Healthcare
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Jefferson Health Launches Primary Care Program for LGBTQIA+ Older Adults
Jefferson Health has launched Pride at the Jefferson Center for Healthy Aging, a program dedicated to caring for Philadelphia’s aging LGBTQIA+ community. This program is the first of its kind, combining clinical care and research efforts to create a primary care home for LGBTQIA+ older adults. “Jefferson is proud to be at the forefront of…
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ETHOS Treatment Recognized as One of Region’s Fastest-Growing Businesses
ETHOS Treatment LLC’s remarkable success over the past three years has earned it placement on the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Soaring 76 and the Philadelphia100 lists, both of which honor the fastest-growing businesses in the Greater Philadelphia region. With outpatient treatment centers in Philadelphia, West Chester, Plymouth Meeting, Collegeville, Broomall, Jenkintown, and Wyomissing, ETHOS helps adults…
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Vaping, Cigars, Cigarettes: Do They Affect Your Lungs The Same Way?
E-cigs, vape pens, mods — vaping goes by many names. And when electronic cigarettes hit the US market in 2007, many people embraced vaping as a way to quit smoking cigarettes. But is one safer than the other? Within 7 years, electronic cigarettes had become the most popular tobacco product. Teens especially took to e-cigarettes.…
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CHOP Expert Shares Insights on How Social Media and Online Communities Can Influence Offline Behavior
Social media can be your child’s window into the world, letting them see how others experience joy, as well as letting some into their own life. But unlike the window in your home, blocking out unwanted content isn’t as simple as drawing the blinds — and that’s not something parents should turn a blind eye…
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Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Receives $6.4 Million Gift from Bucks County Family
Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) has received a $6.4 million gift from the family of Connor Boyle, a Central Bucks East High School graduate who died at age 18 from osteosarcoma. This three-year gift, named “The Connor Initiative: Precision Therapeutics for Osteosarcoma & Rare Cancers,” will support cutting-edge research in osteosarcoma and other rare cancers.…
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Medicaid Being Restored for Over 100K Pennsylvanians, Many of Them Children
Pennsylvania is currently restoring Medicaid coverage for 105,000 of its residents who lost their benefits this year due to a variety of procedural reasons, including not returning a form on time, writes Harold Brubaker for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The terminations happened in April as Pennsylvania and other states continued to check the eligibility of Medicaid…
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How ROW Psychiatric Services Uses Intensive Outpatient Therapy to Transform the Lives of Children
On August 21, 2023, ROW Psychiatric Services officially launched its Intensive Outpatient Services program, embarking on a new chapter for the organization. The two individuals who helped spearhead the new effort are Jack Krieger, M.S., NCC, and Chanell-Nicole Gooden, MFT. The two professionals have different backgrounds within the medical field, but have come together for…
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Chester County Native Wants to Serve Southeastern Pennsylvania with Senior Care Business
Chester County native Ted Pease recently acquired Right at Home Delaware County, an in-home senior care business, and rebranded it as Right at Home Main Line with the aim of expanding its reach, writes Donna Rovins for The Daily Local News. “I rebranded it as Right at Home Main Line because I wanted to make…
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Ranking Site Names West Chester University as Top Nursing Program in Pennsylvania
The website allnurses.com has ranked West Chester University’s nursing program as the No. 1 top RN to BSN program in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. “Impressively, the program ranks first among 1,922 comparable programs for NCLEX pass rates, cementing its reputation for cultivating skilled nursing professionals,” the allnurses.com website stated. Nancy Barker, associate professor and chair of WCU’s Nursing…
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Freedom Village: Is Proximity to a Hospital Important in Senior Living?
Location is everything when you’re searching for the best senior living community for yourself or a loved one, and it’s important to consider health care and proximity to a hospital as part of your decision. If the unexpected happens and you need surgery or specialized care, you want to have convenient access to top-rated doctors…
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Norristown-Based Gaudenzia’s Chief of Staff Named Pennsylvania’s Social Worker of the Year
Dr. Patricia McKernan, Chief of Staff at Norristown-based Gaudenzia, the region’s largest nonprofit provider of treatment for substance use disorder, has been named Social Worker of the Year by the Pennsylvania Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. The honor is a testament to McKernan’s leadership in promoting the dignity and inherent worth of…
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Should Black Women Start Breast Cancer Screening Earlier?
Raise your hand if you look forward to scheduling a cancer screening. Nobody? Well, you don’t have to look forward to them, but screenings do save lives. And for black women — who are 40 percent more likely than white women to die from breast cancer despite being diagnosed less — early detection can potentially…
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ETHOS Treatment Offers Group for Women Experiencing Trauma and Suffering from Substance Use Disorder
ETHOS Treatment, LLC — which helps adults and teens with mental health issues and substance use disorders through a proven combination of individual counseling, small group, and family therapy — is now offering an in-person and telehealth hybrid group for adult women who struggle with trauma and substance use disorder. “This group will help participants…
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As ‘Your Radio Doctor,’ Gastroenterologist from Haverford Blazes Trails in the World of Medical Broadcasting
Contrary to popular opinion, what you don’t know can indeed hurt you. Spreading awareness of such unconventional wisdom is one of the reasons why Dr. Marianne Ritchie — one of the first women to practice gastroenterology in the Philadelphia region and a pioneer in the field for more than 30 years — started her own…
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New York Post: John Fetterman Recalls ‘Technically’ Dying, Believing He Would Lose Senate Race Due to His Stroke
After suffering a stroke mid-campaign, Sen. John Fetterman believed he would not be able to defeat his Republican opponent, celebrity heart surgeon Dr. Mehmet Oz, writes Ryan King for the New York Post. The experience forced him to face his mortality, and in turn, stop being afraid of it. “I didn’t have a near-death experience,…
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At ROW Psychiatric Services, Rosemary Fordjour Aims to Give Patients Equitable Care in All Facets
If there are two things that Rosemary Fordjour can point to that stood out most to her growing up in Ghana, they are the sense of community and safety she felt. She recalls the many times she walked to and from school with her friends, the countless conversations, and the love for nature she developed…
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RamTHON Starting at West Chester University to Raise Funds for Children at CHOP
RamTHON, a no-sitting dance party organized to raise $30,000+ for the children at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), will officially start the season-of-giving at West Chester University on Saturday, Nov. 4, 1-7 PM, in Sykes Student Union at 110 West Rosedale Avenue in West Chester. Promising a ramtastic time for all during every single hour, RamTHON will…
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Chester County Commissioners Tour Site of Future Haven Behavioral Hospital of West Chester
Chester County Commissioners Marian Moskowitz and Josh Maxwell, along with county administrators, recently toured the site of Haven Behavioral Hospital of West Chester, an inpatient hospital and outpatient center that, when opened, will provide behavioral healthcare for county residents around the clock. Haven Behavioral Hospital of West Chester CEO Jeff Hunt gave the commissioners a…
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