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Principal investigators Sharon J. Herring and Saleemah McNeil will lead the study

$6 million Temple study aims to reduce Black maternal mortality by addressing heart disease

The five-year effort will also provide some patients with doulas, to see how that cuts the risk.

Gerria Coffee, a doula and educator, has been working inside SCI Muncy, providing services for seven women incarcerated at the state prison

A pilot program providing doulas has been a game-changer for pregnant women in Pa. prisons

The program, which is on track to expand, “makes us feel like people,” said one mother who recently gave birth.

John Becker hosts a workshop for Philadelphia correctional officers during a workshop at the Philadelphia Department of Prisons Training Academy

Philly’s opioid crisis

Philly correctional officers are getting trained in trauma-informed opioid response, thanks to a new program out of St. Joe’s

The workshops are being offered to first responders across Pennsylvania.

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Volunteers from Savage Sisters Recovery, one of the founding organizations of HER

Philly’s opioid crisis

New group HER is working to improve Philly’s dangerous recovery house scene, as the first state regulations take effect

“This is a life and death situation,” said the owner of Savage Sisters Recovery, one of HER's founding members.

Kensington is the epicenter of Philadelphia's opioid crisis

Philly’s opioid crisis

Health Department hiring two new specialists as ‘tranq’ infiltrates nearly all street drugs in Philadelphia

Use of xylazine, a horse tranquilizer, leads to wounds that are very difficult to treat.

‘Narcan Near Me’: Philadelphia to pilot Narcan vending machines to help stop fatal overdoses

The first machines will be installed in South and West Philly, where opioid-related deaths are on the rise.

Resources to help avoid and deal with traumatic birth experiences in Philadelphia

How to make the start of a new life as trauma-free as possible.

Counseling for new parents is almost never provided — or covered by insurance.

Birth trauma for parents is common at Philadelphia hospitals, but not usually covered by insurance

Fear of lawsuits means the baby becomes the sole focus, experts say — and everyone is hurried home to avoid costs.

Overdose fatalities overall rose in Philadelphia during the pandemic, but not among the city's white population

Latino Life in Philly

Philly’s overdose spike in 2020 hit Black and Latino residents the hardest

Nearly three dozen departments will work together to combat the rise, which happened in totally new areas of the city.

The Kensington Storefront is closing after four years

Broke in Philly

Mural Arts closing Kensington arts center next to Somerset Station, with vows to relaunch elsewhere

The shutdown, ostensibly because of zoning issues, is a loss to many in the neighborhood.

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