Need healing for the new year? A new Philly hotline offers poems of hope.

By Brandon Harden

Philadelphia poet laureate Trapeta B. Mayson on Monday launched the Healing Verse Philly Poetry Line (1-855-763-6792), a toll-free telephone line...

Ajay Raju, futurist CEO at Dilworth Paxson, steps down to focus on a new firm and a humanity-saving ‘Ark’

By Sam Wood

For Ajay Raju, being the CEO and chairman of Dilworth Paxson was not enough. The high-flying attorney—who has positioned himself as a venture...

Sore arms, role models, and relief: Philly region health care workers on the COVID-19 vaccine

By Alan Yu, Zoë Read and Nina Feldman

WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk heard from a lot of listeners with questions about what it’s like to actually get the COVID-19 vaccine. So we reached...

Temple students give tech-timid businesses free digital makeovers to help boost sales

By John McDevitt

Some tech-savvy Temple University students in the Institute for Business and Information Technology are helping small businesses and nonprofits...

Inoculated health-care workers are now ambassadors for the coronavirus vaccine

By Frances Stead Sellers

It was a day of relief at Temple University Hospital. Health-care workers lined up and some even teared up when they received a vaccine.

A byproduct of the pandemic? Colleges see soaring interest in health fields.

By Sue Snyder

Temple saw a 120% increase in first-year students enrolled in its master’s of public health program this year, from 69 to 152, with interest...

Small biz owners face stark choices: pivoting, holding out, or closing if no more government aid comes

By Erin Arvedlund

Temple University’s Institute for Business and Information Technology began offering free digital services in March to almost 50 small businesses...

COVID-19 vaccine gives Philly health-care workers a glimpse of pandemic hope. Then it’s back to work

By Jason Laughlin and Aubrey Whelan

Hundreds of doctors, nurses, and technicians became the first in Philadelphia to receive the COVID-19 vaccine Wednesday, offering for a few...

Some Health Care Workers Are Getting the Vaccine. Others Aren’t. Who Decides?

By Sabrina Tavernise and Will Wright

Many primary care doctors, firefighters and others at risk of exposure are waiting to learn when they will get vaccinated.

Jameel Rush named Inquirer’s vice president of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

By Kelly O'Shea

Jameel Rush, 35, will play a leading role in supporting DEI efforts across all aspects of the Inquirer, including the newsroom. He also will serve...

Philadelphia front-line workers start receiving COVID-19 vaccine

By Justin Udo

Front-line workers at hospitals across the Philadelphia area will be some of the first in line for COVID-19 vaccination shots on Wednesday. Temple...

Temple University Hospital Prepares to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine

By NBC10 staff

Temple University Hospital expects to receive their first shipment of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday morning. When will frontline workers...

First coronavirus vaccine shipments set to arrive in states Monday

By Frances Stead Sellers, Frances Stead Sellers Senior writer on the America

On Thursday, Temple Health in Philadelphia emailed 3,000 invitations to employees deemed at “high risk” of infection. Within minutes, janitorial...

Remote School as the Gateway Drug to Social Media

By Connie Chang

Among the many changes in young children’s lives this year, the sudden access to the seduction of digital content and the opportunity for online...

Childhood Without Other Children: A Generation Is Raised in Quarantine

By Matt Richtel

With months of winter isolation looming, parents are growing increasingly worried about the developmental effects of the ongoing social...

Temple University alum one step closer to winning a Grammy

By Christie Ileto

Benjamin Thomas never expected during a year filled with so much economic uncertainty, that he'd be a step closer to winning a Grammy. A dream...

Temple Football Alum's Free Jiu-Jitsu Program Aims To Stem Youth Gun Violence In Philadelphia

Jeffrey Whittingham has found his happy place at Gracie Jiu-Jitsu in South Philly and he wants to help the city’s youth do the same. The Temple...

With new program, Temple Health helps doctors and nurses cut their massive student loan burdens

By Erin Arvedlund

So many employees were stressed out about student loans that Temple University Health System this fall offered a new benefit — a concierge service...

Scientists just used CRISPR to cure the simian equivalent of HIV. Here's why this is a big deal

By MATTHEW ROZSA

With multiple coronavirus vaccines being produced as we speak, the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have an end in sight, though the HIV pandemic...

How to keep your sadness from turning into depression

By Jelena Kecmanovic

Across the spectrum, mental health problems seem to be on the rise. One-quarter of Americans reported moderate to severe depression this summer...

From galvanizing the Black vote to fighting hair discrimination, this Temple grad’s mission is racial equity

By Elizabeth Wellington

As the national advisor for Black engagement for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign, Temple graduate Adjoa B. Asamoah knew that for many Black...

Life, death and pandemic greet California’s struggling Main Streets

By Hailey Branson-Potts

“People love community. They love sidewalks. They love streets with activity,” said Miles Orvell, a Temple University professor and author of ...

To detect pneumonia in COVID-19 patients, these Temple doctors use ultrasound

By Tom Avril

Like any physician, Ryan Gibbons learned in medical school how to listen to a patient’s lungs with a stethoscope. But in the emergency department...

Here’s How the City Is Preparing to Distribute a COVID-19 Vaccine Once One Is Ready

By Queen Muse

Tony Reed, chief medical officer for the Temple University Health System, says there’s a reason institutions like his haven’t yet made COVID-19...

Mask efficacy after months of use, when to change it

New tips on when to change your facemask to make sure the fabric is working as effectively as it can.