Rapid screening tests could be key to ending the coronavirus pandemic
COVID-19 screening tests may not be as accurate as diagnostic tests. But screening tests with even moderate levels of accuracy can actually still effectively slow the spread of the virus, as long as...
View ArticleWhy development screenings and lead testing are so important for kids
Even if your child is not sick, you should make it a priority to keep well-child appointments.
View ArticleMovie night series includes three-course dinner, '80s and '90s favorites
Urban Farmer and the Logan Hotel on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway will host outdoor movie nights on Thursdays from Sept. 10 through Oct. 1. Guests will enjoy a three-course dinner and a movie under the...
View ArticleChristopher Nolan’s 'Tenet' to be screened at Navy Yard drive-in theater
Christopher Nolan’s new sci-fi thriller "Tenet" starring Robert Pattinson will be screened at the Philadelphia Film Society drive-in movie theater at the Navy Yard on Wednesday, Sept. 9, and Thursday,...
View Article'A League of Their Own' to be screened at drive-in movie night hosted by PSPCA
On Saturday, Oct. 10, the Pennsylvania SPCA is hosting a drive-in movie night in the parking lot of the South Philly IKEA. Family-friendly favorite "A League of Their Own" will be shown on the outdoor...
View ArticleSouth Jersey woman overcomes back-to-back cancer diagnoses while living life...
A South Jersey woman who overcome back-to-back cancer diagnoses is stressing the importance of cancer screenings. Susan Rosati, 73, of Sicklerville, was diagnosed with vulvar and breast cancer within a...
View Article'Hocus Pocus' to be screened outdoors in Old City on five nights this October
"Hocus Pocus" will be screened outside at the Bourse in Old City on Friday nights from Oct. 2 through Oct. 30. Tickets to the movie nights leading up to Halloween are available online.
View ArticleDon’t put off cancer screenings delayed by COVID-19 – early detection saves...
Many cancer screenings were postponed at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. Patients should reschedule those visits because early detection makes it more likely that cancer can be successfully...
View ArticleNearly 100 films to be screened during 11-day Philadelphia Film Festival
The 29th Philadelphia Film Festival will take place Friday, Oct. 23, through Monday, Nov. 2. The 2020 lineup includes more than 90 films chosen by the Philadelphia Film Society. There will be at-home...
View ArticleBreast cancer treatment advancements, early detection are saving lives
Breast cancer rates have dropped 40% since 1989, thanks to improved screenings and advancements in treatment. Still, 42,000 U.S. women still die of the illness every year. Philly cancer experts explain...
View ArticleWells Fargo Center to host Halloween week film series with 'Psycho,' 'Get...
The Wells Fargo Center in South Philadelphia will host a Halloween movie screening series, "Movies on Broad: Fright Week," from Oct. 28 through Nov. 1. The socially-distant program will include...
View ArticleColorectal cancer screenings should begin earlier, new guidelines state
Colorectal cancer rates have risen sharply among younger Americans in the last 20 years. As a result, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force is now recommending that most Americans get screened...
View ArticleDrive-in theater at the Navy Yard to stay open through end of 2020
PFS Drive-In at the Navy Yard will remain open through the end of 2020. Both holiday classics and new releases will be screened this December. Watch "Elf," "Love Actually," "A Christmas Story" and...
View ArticleNew lung cancer screening guidelines double the number of Americans who...
New lung cancer screening guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force will apply to 14 million Americans — double the the number of people that was previously eligible for annual CT scans....
View ArticleBetsy Ross House continues Movie Nights Under the Stars & Stripes
Movie Nights Under the Stars & Stripes is back at the Betsy Ross House in Old City on the first Friday of the month from June through October. The $7 admission includes an after-hours tour of the...
View ArticleColorectal cancer screenings should start for adults at age 45, medical task...
Colorectal cancer screenings should now begin for adults at the age of 45, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force said Tuesday, as cases of the disease have increased among people in their 40's in...
View ArticleIndependent films to be screened in Clark Park this June
Under the Stars in Clark Park will take place this June. There will be in-person screenings of independent films every Friday through the end of the month. The free screenings will take place at the...
View ArticleMen, it's time to make the routine doctor's visit a habit
Men are notorious for avoiding the doctor. But there's no rational reason for this behavior. Annual physicals are the best way to discover any underlying health issues because doctors are trained to...
View ArticleFree movie nights to take place at Dilworth Park on Thursdays
Pictures in the Park, a free outdoor movie series, will run on Thursdays at Dilworth Park from July 22 to Aug. 26. Screenings will begin at 8:30 p.m. The lineup of family-friendly favorites includes...
View ArticleFree movies in Clark Park include 'Concrete Cowboy,' 'Black Panther'
Movies in Clark Park is back for August 2021. The free movies will be screened in University City's Clark Park, 43rd Street and Baltimore Avenue, on Friday evenings. New for 2021, you must register for...
View ArticlePhiladelphia Film Society's programming for August includes Harry Potter
The Philadelphia Film Society's 20th Anniversary Series features popular movies from the past. The August lineup includes "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," "Bridget Jones's Diary" and "Spy...
View ArticleJefferson Health's new mobile unit will bring cancer screenings on the road
Jefferson Health is rolling out a mobile cancer screening unit to help reduce barriers to access. The truck, funded by a gift from Dietz and Watson, initially will provide mammograms. It later will...
