Health & Fitness
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CHOP Program Helps Make Homes Healthier for Kids with Asthma
CAPP+, a program under The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Healthier Together initiative, is helping make homes healthier for kids with asthma, writes Julia Landwehr for Health. It is estimated that around 6.5 percent of children nationwide have asthma, but this jumps to 21 percent in Philadelphia. The disease does not impact children equally. Data from…
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Now a Juice Pod Healthy Alternative Is Coming to Havertown
The Juice Pod with its menu of fruit and vegetable juices and smoothies started at the Jersey Shore back in 2016 and has been expanding ever since. Now the two Delaware County sisters who started it all are opening a new Juice Pod in Havertown next month, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times.…
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Philadelphia Breast Cancer Surgeon Transforms Wellness Care at Perkasie Farm Retreat
Breast cancer surgeon Dr. Monique Gary, affectionately known to her patients as “Dr. Mo,” has traded the bustling city life of Philadelphia for the tranquility of a 40-acre farm in Perkasie, writes Wendy Ruderman for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dr. Mo has transformed her new home into a sanctuary where wellness is the only crop…
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New Study at Willow Grove Naval Air Station Looks At Potential ‘Forever Chemicals’ and Disease Link
In 2011, the U.S. Department of Defense and the Environmental Protection Agency confirmed toxic chemicals were in the Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Willow Grove’s groundwater and eventually in the drinking water supply for the base and surrounding neighborhoods. Those chemicals – per and polyfluoroalkyl substances – are commonly known as “forever chemicals” because…
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‘Mommy and Me’ Workout Classes in Lansdale to Promote Early Childhood Development
A gym in Lansdale is embracing mother-child bonding time with a ‘Mommy and Me’ workout class, reports Jennaphr Frederick for Fox 29 Philadelphia. The Little Gym best serves children who are 19 months to two-and-a-half years. The obstacles courses at the gym allow the children to develop their physical and cognitive skills. They…
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Plymouth Township Sergeant Joins Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run After Beating Cancer
After an arduous battle with cancer, Plymouth Township Patrol Sgt. Rocco Wack was overjoyed to take part in the Independence Blue Cross Broad Street Run with his entire family this weekend, reports CBS News Philadelphia. On Sunday, he joined more than 30,000 runners who arrived from all over the globe to run the ten miles…
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Half-Acre Farm Helps Lankenau Medical Center Provide Food for Patients with Food Insecurity
Lankenau Medical Center has made good use of half an acre of its campus by turning it into a farm that helps it fight food insecurity, writes Aubrey Whelan for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Delema G. Deaver Wellness Farm at Lankenau Hospital in Wynnewood provides fresh produce for some of the medical center’s patients who…
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Temple University Hospital Operating Room Assistant Has Kidney Transplant at His Workplace
Julian Harmon, an operating room assistant at Temple University Hospital, has lived with kidney disease for almost a decade, writes Courtenay Harris Bond for PhillyVoice. Every day, while cleaning operating rooms, taking specimens to labs, and transporting patients in and out of surgeries, he remained hopeful that his time would come. “I would even meet…
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103-Year-Old Pioneering Doctor and Entrepreneur Offers Tips to Successful Life
Dr. Gladys McGarey, who is 103 years old, joined the Women’s Medical College of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia in September 1941, not long before the United States entered World War II. As one of the few women who practiced medicine at that time, she had to deal with unique challenges and dismissive attitudes while she worked…
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Phoenixville Yoga Instructor, Competitive Bodybuilder Shares Her Health and Wellness Journey
Margaret Andrzejewski is an accomplished licensed chiropractor, yoga instructor, and competitive bodybuilder in Phoenixville, but she had to overcome considerable adversity to bring her wellness journey to that point, writes Gina Lizzo for the Main Line Today. “For the first seven years of my life, I lived with my parents, who were both cocaine and…
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Community Hero Action Group Hosts Fourth Annual Community Health Conference and Festival
Community Hero Action Group (CHAG) is set to host its fourth annual Pennsylvania Black Health Matters Conference. The free four-day-long hybrid conference will hold a festival on Saturday, April 13, from 12 PM to 4 PM at Vernon Park at 5800 Germantown Avenue. It will feature live entertainment, dancing, food, giveaways, health demos, a voting…
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Movement Gyms is Opening a New Facility in Kensington in 2025
Movement Gyms, which already has a location in Callowhill is planning to open its second Philadelphia location in Kensington by the end of next year, writes Chris Compendio for PhillyVoice. Similar to its other existing locations, Movement Gyms’ Kensington location will feature walls for bouldering and rope climbing, a yoga studio, and areas for cardio…
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Lawmakers Push for Legalization of Recreational Marijuana in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania is currently one of the only states in the region that has not yet legalized recreational marijuana, writes Ashley Adams for The Keystone. However, several lawmakers, including Rep. Dan Frankel, are working on changing that. “I think it’s definitely a possibility to have it legalized in a year or two,” said Frankel. “We are…
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After the Loss of Her Son, Downingtown Woman Provides Invaluable Cardiac Education to Community
Aidan’s Heart Foundation is a nonprofit organization, founded by Christy Marshall-Silva, after the devastating loss of her young son, writes Nick Iadonisi for 6ABC. On Sept. 4, 2010, when Aidan was just seven years old, he passed away from sudden cardiac arrest. Shocked by the unexpected loss of her son, Marshall-Silva was determined to learn…
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Woman Uses Virtual Reality to Help Recover from Burns Sustained During Coatesville House Fire
In April 2023, Emily Dorsheimer received severe burns from a house fire in Coatesville. Recovery was so torturous that her family was not sure she would make it, but then virtual reality came into the scene, writes Stephanie Stahl for CBS News Philadelphia. Dorsheimer was unable to stand on her own, could not walk, and…
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Eagles’ Lane Johnson, Kooth App Helps Philadelphia Students Tackle Mental Health
With the many challenges facing young people today, it can be difficult to navigate life without struggling under the weight of mental health challenges, writes Amanda Fitzpatrick for WHYY. Joshua Scotland, a 17-year-old junior at Northeast High School, noted the various challenges and said most of his peers don’t feel comfortable talking about their issues…
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Overcoming Sports Anxiety in Teens
For teens, participating in organized sports can have positive mental health benefits, including increased confidence, self-esteem, and social skills. However, the pressure to excel in competitive athletics can be intense. It can create anxiety and negative feelings, resulting in self-doubt and poor performance on the field and in the classroom. It can even lead to depression and…
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Harriton High School Senior Published Children’s Book to Help Families of Cancer Patients
When his mom was first diagnosed with non-Hodgkins’ lymphoma in 2019, Ethan Niu felt lost and confused. To help other children navigate a parent’s cancer diagnosis, he has written and illustrated a book, “Brave Little Fighters.” Now a senior at Harriton High School, Niu wants to help children understand the science behind cancer, potential treatment,…
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