PART ONE Source: WHYY.org In 2007, Philadelphia’s Board of Health passed a regulation that allows anyone over the age of 11 to get vaccinated without a parent, provided the young person can give informed consent. Montero was thrilled to learn of Philadelphia’s regulation. One summer afternoon while his aunt was at work, Montero found a […]
Source: WHYY.org Even during the pandemic, Nicholas Montero has managed to keep busy. The high school junior stays on top of his schoolwork at Neshaminy High in Bucks County. He runs track, works night and weekend shifts at Burger King, participates in about every club and extracurricular you can think of. But for Montero, his […]
Source: MoebiusSyndrome.org The Children’s Craniofacial Association; Many Faces Of Moebius Syndrome; Face Equality International; and Moebius Syndrome Foundation have UNITED in celebrating the 11th Annual Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day which will be celebrated worldwide on January 24, 2022. This event will occur in real-time online as people around the world hold a wide variety of […]
Thyroid Health Awareness: American Thyroid Association · Dieting Right · American Assoc. Of Clinical Endincrinology · Thyroid Cancer · Other Thyroid Conditions Source: Good Morning America The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the front of the neck, which produces hormones that affect every tissue in the body. As a key part of the endocrine […]
Source: NJ.com Three measures moving through the state Legislature are focused on addressing mental-health services at colleges and universities. All of the bills, including one identical measure in the Assembly and Senate, seek to bolster the existing Madison Holleran Suicide Prevention Act of 2016 that requires schools make a mental health professional available around the […]
Source: New Jersey Patch To date, there have been 95 documented cases in New Jersey of “flurona” since November, where someone has both the flu and test positive for COVID-19 at the same time, the state Department of Health said late Thursday afternoon. “The Department has confirmed a total of 95 cases positive for influenza […]