But a new study out of Drexel University’s Dornsife School of Public Health found that while you might think bringing more day care facilities to your block might make you and your neighbors sick more often, that doesn’t appear to be the case. Neal D. Goldstein, PhD, assistant research professor, led a team that looked into the density of day cares in Philadelphia and compared them to areas where cases of whooping cough occurred in the city.
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Hospital ratings sometimes conflict and confuse, but far better than nothing
… of care [at a hospital], despite nearly 25 years of work in this field,” says Dr. David Nash, a nationally-known health care quality at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia. Experts including Nash attribute the occasional conflicts largely to …
Factoryville couple falls in love while awaiting heart transplants
… kitchen of their Wyoming County home. “I had to wait, too, and somewhere along the line we became friends.” Numerous health scares, several dozen visits with doctors and specialists, and more tests and consultations than they care to remember led …
Letters: Price is wrong steward for country’s health care
Rep. Tom Price, the nominee to head the Department of Health and Human Services, testifies on Capitol Hill on Wednesday. I am a pediatrician in Philadelphia, and I oppose the nomination of U.S. Rep. Tom Price as secretary of Health and Human Services.
Escaping work for a mid-day massage
For the last year, Erica Purcell has enjoyed a monthly lunchtime spa escape to Spa Terme Di Aroma for a half-hour massage, facial, or reflexology. It costs less than a full-hour service, and with Uber, she can be back at her office within an hour, feeling refreshed and rejuvenated.
The Key’s Year-End Mania: Read the ten most-popular Key stories of 2016
Year-End Mania is the Key’s annual survey of the things below the surface that made 2016 incredible. In this installment, we bring you the ten most popular Key stories of the year.
About one month left to sign up for Obamacarea
With about a month left to sign up for 2017 individual health plans on the federal health insurance marketplace, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is announcing increasing sign-ups leading up to the deadline. About one month left to sign up for Obamacare plans With about a month left to sign up for 2017 individual health plans on the federal health insurance marketplace, the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is announcing increasing sign-ups leading up to the deadline.
Coming out of depression to rediscover the joy of life
… County, man has been shining a light on depression by traveling around the country speaking on behalf of the mental health advocacy group Minding Your Mind, which trained him as a speaker. He beams with excitement as he talks about connecting with …