
Deputy health editor and reporter for @PhillyInquirer
Philadelphia, PA
Joined October 2011
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A South Jersey nurse practitioner is suing Planned Parenthood alleging race discrimination. When I met Michelle, she felt alone. Turns out there are plenty of people who've filed similar lawsuits. My story for @PhillyInquirer: inquirer.com/health/planned-…
#Medicare fall enrollment opens this Sunday which means it’s time for @PhillyInquirer’s annual primer on Medicare! Newly indexed so you can skip right to your most pressing question inquirer.com/health/medicare…
Happy 10th gotchaversary to my favorite furry girl, Scout. She is the most gentle, patient, giving and forgiving dog in the world. The absolute best. ❤️
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Parents: Will the Doc McStuffins song ever not be stuck in my head? Or should I just accept the upside that it’s here to stay but at least I’ll never forget to schedule a doctor’s appointment??
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Even without a blanket of wildfire smoke, children in Philadelphia experience asthma rates three times the national average.
An eye-opener from @aubreyjwhelan @wendyruderman @kpananjady @abgutman
“We have constant reminders that we are subject to weather events,” he said. “It’s a call to action to help raise the bar of health.”
inquirer.com/health/philadel…
Philadelphia nurse races to deliver expiring vaccines in ‘Angel Dose’ doc billy_penn @HeatherJChin billypenn.com/2023/05/29/ang…
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Honored to share the @PhillyInquirer front page with baby bears (and @aubreyjwhelan)
🇺🇸 Nurses Sound Alarm On Attacks
▫At Einstein, they talk of threats of violence and a piece of a finger bitten off as the dangers intensify. Their union demands action
▫@aubreyjwhelan @SarahGantz 🇺🇸
#frontpagestoday #USA @PhillyInquirer
$5,995 for a pair of leg compression sleeves that cost $400 online? David's bill was shocking - and now it was in collections. @PhillyInquirer investigated inquirer.com/health/high-hea…
Medical debt is:
- Stressful
- Expensive
- Potentially damaging to your credit
- Common
I talked to @Dollarfor_ and @RIPMedicalDebt about what steps to take once your medical bill is in the hands of a debt collector
inquirer.com/health/high-hea…
As always, sound advice from @larry_levitt
I now feel totally vindicated that I somewhat obsessively wash my hands after seasoning one side of a piece of meat or chicken and flipping it over to season the other side.
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Last one: For the love of whatever you hold dear please stop washing your Thanksgiving turkey.
Some tips for not getting sick from your Thanksgiving feast: inquirer.com/health/thanksgi… @PhillyInquirer
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Please don't throw things at me but eating even a tiny bite of raw cookie dough can land you in the hospital if it's contaminated w/ E coli or another foodborne bacteria.
That's what happened to Margo, + it took years to fully recover: inquirer.com/health/food-poi… @Stopfoodillness
I talked to some food science experts about the germiest surfaces in your kitchen and you'll never guess what is #1
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SPICE CONTAINERS
Read more here: inquirer.com/health/food-poi… @PhillyInquirer @RutgersU @bugcounter @benjaminchapman @FightBAC
Eh, not quite how it works. Here's what @PSUBrandywine scientists told @PhillyInquirer @TomAvril1:
“We’ve got a red wave going on...We don’t have a seismic wave."
inquirer.com/science/phillie… @Phillies #WorldSeries2022
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My friends, #Medicare open enrollment szn is upon us! I have the ultimate guide to Medicare w/ Q's from @PhillyInquirer readers.
YOU SHOULD READ IT IF:
- You have Medicare
- You'll soon have Medicare
- Anyone you care about may need help w/ Medicare
inquirer.com/health/medicare…
My toddler can now announce, between ragged howls, that she is crying. In a cruel twist, she still cannot tell me WHY she is crying.
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When I met Mark outside Planned Parenthood this summer, I asked what he thought about people who say his efforts to talk to women entering the clinic are intimidating.
“Some people might characterize harassment in a way differently than I would,” he said.
NEW: Days after the arrest of a prominent Bucks County activist Mark Houk, the Catholic antiabortion right is rallying around his case
w/ the great @woodt15
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