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Start your wellness journey in 2024 at these Philly hotspots

WEBLater this month, Lumos will open its third location in the city (at 835-837 Corinthian Ave.), and in 2024, Philadelphians can take advantage of everything the new locale has to offer. The studio will exclusively offer pilates, spanning a few different styles like mat pilates and group reformer pilates, and other styles in the future to be added.

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Philly health department issues COVID warning amid increase in

WEBNew vaccines are expected to be approved soon to combat emerging variants and may be offered in the coming weeks, city officials said. The health department “strongly recommends” that residents seek out the new shot, especially older adults and people at higher risk.

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Metro Philadelphia Health Care Power Players 2023

WEBDr. Cheryl Bettigole is the health commissioner for the City of Philadelphia’s Department of Public Health. She is a board-certified family physician and previously served as the director of the Division of Chronic Disease and Injury Prevention for the Department of Public Health, as chief medical officer of Complete Care Health Network, a federally …

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Healthcare Power Players – Dr. Frank Franklin, Deputy Health

WEBMeet Dr. Frank Franklin, an epidemiologist with experience in population health and program management and the deputy health commissioner for the City of Philadelphia.

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Coalition pledges to keep Chestnut Hill Hospital running

WEBA coalition led by Temple Health has pledged to keep Chestnut Hill Hospital open as a full-service medical center. Temple, Redeemer Health, and the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine announced a tentative agreement this week to purchase Chestnut Hill from Reading-based Tower Health, which closed two hospitals in Chester …

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Kick off your wellness journey for 2023 at these Philly spots

WEBThe Wellness Collective has a variety of services, including psychotherapy, couples therapy, coaching, reiki, reiki certification, shadow work, shadow work certification, and in-person events through their events brand, SELF (ISH)philly. The Wellness Collective Provided. 100 S. Broad Street, wellnessphl.com. Molly Given.

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Healthcare Power Players – Michael Young, President and CEO, …

WEBMeet Michael Young, the president and CEO of Temple University Health System and a five-time CEO with more than 30 years of proven healthcare leadership experience.

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City Council moves closer to approving legislation banning …

WEBA measure aimed at preventing ‘medical deportations’ in Philadelphia, believed to be the first legislation of its kind in the country, advanced Tuesday through a City Council committee, getting one step closer to final passage.

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Philadelphia plans $1,000-a-month payments for pregnant women

WEBPreviously, he wrote for the Northeast Times, The Sun newspapers in Burlington and Camden counties and the Press of Atlantic City. 215-764-7930. Philadelphia’s health department is backing a trial program to distribute $1,000 a month to pregnant women in an effort to lower infant mortality.

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InnovAge LIFE makes it possible for seniors to thrive independently

WEBIn connection with the PA area’s LIFE program (Living Independence for the Elderly), InnovAge dedicates itself to working with seniors throughout the aging process, in the warmth and familiarity of home, with a sense of community and dignity as its guiding spirit behind their comprehensive physical, mental, and emotional support.

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Moravia Health adds a personal touch to in-home care

WEBCurrently serving 1,500 clients throughout the state of Pennsylvania, Moravia Health has ten locations, including its headquarters at 1500 Walnut Street in Philadelphia. The agency offers home care aid and medical social services. This includes medication reminders, assistance with bathing, dressing, meal preparation and eating, as well as …

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Pennie health insurance marketplace deadline extended to next …

WEBThe deadline to enroll in a health insurance plan through Pennsylvania’s Obamacare marketplace, known as Pennie, has been extended four days, to Friday, Jan. 19, state officials said Tuesday.

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InnovAge PACE (LIFE): Tearing down the walls of loneliness and …

WEBOne of the principal goals of InnovAge PACE LIFE (Living Independence for the Elderly) is to help its senior patient-participants – in their homes and as part of a community – with comprehensive health care needs and day-to-day well-being as the pinnacles of its program.

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InnovAge LIFE pursues issues of senior wellness and dietary …

WEBInnovAge Pennsylvania’s LIFE program (Living Independence for the Elderly) is dedicated to aiding seniors in maintaining the familiarity and warmth of their longtime homes with a sense of community. And when providing its seniors with meals and nutritional services in their homes and local community centers, InnovAge’s focus is on …

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InnovAge stresses importance of oral care for older adults

WEBClinicians will do their cleaning and will make a diagnosis, and decide on any necessary treatment or replacements.”. Considering that InnovAge’s participants are proactively involved with their own care, the dental team will encourage older adults with “friendly tips on how to best care for their teeth in-between dental appoints

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LGBTQ+ Power Players – Dr. K. Ashley Brandt, D.O., Tower Health …

WEBJoining us today is Dr. K. Ashley Brandt (she/they) from Tower Health Reading Hospital. In this interview, Dr. Brandt discusses gender-affirming care, which encompasses any type of care where medical professionals are focusing on gender diverse patient populations.

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“InnovAge PACE is a Godsend” — Enrolled seniors share …

WEBWith more than 30 years serving the community, InnovAge PACE, the Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (known as LIFE in Pennsylvania), is the gold standard of health care for seniors and their families across the country.

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PASHI offers education and acceptance to Philly’s LGBTQ

WEBWhen it comes to the sexual health of Philadelphians, PASHI is here to help. The Philadelphia Area Sexual Health Initiative (PASHI) has a plethora of programs to help support and educate Philadelphians of all ages—although many of their programs focus on local youth. For example, We Get to Choose (WGTC) is part of PASHI’s intervention …

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Reset by Therabody opens in Fishtown – Metro Philadelphia

WEBVisitors can schedule a Theragun Massage (using the percussive device, the Theragun that Therabody is most known for) for $20 for 15 minutes, or Cryotherapy for $45 for 5 minutes, plus PEMF (pulsed electromagnetic field therapy), Sound Therapy and more around the same price range for their own durations. The procedures are scientific, …

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Funding to launch safe haven aims to reduce Black maternal …

WEBCity Council Majority Leader Katherine Gilmore Richardson, who secured the funding, hopes the safe haven will reduce racial disparities in maternal mortality. “The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention note that structural racism and implicit bias contribute to these health disparities,” she said. “In other words, it’s racism, not

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Philly Fighting COVID comes under more fire – Metro Philadelphia

WEBAllegations continue to emerge about Philly Fighting COVID, an organization that was administering coronavirus vaccines in the city as recently as Saturday.

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New study: Delta does not appear to make children sicker

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