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Hundreds attend CHOP's Prom for patients and families: "It's epic"
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- This prom season, patients at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia aren't missing out.Kids miss out on a lot when they're hospitalized, along with not feeling good. But on Wednesday at CHOP, it was party time. The pampering starts with bright and sparkly nail polish. Lia Szewczak, 7, got all ready for a prom from her bed at CHOP. She was hospitalized and diagnosed with Crohn's disease. "It speaks to CHOP how kind they are," Stephanie Szewczak, Lia's mother, said. "Trying to make it special not scary, right?"With a few finishing touches, Lia Szewczak is ready for the party. This is the...
Officials say cat brought to Voorhees animal shelter is rabid
VOORHEES, NJ. - The Camden County Health Department announced Tuesday that a stray cat brought to a Voorhees animal shelter last month is rabid. After arriving at the shelter on May 23, shelter employees arranged for rabies testing at Public Health and Environmental Laboratories on June 5 when it began to show rabies symptoms. Rabies test results came back positive on Monday.
Mount Holly-Jacksonville Road Bridge to close for emergency repairs starting June 17
The Mount Holly-Jacksonville Road Bridge (D3.16) in Springfield will be closed for approximately two weeks starting Monday, June 17 for emergency repairs. The bridge, which crosses the Assiscunk Creek, is located on Mount Holly-Jacksonville Road (County Route 628) between Oxmead Road and Jacksonville-Jobstown Road. During the closure, local traffic will...
Pa. city’s favorite dog breed is ‘outgoing, trustworthy,’ and ‘joyous’
PennLive recently covered a report revealing the favorite dog name of one city in Pennsylvania. Now a separate report has found that same city’s favorite dog breed. U.S News & World Report — which is described under its “Who We Are” section as “a multifaceted digital media company dedicated to helping consumers, business leaders and policy officials make important decisions in their lives” through “independent reporting, rankings, journalism and advice that has earned the trust of our readers and users for more than 90 years” — was behind this report, which was simply titled “The Most Popular U.S. Dog Breeds by City.”
New 'home-like' mental health crisis centers are coming to 5 NJ counties. See the details
New Jersey announced $37 million in funding this week for five counties to establish "intervention and stabilization centers" for people experiencing a mental health or drug-related crisis. Nonprofits and healthcare facilities in Bergen, Morris, Essex, Monmouth and Camden counties will share in the grants, state Human Services Commissioner Sarah Adelman said in Monday's...
Advocates push for EBT cards with chip technology to prevent stolen SNAP benefits
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- More than two million Pennsylvanians receive SNAP benefits, formerly known as food stamps, including nearly 500,000 people in Philadelphia, according to the PA Department of Human Services. Since last week, CBS News Philadelphia has been reporting on widespread issues, robbing people of money they need to feed their families.CBS News Philadelphia Investigations uncovered this ongoing breach happening across the Philadelphia region and the nation could have been prevented by making a common upgrade to the debit card itself.SNAP benefit recipients use debit cards with a magnetic strip and PIN rather than the more secure chip cards. Advocates and some lawmakers...
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