View ArticleIBX Medicare Advantage members can receive free in-home screenings for colon...
Independence Blue Cross will provide Medicare Advantage members with in-home collection kits to screen for colon cancer, kidney disease and diabetes through a collaboration with Labcorp. People with...
View ArticleOvarian cancer symptoms can be vague so listen to your body, doctors say
The most common ovarian cancer symptoms – bloating, pelvic or belly pain, trouble eating and urinary difficulties – can be attributed to several conditions. That makes them hard to distinguish. Doctors...
View ArticleThe COVID-19 pandemic is still adversely impacting cancer screenings, study...
The COVID-19 pandemic is still adversely affecting cancer care, according to a new study. Many people who need imaging to detect cancers are still not getting it, raising concerns of more advanced...
View ArticleThe impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer outcomes may not be known for...
The long-term impact of cancer screenings delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic is only beginning to take shape, but oncologists fear they will lead to more patients being diagnosed at advanced cancer...
View ArticleHealth screenings can be life-saving tools, but many men foolishly avoid them
Health screenings can help people catch treatable medical conditions before they turn deadly. But many men avoid any kind of preventative care, an attitude that has led to shorter lifespans and more...
View ArticleScreening for diabetes earlier could reduce racial and ethnic disparities in...
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine found that Asian, Hispanic and Black Americans are at an increased risk for diabetes at lower weights and younger ages than white Americans. Experts...
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View ArticleAt Temple Health, lung screening goes a whole lot farther
At Temple Health, physicians saw an opportunity for routine lung scans to better support patients’ health, far beyond the lungs.
View ArticleWatch the '100 greatest films of all time' during year-long series at the...
The Philadelphia Film Society is hosting a year-long screening series featuring every movie ranked on the once-in-a-decade Sight and Sound "100 Greatest Films of All Time" list. The series kicks off...
View ArticleBlack women wait longer for uterine cancer tests and diagnoses, study finds
Delayed diagnostic testing may be one of the biggest reasons that Black women are more likely to be diagnosed with uterine cancer at a later stage than other women, a racial disparity that in turn...
View ArticleBreast cancer screenings should begin at age 40, U.S. task force says
Breast cancer screenings should begin at age 40, according to draft recommendations from the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force. The proposed guidelines, the first since 2016, bump up the starting...
View ArticleMammograms at 40? Breast cancer screening guidelines spark fresh debate
Newly drafted breast cancer screening guidelines call for women to begin getting mammograms at age 40 – 10 years earlier than previously recommended. But not all doctors favor the new advice. Some...
View ArticleYour 2023 guide to all the free outdoor movies in Philly this summer
Free outdoor movie season has started at parks and rooftops across Philadelphia. Schuylkill Banks, Sunset Social and Clark Park have announced their 2023 summer schedules. Mt. Airy Moonlight Movies...
View ArticleHow Independence Blue Cross is working with doctors to improve members' health
Preventive screenings are key to preventing many illnesses and detecting health conditions in the earlier stages when they are most treatable.
View ArticleMost adults should receive routine anxiety screenings, U.S. task force says
All adults under 65 should be screened regularly for anxiety and depression, even if they aren't showing symptoms, according to new guidelines from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. This is the...
View ArticleA wearable device may one day help women detect breast cancer early – and at...
Researchers at MIT are developing a wearable breast cancer screening device that can be used by high-risk women who may develop aggressive cancers in between routine mammograms. The device includes a...
View ArticleGetting screened for colorectal cancer can save your life – and this survivor...
Kim Hall Jackson was diagnosed with colorectal cancer in 2008 after undergoing a colonoscopy scheduled after she found blood in her stool. Fifteen years later, she remains cancer-free and is an...
View Article'The Quiet Epidemic,' a film exploring Lyme disease, to be shown for free at...
'The Quiet Epidemic,' a documentary about chronic Lyme disease, is being screened at PFS East on Thursday, Oct. 12. The movie, funded by Sarena Snider, the daughter of Flyers founder Ed Snider, makes...
View ArticleNew lung cancer screening guidelines advise 5 million more people to get...
The new lung cancer screening guidelines from the American Cancer Society cover about 5 million more current and former smokers in the United States. Yearly scans are now recommended even for people...
View ArticleFewer men are getting prostate cancer exams, so Penn Medicine is offering...
Screenings for prostate cancer and other preventive medical care have been down since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. This has resulted in more cancer diagnoses at stages that make effective...
View ArticleA new test lets doctors screen patients for risk of opioid addiction, but...
AvertD, a new genetic tests that screens for the risk of opioid addiction, has received FDA approval to assess patients who may be receive short-term opioid prescriptions to manage acute pain after...
View ArticleRegular lung cancer screenings can help catch other diseases early, too
Temple's Healthy Chest Initiative offers a way for people to get simultaneously screened for various chest conditions during their annual lung cancer screening – to potentially catch multiple diseases...
View ArticleCherry Blossom Festival will bloom in April with events throughout the month
The Subaru Cherry Blossom Festival of Greater Philadelphia will feature programming throughout the month, including musical performances, a beer garden and other events showcasing Japanese culture....
View ArticlePhilly filmmaker's first movie turns package theft into a horror story
'Porch Pirate,' the first feature film from Dorian Vasquez, follows a petty thief on parole who resumes his persistent habit of nabbing packages from doorsteps. The horror film was filmed at several...
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