Lynne Adkins
Fox Chase Cancer Center Gives High Schoolers A Taste of Health Care Careers
The Saturday event will give students a chance to learn, hands on, about careers in caring for cancer patients.
Study Shows More Americans Are Raiding 401(k) Accounts To Pay Bills
A financial expert says it’s not a good idea. “You’ll have to pay a 10-percent penalty and income taxes so you’re actually having some of your savings eaten up by the penalties and taxes.”
Offer To Scrutinize Your Electric Bill May Be Scam, Or Just Free Enterprise
If you’ve heard stories about people coming to the door asking to take a look at your Peco bills, it may not be a scam.
Philadelphia’s Mütter Museum Readies 3-Day Celebration of Its 150th Year
Philadelphia’s enticingly creepy Mütter Museum is offering free admission on Saturday and Sunday, and special events on Monday.
Study Finds Startling Breast Cancer Increase In Younger Women
Analysis of national data between 1976 and 2009 shows that breast cancer rates are steadily rising in women ages 20 to 39.
Local Hospital Offers Alternative To Heart Surgery
By Lynne Adkins LANGHORNE P.A. (CBS) –Some deathly ill heart patients are finding a new lease on life with a procedure at St. Mary Medical Center in Langhorne. The procedure known as TAVR or transcutaneous […]
Temple University Starts Community Dental Program For Kids
“Project Engage” is designed to help young children living around Temple get the dental care they need to keep their mouths and teeth healthy.
Philly-Tested, FDA-Approved: Device Restores Sight To Some Blind
The Argus II has been in the works for decades.
Philadelphia Art Museum Adding Evening Hours, Low-Cost Admissions
The museum is instituting pay-what-you-wish admission fees on Wednesday nights from 5pm to 8:45pm.
Don’t Let New Year’s Resolution Lead to Behavioral Disorder, Expert Warns
Some may be taking their New Year’s resolutions too far.
Local Research Finds Link Between Epilepsy, HPV
A professor at Temple University’s medical school suspects the virus is transmitted from mother to baby during development, and if a medical treatment is found for cervical cancer, that treatment could be used to treat this type of epilepsy.
Flu Outbreaks May Be Moderating in Pennsylvania
The coughing and the body aches continue, as the flu continues to spread across the country.
Going For a Younger, Slimmer Look: Now, Simply, ‘Opera Philadelphia’
“We’ve been working very hard to put opera in the city,” says general director David Devan, “and that can mean a whole bunch of things in terms of where we perform.”
Univ. Of Sciences Doctor Conducting Study On Obese People With Chronic Pain
“Maybe they have back pain, knee pain, they might have chronic headaches, ” says Dr. Amy Janke, assistant professor of psychology at the University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
A Philadelphia Cancer Center Adds Electric-Based Method To Its Arsenal
The “Nanoknife” is able to target especially difficult tumors: those which can’t be removed because of their critical location, or those that have not responded to conventional treatment.
