Health & Fitness
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Einstein Medical Center Montgomery, Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park Welcome ‘Sally’ the Robot to Their Staff
Einstein Medical Center Montgomery and Einstein Medical Center Elkins Park have welcomed Sally, the world’s first fresh food robot, to their staff, writes Gary Puleo for The Times Herald. Visitors and staff at the medical centers can enjoy custom meals from Sally 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The robot has been deemed…
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Montgomery County Officials Hold Virtual Press Conference on COVID-19 Mitigation Efforts
According to the Montgomery County COVID-19 live virtual press conference on December 23 on their FaceBook page, there were several crucial points from Valerie A. Arkoosh, MD, MPH, and Kenneth E. Lawrence Jr. in the briefing for residents of Montgomery County, focusing on positive cases and hospital updates. As of Tuesday, December 23rd, there were…
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Check Out Where Montgomery County Ranks Among the Nation’s Healthiest Communities
Montgomery County has once again found its place in the upper half of the 500 healthiest communities in the nation, according to a new ranking published by U.S. News & World Report. The annual ranking measured close to 3,000 counties on 84 metrics across the ten categories that drive overall community health. The most heavily…
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Lisa K. Cummins: Springfield Native, Haverford Dentist, Fashion Model in Her Youth, Dies Aged 57
Lisa K. Cummins, a Springfield native and Haverford dentist who became a fashion model at 15, died at Cooper University Hospital on November 30 after complications from cardiac arrest, writes Bonnie L. Cook for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Cummins was discovered by fashion and celebrity photographer Francesco Scavullo in a crowd while shopping in New York.…
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Bala Cynwyd Fitness Studio Helps People on Autism Spectrum Get In Shape
Full Spectrum Fitness in Bala Cynwyd serves the local autistic community and helps people on the autism spectrum get in shape and further develop their independence, writes Davis Giangiulio for the Main Line Today. The studio’s owner Pete Phillips is a physical education teacher at Overbrook School for the Blind who has been teaching special…
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Lower Gwynedd Author Offers Tips on How to Harness “Physical Intelligence”
This has been a turbulent year filled with uncertainty that has caused havoc on our emotions, but there are some tools we can use to help our brains and bodies feel more in control of our feelings, writes Patricia Peyton for the Philadelphia Magazine. One of them, according to Peyton, a Lower Gwynedd author, is…
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Blind Ardmore Paralympic Gold Medalist Runs, Skis, and Motivates Others with Vision Impairment
Pamela McGonigle, an Ardmore resident and Paralympic gold medalist, has never allowed her blindness stop her from doing anything she sets her mind to, including running and skiing, writes Rita Giordano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. In fact while growing up, the versatile para-athlete and development professional found that her biggest issue was the narrow views…
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Keep Calm and Stay on the Covid Course
I didn’t intend for the mashed potatoes to land in her mouth. But it was eleventh grade, we were joking around, and she – my best friend to this day – had landed a comic punch. Unwilling to let her have the last word, I scooped up the mashed potatoes that were already on the cafeteria…
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Lights of Hope Event at the Elmwood Park Zoo Celebrates Those Recovering from Addiction
The fourth annual Lights of Hope Event held at Elmwood Park Zoo in Norristown brought together residents and visitors on September 10, once again shining a spotlight on recovery and addiction, writes Rachel Ravina for the Montgomery News. “This annual event is held to celebrate those in recovery and to remember those who have lost…
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It’s Not Your Phone Distracting You. It’s You.
By Wendi Rank I’d been waiting months for the second season of Outlander. When it comes to bingeing, few things sit as firmly in my wheelhouse as Outlander. The protagonist, Claire, is a nurse transported through time to the eighteenth century. Claire’s husband, Jamie, is a strapping Scotsman who is frequently, well, undressed. With my…
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Merck CEO and Wife Gift $5M to Thomas Jefferson, Temple for Stroke Prevention Program
Ken Frazier, CEO of Merck, the pharmaceutical giant with significant operations in Montgomery County, and his wife Andréa, founder of Frazier Designs, have gifted $5 million to Thomas Jefferson University and Temple University to support a joint program to expand access to stroke prevention and care to Philadelphia’s underserved communities, writes John George for the…
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Narberth Dentist Invents Tool to Protect Patients from Potential COIVD-19 Exposure
MB Dental Solutions has invented a tool that makes it possible for dentists to perform routine care while protecting themselves, their staff, and patients from potential COVID-19 exposure, writes Queen Muse for the Philadelphia Magazine. Mindy Benjamini, a Narberth dentist, spent most of March worried that her dentist career was over. At the time, all…
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Big and Small Local Biotech, Pharmaceutical Companies Working on COVID-19 Vaccine
A growing number of local pharmaceutical, biotech, and medical device companies are joining efforts to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio is working with Wistar Institute in Philadelphia on a DNA-based vaccine candidate. This is now heading into late-stage clinical testing less than three months after…
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Ethos Cannabis Expands Its Philadelphia Market with Montgomeryville Medical Marijuana Dispensary
Ethos Cannabis has increased its Philadelphia area footprint with a new medical marijuana dispensary located in the heart of Montgomeryville’s commercial district, writes John George for the Philadelphia Business Journal. This dispensary is the 25th medical marijuana provider to open in the Philadelphia region in the last two-and-a-half years. Ethos was awarded one of eight…
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New Mobile COVID-19 Resource to Visit Underserved Montco Communities Late September
Community-Accessible Testing and Education, or CATE, is PA’s latest COVID-19 resource on wheels to help stop the spread of the coronavirus and was designed specifically to reach minority, immigrant, and other underserved communities writes Jo Ciavaglia for the Pocono Record. “In order to solve health care inequality and reach vulnerable and underserved communities we need…
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Event: Free Dementia Care Techniques Hosted by ComForCare
ComForCare Home Care of Montgomery County invites you to join in on its free Facebook Live event Thursday, Aug. 27 from 3:00 to 3:20 PM. The Facebook Live event offers practical dementia care techniques and challenging communication tips for family caregivers. “Research has found that family caregivers are at risk for depression and well being…
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Give Your Loved Ones the Best Possible Life with ComForCare Home Care
First to mind when thinking of public servants in the community are firefighters and policeman. However, behind the scenes are hundreds of thousands of caregivers caring for the aging population. Located in Ambler, ComForCare is an industry-leading in-home care program that offers stability and helps to improve quality of life to those they serve. With…
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Montco Turns to Nutritional DNA Company for COVID-19 Testing, Cuts Turn Around Time for Results
Montgomery County has drastically reduced the time required to receive COVID-19 testing results by using a small diagnostic company that recently entered the nutritional DNA field, writes Jason Laughlin for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The equipment and tools Mako Medical Laboratories uses to test DNA for nutritional recommendations are also used to test for the coronavirus.…
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