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Councilmember Quetcy Lozada speaks in the chamber as Philadelphia City Council meets Sept. 14, 2023.

Philadelphia bans supervised injection sites in most of the city after City Council rejects Mayor Jim Kenney’s veto

The law takes effect immediately and changes the city’s zoning code to designate supervised drug consumption sites as a prohibited use in nine of the city’s 10 geographic Council districts.

Merakey announced that in January 2025 it will close Woodhaven Center, a Northeast Philadelphia residential facility for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Health

Merakey will close Woodhaven Center, move its intellectually disabled residents to group homes

The overdose-reversal drug Narcan is displayed during an overdose-reversal training in Philadelphia. In 2022, Philadelphia again saw its highest-ever number of fatal overdoses, with 1,413 people dying from overdoses.

The Opioid Crisis

More Philadelphians than ever died of overdoses in 2022, with toll especially grim among Black residents

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney speaks during an event at LOVE Park in March. He vetoed a bill this week that seeks to prohibit supervised drug consumption sites in most of the city.

Philadelphia Politics

Mayor Kenney is vetoing a bill that prohibits supervised injection sites in most of the city

For one Penn researcher, gelato was a daily vacation treat that didn't compromise her fitness goals.

Health

How I lost weight on the ‘Gelato Diet’ | Expert Opinion

People are running into high demand, insurance headaches and supply delays coast to coast for seeking the latest COVID-19 vaccine, such as the Moderna Spikevax COVID-19 photographed Wednesday at a drugstore in Cypress, Texas.

Coronavirus

Low-risk Philadelphians may want to wait to get the COVID vaccine, health officials say amid shipping delays

Philadelphia’s health department said the shipping delays seen in the region are happening nationwide as well.

Coronavirus

Insurance delays have kept some Philadelphians from getting the latest COVID vaccines

Because of the relatively recent roll-out of the updated vaccines, some insurance companies have not yet updated their billing codes that allow them to pay for the shots.

The Biden administration has announced that it is providing $600 million in funding to produce new at-home COVID-19 tests and is restarting a website allowing Americans to again order up to four free tests per household.

Coronavirus

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them

This photo provided by Pfizer in September 2023 shows a single-dose vial of the company's updated COVID vaccine for adults. Some shipments of the vaccine were delayed this week, forcing pharmacies to reschedule appointments for customers who had signed up to get a shot.

Coronavirus

Some Philadelphians showed up to get a new COVID vaccine, but couldn’t because of shipping delays

Coronavirus

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them

Coronavirus

Some Philadelphians showed up to get a new COVID vaccine, but couldn’t because of shipping delays

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Short naps at the right time of day can benefit alertness and overall health in myriad ways.

Wellness

Short naps can improve memory, increase productivity, reduce stress, and promote a healthier heart

But napping can come with drawbacks as well as benefits.

Chronic sleep deprivation among youths creates a host of emotional and mental health problems.

Wellness

Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains

When teens can’t sleep, they often scroll online well into the night, which only exacerbates the problem.

Brian Pollitt, president of TWU Local 234, bought Gatorade for workers out in the heat working on the new trolley railroads in Southwest Philadelphia on July 25, 2023.

Health-care Industry

Workers pay the price while Congress and employers debate need for heat regulations

There are no federal standards to protect workers when days become excessively hot.

Wellness

A wellness coach claims she can fix people’s vision. An anti-misinformation TikToker isn’t having it.

We explain the online battle between anti-glasses influencer Samantha Lotus and a popular TikToker who covers topics including wellness misinformation and multi-level marketing.

Sleep deprivation can seriously damage your body.

Wellness

Can coffee or a nap make up for sleep deprivation? A psychologist explains why there’s no substitute for shut-eye

A cup of coffee might provide you some pep, but it won’t fully make up for lost sleep.

Dr. Weinmann and his wife, Marcia Meeker, were married in 2002.

Obituaries

Roberto Weinmann, pioneering molecular biologist and cancer researcher, has died at 81

He retired as chief operating officer at PharmaMar USA in 2013 and served as director of Oncology Discovery at Bristol Myers Squibb before that.

