Thomas Jefferson UniversityRobert M. Cohen, retired neurosurgeon and Philadelphia folk music mainstay, has died at 86He and his wife, Dianne Tankle, cofounded Folk Alliance International in 1989 and Northeast Regional Folk Alliance in 1994.Gary Miles House of the week: A three-bedroom rowhouse in East Falls for $415,000Paul Jablow, For The Inquirer Jefferson Health Plans had big gains in Medicare Advantage during open enrollment last yearHarold Brubaker Man arrested for killing one man and injuring another near Chickie’s & Pete’s last yearHenry Savage Philly’s economy is among the nation’s strongest for the first time in generations | Expert OpinionMark Zandi, For The Inquirer AdvertisementJefferson Health plans to boost capacity at the Abington Hospital emergency departmentIt's the third emergency department project announced by Jefferson in the past year. Jefferson did not disclose how much it was spending in Abington.Harold Brubaker Philly-area medical schools are enrolling more women and attracting more students, according to the latest trendsApplications to Philly-area medical schools are back up after a three-year decline, recently released data from the Association of American Medical Colleges shows.Kayla Yup and Lizzie Mulvey One year of inspections at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital: November 2024 - October 2025Inspectors visited nearly three dozen times to investigate potential safety problems. Sarah Gantz Dilys E. Blum, senior curator emeritus at the Philadelphia Art Museum, has died at 78She was cited as the world’s foremost authority on avant-garde Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli, and her 2003 exhibition “Shocking! The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli” drew 83,000 visitors. Gary Miles CBS Philadelphia anchor Jim Donovan set the Guinness record for largest sock collectionAfter 22 years at CBS Philadelphia, new anchor Jim Donovan is retiring, but not before he set the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of socks.Henry Savage Remembering those Philly lost in 2025Remembering notable Philadelphians and those who made an impact in Philly we lost in 2025, including Pierre Robert, Bernie Parent, Ryne Sandberg, and David Lynch. Rob Tornoe 10-year-old boy severely burned in Northeast Philadelphia plane crash reunites with bystander who saved himDreuitt's two sons, 10-year-old Ramesses Dreuitt Vazquez and 16-year-old Dominick Goods, memorialize the father they lost in the flames. Ramesses suffered severe burns. Dominick's mom also died.Wendy Ruderman 10-year-old boy severely burned in Northeast Philadelphia plane crash comes home from hospitalRamesses suffered burns to 90% of his body on Jan. 31 when a Learjet medical transport crashed on Cottman Avenue near the Roosevelt Mall, killing all six people on board.Wendy Ruderman Roberta Fallon, artist, writer, and Artblog cofounder, has died at 76She and fellow artist Libby Rosof handed out miniatures of their artwork to passersby in Center City for years, and she said in 2005: "We think art needs to be for everyone, not just in galleries.” Gary Miles Mental health workers in Philadelphia unionize following changes in their workplace and patient careThe nineteen employees at Rogers Behavioral Health in Philadelphia, including therapists, are the first group in Pennsylvania to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers. Ariana Perez-Castells OpinionAla Stanford tackled COVID-19. Will Trump be next?Absolutely no one is better poised to represent the interests of Philadelphians in Congress on healthcare issues than Ala Stanford.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist Police arrest man in connection with shooting near South Philly sports complexAbou Keita has been charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, and other offenses.Nick Vadala Thomas Jefferson University gets its first alma mater song 200 years later. Meet the composer.Elizabeth Avril Barden said it took her just 25 minutes to write the lyrics and music for the one minute, 55-second piece, "Jefferson How We Adore Thee."Susan Snyder Jefferson Health reported a $104 million operating loss in first quarter of fiscal 2026The loss for the three months that ended Sept. 30 included $19 million in restructuring charges. Jefferson's recently announced layoffs of 600 to 700 people were not part of that.Harold Brubaker Jefferson scientist awarded $12 million NIH grant to develop better asthma drugsRaymond Penn hopes to develop drugs that manage asthma better and avoid some of the safety and efficacy concerns seen with current therapies.Kayla Yup See more storiesAdvertisement
