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Fearing Medicaid coverage loss, some parents rush to vaccinate their kids

Philly Voice (Health) 7/25 9:13A Jackie Fortiér, KFF Health News
Pediatricians say anxious parents are concerned about access to routine childhood immunizations, especially those with children on Medicaid, due to changes HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made to the CDC's advisory vaccine panel and Medicaid...

U.S. fertility rate fell to a record low last year, CDC says

Philly Voice (Health) 7/24 9:23A Courtenay Harris Bond
The U.S. fertility rate dropped to a record low in 2024, falling to 53.8 births per 1,000 women, new data from the CDC shows. That equates to 1.6 children per woman of childbearing age. Contributing factors include greater access to birth control...

Researchers find link between ADHD traits and sleep disorders

Philly Voice (Health) 7/18 10:10A Molly McVety
Researchers from the University of Southampton and the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience examined data from an online sleep survey based in the Netherlands to find links between ADHD traits and chronic sleep issues. In a separate study, the...

Transform Your Smile: How Modern Cosmetic Dentistry Works

PhillyBite Healthy 7/8 4:00A phillybite.com@gmail.com (Philly
Philadelphia, PA - A bright, confident smile can open doors, boost self-esteem, and leave a lasting impression in both personal and professional life. But the reality is that very few people are born...

Piled up trash is more than just gross — it's also a public health risk

Philly Voice (Health) 7/3 10:55A Courtenay Harris Bond
The piles of trash that are building in Philadelphia — a byproduct of a city workers strike — are not just gross. They're also health risks. Rodents attracted to garbage can spread disease, and breathing gases emitted by rotting plant and animal...
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