Philadelphia bans supervised injection sites in most of the city after City Council rejects Mayor Jim Kenney’s veto

Merakey will close Woodhaven Center, move its intellectually disabled residents to group homes

More Philadelphians than ever died of overdoses in 2022, with toll especially grim among Black residents

Mayor Kenney is vetoing a bill that prohibits supervised injection sites in most of the city

How I lost weight on the ‘Gelato Diet’ | Expert Opinion

Low-risk Philadelphians may want to wait to get the COVID vaccine, health officials say amid shipping delays

Insurance delays have kept some Philadelphians from getting the latest COVID vaccines

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them

Some Philadelphians showed up to get a new COVID vaccine, but couldn’t because of shipping delays

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them

Some Philadelphians showed up to get a new COVID vaccine, but couldn’t because of shipping delays

I’m a pediatrician. Here’s how I decide when to vaccinate my children. | Expert Opinion

I’m a pediatrician. Here’s how I decide when to vaccinate my children. | Expert Opinion

What can and can’t I ask my doctor about at an annual exam? | Expert Opinion

A CHOP pediatrician shares how she talks to patients — and her own kids — about pedestrian safety | Expert Opinion

One Penn resident weighs in on union vote | Opinion

Climate change, air quality are important factors in medical training

We were wrong about spotted lanternflies, research shows. Kill them anyway.

Mortimer M. Labes, celebrated chemist, pioneering researcher, and former chair of Temple’s Department of Chemistry, has died at 93

We were wrong about spotted lanternflies, research shows. Kill them anyway.

Mortimer M. Labes, celebrated chemist, pioneering researcher, and former chair of Temple’s Department of Chemistry, has died at 93

Tyler Arboretum loses 900 ash trees to emerald ash borer, forced to close miles of public trails

A ‘strong’ El Nino is likely to affect U.S. weather through winter. Philly is ‘on the bubble’ for snow.

Tyler Arboretum loses 900 ash trees to emerald ash borer, forced to close miles of public trails

A ‘strong’ El Nino is likely to affect U.S. weather through winter. Philly is ‘on the bubble’ for snow.

Four Philly abortion providers talk about the calling that drives them to do emotionally challenging work

Four Philly abortion providers talk about the calling that drives them to do emotionally challenging work

Post-Roe, contraceptive failures carry bigger stakes

Planned Parenthood is America’s largest abortion provider. Most Philadelphians who go there aren’t ending a pregnancy.

How overturning ‘Roe v. Wade’ will affect abortion access in Pa., NJ

Abortion in Pennsylvania: What to know

Short naps can improve memory, increase productivity, reduce stress, and promote a healthier heart

Screen time is contributing to chronic sleep deprivation in tweens and teens – a pediatric sleep expert explains

Workers pay the price while Congress and employers debate need for heat regulations

A wellness coach claims she can fix people’s vision. An anti-misinformation TikToker isn’t having it.

Can coffee or a nap make up for sleep deprivation? A psychologist explains why there’s no substitute for shut-eye

Roberto Weinmann, pioneering molecular biologist and cancer researcher, has died at 81

As more patients email doctors, health systems start charging fees

Artificial intelligence may influence whether you can get pain medication

As more patients email doctors, health systems start charging fees

Artificial intelligence may influence whether you can get pain medication

Fetterman, Booker: The war on drugs didn’t work. We need a fresh approach to address the fentanyl crisis.

Mayor Kenney is vetoing a bill that prohibits supervised injection sites in most of the city

Fetterman, Booker: The war on drugs didn’t work. We need a fresh approach to address the fentanyl crisis.

Mayor Kenney is vetoing a bill that prohibits supervised injection sites in most of the city

A medical mystery: Why two Philly-area cousins, just miles apart, got rare brain cancers

Overdoses are killing a record number of Philadelphians as deaths soar among Black residents

From August 2022: Philly FOP picked problematic doctors for police ‘injured on duty’ benefit

Four Philly abortion providers talk about the calling that drives them to do emotionally challenging work

5 medical professionals on why they stay as hospital workers flee post-COVID