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Temple Hospital now has a 'Yelp for OB-GYNs' to improve care for families of color
Birthing pros say the app could provide data that helps eradicate Black maternal mortality. → Read More
$6 million Temple study aims to reduce Black maternal mortality by addressing heart disease
The five-year effort will also provide some patients with doulas, to see how that cuts the risk. → Read More
A pilot program providing doulas has been a game-changer for pregnant women in Pa. prisons
The program, which is on track to expand, “makes us feel like people,” said one mother who recently gave birth. → Read More
'Narcan Near Me': Philadelphia to pilot Narcan vending machines to help stop fatal overdoses
The first machines will be installed in South and West Philly, where opioid-related deaths are on the rise. → Read More
Resources to help avoid and deal with traumatic birth experiences in Philadelphia
How to make the start of a new life as trauma-free as possible. → Read More
During the pandemic, fatal overdoses spiked for Black and Latino Philadelphians
Nearly three dozen departments will work together to combat the rise, which happened in totally new areas of the city. → Read More
Mural Arts is shutting down the Kensington arts center next to Somerset Station
Citing zoning issues, the organization is searching for a new location, but the closure is a loss to many in the neighborhood. → Read More
Heading back to a shelter, Philly mom wishes COVID hotel money could pay for housing instead
The funding designated for contingency sites is not flexible, city officials said. → Read More
Why Philly shut down its homeless COVID hotels, and why advocates are furious
A private prison company runs one of the temporary sites where residents are being relocated. → Read More
Accidental overdose death at Philly's COVID prevention site, which is closing in two weeks
Anthony Thomas, who previously lived at the Parkway protest camp, was discovered in his room over Thanksgiving weekend. → Read More
Fire forces evacuation of COVID-positive residents, new Philly quarantine hotel opens Monday
There’s now a “repair or demolish” order on the Rodeway Inn, which is in a historic Center City property. → Read More
Philly to open second quarantine hotel for vulnerable COVID patients as cases surge
The 30 beds at the first site sometimes fill up, officials said, with people from shelters or those experiencing homelessness. → Read More
Rumors fly in Kensington about coronavirus 'immunity' and early jail releases
That's the word from the Sunday Love Project, which is feeding people in the neighborhood daily. → Read More
Stockpiling for the lockdown? Philly-area preppers were already ready
“Everybody takes advice from us when things like this happen.” → Read More
Poor man’s game: Students take part in poverty simulation; realize importance of compassion
The ultimate goal was to make students more sensitive as graduated professionals to those grappling with the realities of being impoverished and to better meet their needs. → Read More
He used to shoot heroin out back. Now his music draws crowds to the stage.
Singer-songwriter Joe Nester made a triumphant return to Philly. → Read More
At the First Stop recovery house in Kensington, it's cold turkey or nothing
For some people, the tough love approach works. Others aren't so lucky. → Read More
Kensington forum on opioids packs the house, but avoids fiery debate
Response to the proposed CUES was less incendiary than at other recent meetings. → Read More
Who counts Philly's homeless? Sometimes, people who've experienced it themselves
"Peer-driven harm-reduction outreach is where it’s at." → Read More
Essay: Suicide prevention is everyone's job
More people die by suicide than by motor vehicle crashes. And if you think you are immune, you are not. → Read More