Robert M. Cohen, retired neurosurgeon and Philadelphia folk music mainstay, has died at 86He and his wife, Dianne Tankle, cofounded Folk Alliance International in 1989 and Northeast Regional Folk Alliance in 1994.Gary Miles
Robert M. Cohen, retired neurosurgeon and Philadelphia folk music mainstay, has died at 86He and his wife, Dianne Tankle, cofounded Folk Alliance International in 1989 and Northeast Regional Folk Alliance in 1994.Gary Miles
Jefferson Health Plans had big gains in Medicare Advantage during open enrollment last yearHarold Brubaker
Jefferson Health Plans had big gains in Medicare Advantage during open enrollment last yearHarold Brubaker
Philly’s economy is among the nation’s strongest for the first time in generations | Expert OpinionMark Zandi, For The Inquirer
Philly’s economy is among the nation’s strongest for the first time in generations | Expert OpinionMark Zandi, For The Inquirer
Jefferson Health plans to boost capacity at the Abington Hospital emergency departmentIt's the third emergency department project announced by Jefferson in the past year. Jefferson did not disclose how much it was spending in Abington.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health plans to boost capacity at the Abington Hospital emergency departmentIt's the third emergency department project announced by Jefferson in the past year. Jefferson did not disclose how much it was spending in Abington.Harold Brubaker
Philly-area medical schools are enrolling more women and attracting more students, according to the latest trendsApplications to Philly-area medical schools are back up after a three-year decline, recently released data from the Association of American Medical Colleges shows.Kayla Yup and Lizzie Mulvey
Philly-area medical schools are enrolling more women and attracting more students, according to the latest trendsApplications to Philly-area medical schools are back up after a three-year decline, recently released data from the Association of American Medical Colleges shows.Kayla Yup and Lizzie Mulvey
One year of inspections at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital: November 2024 - October 2025Inspectors visited nearly three dozen times to investigate potential safety problems. Sarah Gantz
One year of inspections at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital: November 2024 - October 2025Inspectors visited nearly three dozen times to investigate potential safety problems. Sarah Gantz
Dilys E. Blum, senior curator emeritus at the Philadelphia Art Museum, has died at 78She was cited as the world’s foremost authority on avant-garde Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli, and her 2003 exhibition “Shocking! The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli” drew 83,000 visitors. Gary Miles
Dilys E. Blum, senior curator emeritus at the Philadelphia Art Museum, has died at 78She was cited as the world’s foremost authority on avant-garde Italian designer Elsa Schiaparelli, and her 2003 exhibition “Shocking! The Art and Fashion of Elsa Schiaparelli” drew 83,000 visitors. Gary Miles
CBS Philadelphia anchor Jim Donovan set the Guinness record for largest sock collectionAfter 22 years at CBS Philadelphia, new anchor Jim Donovan is retiring, but not before he set the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of socks.Henry Savage
CBS Philadelphia anchor Jim Donovan set the Guinness record for largest sock collectionAfter 22 years at CBS Philadelphia, new anchor Jim Donovan is retiring, but not before he set the Guinness World Record for the largest collection of socks.Henry Savage
Remembering those Philly lost in 2025Remembering notable Philadelphians and those who made an impact in Philly we lost in 2025, including Pierre Robert, Bernie Parent, Ryne Sandberg, and David Lynch. Rob Tornoe
Remembering those Philly lost in 2025Remembering notable Philadelphians and those who made an impact in Philly we lost in 2025, including Pierre Robert, Bernie Parent, Ryne Sandberg, and David Lynch. Rob Tornoe
10-year-old boy severely burned in Northeast Philadelphia plane crash reunites with bystander who saved himDreuitt's two sons, 10-year-old Ramesses Dreuitt Vazquez and 16-year-old Dominick Goods, memorialize the father they lost in the flames. Ramesses suffered severe burns. Dominick's mom also died.Wendy Ruderman
