to clipboard
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations tick upward in Philly region; N.J. likely to reopen vaccine mega-sites for booster shotsAnd, parents sued a Bucks County school district over its plan to start the school year without a mask mandate.Oona Goodin-Smith, Laura McCrystal, Marie McCullough, and Allison Steele Aug. 31, 2021Link copied to clipboard
After years in Afghanistan, N.J. physician brothers fear for their patients and colleaguesThe Moss brothers can attest to the horrors of war, the power of healing, and the constancy of their bond.Marie McCullough Aug. 19, 2021Link copied to clipboard
After years in Afghanistan, N.J. physician brothers fear for their patients and colleaguesThe Moss brothers can attest to the horrors of war, the power of healing, and the constancy of their bond.Marie McCullough Aug. 19, 2021Link copied to clipboard