Greater Philadelphia earned failing air quality grades. A new study finds higher asthma rates near industry and major roads, especially where green space is scarce.
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For 50 years, St. Francis Inn in Philadelphia has served the poorest and most vulnerable people in Kensington.
More than half of the street fentanyl samples collected in November 2024 contained BTMPS, and many contained more BTMPS than fentanyl.
Mayor Parker may also have to grapple with the incoming Trump administration on issues of immigration enforcement in Philly, which is currently a sanctuary city.
Makeshift memorials are public expressions of private mourning in response to trauma and tragedy.
The wounds contain black and yellow dead tissue and tunnel deep into the skin. Deep stigma around them can make getting treatment difficult.
A Philadelphia neighborhood is pushing back against the city’s plan to expand an existing shelter to serve people in active addiction.
A social science researcher followed a dozen teens from different neighborhoods in North, West and Northeast Philadelphia, tracking their family histories and heart rates as they navigated daily life.
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Bloomberg Fellow, Penn Medicine Center for Addiction Medicine and Policy, University of Pennsylvania
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Assistant Professor of Political Science, George Washington University; Institute for Humane Studies
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