10-year-old boy severely burned in Northeast Philadelphia plane crash reunites with bystander who saved himDreuitt's two sons, 10-year-old Ramesses Dreuitt Vazquez and 16-year-old Dominick Goods, memorialize the father they lost in the flames. Ramesses suffered severe burns. Dominick's mom also died.Wendy Ruderman
10-year-old boy severely burned in Northeast Philadelphia plane crash comes home from hospitalRamesses suffered burns to 90% of his body on Jan. 31 when a Learjet medical transport crashed on Cottman Avenue near the Roosevelt Mall, killing all six people on board.Wendy Ruderman
10-year-old boy severely burned in Northeast Philadelphia plane crash comes home from hospitalRamesses suffered burns to 90% of his body on Jan. 31 when a Learjet medical transport crashed on Cottman Avenue near the Roosevelt Mall, killing all six people on board.Wendy Ruderman
Roberta Fallon, artist, writer, and Artblog cofounder, has died at 76She and fellow artist Libby Rosof handed out miniatures of their artwork to passersby in Center City for years, and she said in 2005: "We think art needs to be for everyone, not just in galleries.” Gary Miles
Roberta Fallon, artist, writer, and Artblog cofounder, has died at 76She and fellow artist Libby Rosof handed out miniatures of their artwork to passersby in Center City for years, and she said in 2005: "We think art needs to be for everyone, not just in galleries.” Gary Miles
Mental health workers in Philadelphia unionize following changes in their workplace and patient careThe nineteen employees at Rogers Behavioral Health in Philadelphia, including therapists, are the first group in Pennsylvania to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers. Ariana Perez-Castells
Mental health workers in Philadelphia unionize following changes in their workplace and patient careThe nineteen employees at Rogers Behavioral Health in Philadelphia, including therapists, are the first group in Pennsylvania to join the National Union of Healthcare Workers. Ariana Perez-Castells
OpinionAla Stanford tackled COVID-19. Will Trump be next?Absolutely no one is better poised to represent the interests of Philadelphians in Congress on healthcare issues than Ala Stanford.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
OpinionAla Stanford tackled COVID-19. Will Trump be next?Absolutely no one is better poised to represent the interests of Philadelphians in Congress on healthcare issues than Ala Stanford.Jenice Armstrong | Columnist
Police arrest man in connection with shooting near South Philly sports complexAbou Keita has been charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, and other offenses.Nick Vadala
Police arrest man in connection with shooting near South Philly sports complexAbou Keita has been charged with murder, attempted murder, aggravated assault, and other offenses.Nick Vadala
Thomas Jefferson University gets its first alma mater song 200 years later. Meet the composer.Elizabeth Avril Barden said it took her just 25 minutes to write the lyrics and music for the one minute, 55-second piece, "Jefferson How We Adore Thee."Susan Snyder
Thomas Jefferson University gets its first alma mater song 200 years later. Meet the composer.Elizabeth Avril Barden said it took her just 25 minutes to write the lyrics and music for the one minute, 55-second piece, "Jefferson How We Adore Thee."Susan Snyder
Jefferson Health reported a $104 million operating loss in first quarter of fiscal 2026The loss for the three months that ended Sept. 30 included $19 million in restructuring charges. Jefferson's recently announced layoffs of 600 to 700 people were not part of that.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson Health reported a $104 million operating loss in first quarter of fiscal 2026The loss for the three months that ended Sept. 30 included $19 million in restructuring charges. Jefferson's recently announced layoffs of 600 to 700 people were not part of that.Harold Brubaker
Jefferson scientist awarded $12 million NIH grant to develop better asthma drugsRaymond Penn hopes to develop drugs that manage asthma better and avoid some of the safety and efficacy concerns seen with current therapies.Kayla Yup
Jefferson scientist awarded $12 million NIH grant to develop better asthma drugsRaymond Penn hopes to develop drugs that manage asthma better and avoid some of the safety and efficacy concerns seen with current therapies.Kayla Yup
