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The Fox Chase Cancer Center senior director of community outreach recently co-authored a paper on ways to decrease cancer care disparities in medically underserved communities in America. Here, she shares some strategies.
NextHealth PHL covers the healthcare industry in Philadelphia and the work of scientists, doctors, and healthcare companies in Cellicon Valley. NextHealth PHL puts a special emphasis on healthcare news in the vibrant cell and gene therapies sector.
NextUp: The Philly-Area Company Developing New Treatment Options for Advanced Cancers
Launched at Penn’s UPstart incubator, Haddonfield’s Linnaeus Therapeutics is in the early stages of clinical trials for an anti-cancer drug.
We Shouldn’t Be Surprised by COVID-19 Variants, Says Penn Coronavirus Expert
Microbiologist Susan Weiss explains why SARS-CoV-2 mutated, how these variants are different, and what it means for vaccines.
Behind the Scenes of the First COVID-19 Vaccination at Einstein Medical Center
An up-close look at what’s hopefully the beginning of the end of the coronavirus pandemic.
Vaccine Expert Paul Offit Answers Our Burning COVID-19 Vaccine Questions
The director of CHOP’s Vaccine Education Center talks side effect anxiety, distribution timelines, and why there’s just no arguing with anti-vaxxers.
Philly’s COVID Vaccinations Could Begin as Early as Next Week
Health commissioner Tom Farley says the first rounds of COVID-19 vaccination will be allocated to health-care workers. But with doses scarce for now, even they might not all be vaccinated by the end of the year.
How Philly’s Bioscience Sector Is Driving the City’s Next Big Real Estate Boom
More than a million square feet of lab space are under construction to house the region’s leading life sciences companies and biotech entrepreneurs.
Here’s How the City Is Preparing to Distribute a COVID-19 Vaccine Once One Is Ready
Several vaccines for the novel coronavirus could be ready by mid-December. Here’s what — and how long — it’ll take to make them accessible to those who need them.
Penn Is Enrolling Pregnant Women in a COVID-19 Clinical Trial. Here’s Why That’s Important
Of the 900 COVID-19 clinical trials launched around the world, very few have been related to pregnancy — even though pregnant women are more likely to have worse outcomes from the virus than non-pregnant women.
NextUp: The Company Working to Prevent Respiratory Failure in COVID-19 Patients
NeuroRX has a history of pursuing treatments for illnesses abandoned by others. Their latest drug had been shelved for 20 years until they unearthed it this March.
Drew Weissman, a professor of infectious diseases at the University of Pennsylvania whose technology the promising vaccine is based on, explains how it works.
Meet the Founder of Philly’s First Black-Owned Biotech Manufacturer
Tia Lyles-Williams, CEO of LucasPye Bio, is carving a path to bring more affordable drugs to market — and to make her industry more inclusive.
Look Inside Philly’s New Mobile COVID-19 Testing Trucks
Vybe Urgent Care and Aardvark Mobile Health have teamed up with the City of Philadelphia to bring COVID-19 testing to you.
It’s November and We Still Don’t Have a Coronavirus Vaccine
Here’s a look at how far Philly companies have gotten in the development process — and how far there is yet to go.
How to Assemble Your Cancer Support Team in Philadelphia
If you’re going through cancer treatment, it’s important you don’t do it alone. In Philly, you don’t have to.
How to Conquer Cancer in Philadelphia
From finding a cancer support network to enrolling in potentially lifesaving trials, this guide can remove some of the uncertainty.