2 million doughnuts and other pastries recalled due to potential listeria contamination

Philly Voice (Health) 2/9 4:44A Franki Rudnesky

Approximately two million pastries manufactured by FGF Brands have been recalled by the FDA due to possible listeria contamination. The recall impacts 60 products, including doughnuts, cinnamon sticks, French crullers and fritters, according to...

Giving birth to twins increases heart disease risk during postpartum period, study warns

Philly Voice (Health) 2/4 8:32A Courtenay Harris Bond

Mothers of twins are twice as likely to be readmitted to the hospital for heart disease in the first year after giving birth compared to mothers of singletons, new research shows. Cardiovascular disease is one of the primary causes of maternal...

Nutrition advice is rife with misinformation − here's how to tell valid health info from...

Philly Voice (Health) 1/31 3:51A Aimee Pugh Bernard, University o

Misinformation is rampant in the realm of health and nutrition. Here's how to tell the difference between valid health information and pseudoscience, according to a professor who specializes in medical education and science communication.

Led by RFK Jr., conservatives embrace raw milk. Regulators say it's dangerous

Philly Voice (Health) 1/29 9:20A Stephanie Armour, KFF Health New

Federal regulators have long warned that raw milk can contain bird flu virus and other pathogens linked to kidney disease, miscarriages, and death. But under Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the FDA may loosen regulations and allow raw milk farms to attain...

Independence Blue Cross CEO Gregory Deavens to retire at the end of the year

Philly Voice (Health) 1/29 7:11A John Kopp

Gregory L. Deavens, the CEO of Independence Blue Cross since January 2021, says he will retire at the end of the year. Deavens was the first Black man to lead the company – the biggest health insurer in the Philadelphia region. The company's...

A beginners guide to starting a sober curious lifestyle

Philly Voice (Health) 1/29 5:42A The IBX Insights Team

If you’ve ever heard of the term “sober curious,” you may be wondering how it’s different from month-long sobriety challenges like Dry January or Sober October or even being completely sober. But living a sober curious lifestyle is different, and...

A new blood test accurately screens for colorectal cancer, researchers say

Philly Voice (Health) 1/28 7:44A Courtenay Harris Bond

An experimental blood test for colorectal cancer may be another effective prevention tool, researchers say. The test was more than 80% accurate in detecting colon cancer in people with the disease. If approved, it would be the second blood test...

My pharmacist can do that? 5 services you didn’t know your pharmacy provides

Philly Voice (Health) 1/28 3:09A Rite Aid

Your local pharmacy has likely become a regular stop on your errands run–but in what capacity and how often?

Children whose parents divorce are more likely to have strokes as adults

Philly Voice (Health) 1/23 5:31A Courtenay Harris Bond

People whose parents divorced before adulthood are at significantly higher risk for stroke as adults, a new study shows. Americans 65 and older were 61% more likely to have a stroke if their parents had divorced when they were children. Divorce...

In Kensington, outreach workers give out food, clothing and toiletries from trucks, but potential...

Philly Voice (Health) 1/19 6:04P Courtenay Harris Bond

A City Council bill that would restrict mobile outreach services in Kensington is in response to complaints about litter and nuisance behaviors in the neighborhood, the epicenter of Philly's addiction crisis. But service providers say it would...

Insomnia drugs improve sleep, but they also may stop a process that helps prevent dementia

Philly Voice (Health) 1/17 7:49A Michaela Althouse

The sleep drug zolpidem, which is found in Ambien and other insomnia medications, may prevent a brain function that clears the brain of tau and amyloid – proteins linked to Alzheimer's disease, according to a new animal study. A Temple Health...

Let’s distinguish between ageism and aging

Philly Voice (Health) 1/10 8:58A The IBX Insights Team

Determining what someone is capable of should be based on their actual physical or mental limitations. And even if they’re faltering in one area, that doesn’t mean they’re impaired in others.

Pa.'s Medicaid program now covers biomarker tests that lead to personalized cancer treatments

Philly Voice (Health) 1/5 11:15P Michaela Althouse

All Pennsylvania-regulated medical plans, including the state's Medicaid program, must now cover biomarker tests that potentially allow for personalized cancer treatments by identifying unique patterns in a person's cancer. Another change for...

Stimulant users are caught in fatal 'fourth wave' of opioid epidemic

Philly Voice (Health) 1/3 4:44A Lynn Arditi, The Public’s Radio

The mix of stimulants like cocaine and methamphetamines with fentanyl is driving the opioid epidemic's 'fourth wave.' This mixture presents powerful challenges to efforts to reduce overdoses because many users of stimulants don't know they are at...

Achieve Your New Year's Resolution | 3 Steps to Losing Weight

PhillyBite Healthy 12/31 12:02P phillybite.com@gmail.com (Philly

Philadelphia, PA - The first step is to figure out your basal metabolic rate; this is the number of calories your body burns just for existing. Pumping blood, breathing, blinking, and everything else...