Courtenay Harris Bond
Courtenay Harris Bond is the staff writer covering health for PhillyVoice. She enjoys writing about behavioral health, maternal health and inequities in the healthcare system, as well as human rights and criminal justice. A veteran daily newspaper reporter, Courtenay has also written for national outlets, including KFF Health News, Undark Magazine and Filter. She was a 2018 Rosalynn Carter Fellow for Mental Health Journalism and has master's degrees from Columbia Journalism School and the University of Pennsylvania's Graduate School of Education.
June 30, 2026
Prevention
It's safe to get COVID and flu shots at same appointment, study finds
Getting flu and COVID-19 shots on the same day is no riskier than getting the flu vaccine alone, a new study says.June 25, 2026
Women's Health
Most costly add-on procedures marketed to improve IVF success show little benefit, study says
IVF add-on procedures offer little to no benefits, a new study says. The researchers found only slight evidence that 3 of 10 methods examined increased the chance of pregnancy or live births.June 25, 2026
Fitness
Chester County has a new outdoor gym with 7 stations for a 7-minute workout
Chester County has a new outdoor gym as a result of a national fitness campaign. The goal of the $100 million initiative is to help combat obesity by installing 5,000 of these structures throughout the country by 2030.June 24, 2026
Addiction
For people in addiction, Project HOME's new facility bridges the gap between hospitalization and permanent housing
Project HOME's new Hawthorne House has 20 beds to bridge the gap between hospitalization and stable housing for people experiencing homelessness and addiction. These types of respite beds are unique, because they do not have a cut-off date, offer wraparound medical care and offer the stability people need to get enter recovery.June 24, 2026
Health Stories
Having survived colorectal cancer, this Philly woman is now speaking out against cancer disparities
Janaylon Wright's experience with early-onset colorectal cancer has inspired her to speak out about cancer disparities. Cancer death rates are still higher for Black people and some other racial and ethnic groups in the United States.June 23, 2026
Health News
Blocked CDC study on COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness gets published
JAMA Open Network has published the study on COVID-19 vaccination effectiveness that the CDC blocked from being run in its Mortality and Morbidity Report. It shows the shot drastically reduced COVID-related hospitalizations and ER visits last winter.June 18, 2026
Women's Health
Women are exposed to dozens of dangerous chemicals during pregnancy, increasing risk of pre-term birth
Pregnant women's exposure to dozens of chemicals commonly found in the environment, food and household products increases risk of premature birth and lower birth weight, new study says.June 18, 2026
Illness
Measles detected in two wastewater samples in Delaware County
Measles was detected in a pair of wastewater samples in Delaware County, officials said. There are no confirmed cases of measles in the area. It is unclear whether the test results are due to an ill resident or someone passing through the region.June 18, 2026
Adult Health
This program lifts hospital patients' spirts by having musicians like Low Cut Connie's Adam Weiner sing to them
Musicians On Call brings live music to the bedside of patients at hospitals throughout the United States. Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Hospital joined the list Thursday, with Low Cut Connie frontman Adam Weiner singing to patients.June 17, 2026
Children's Health
More teens are getting hospitalized for trying to get high on Benadryl, poison control warns
Hospitalizations for Benadryl poisoning among teenagers has risen sharply in recent years due to teens trying to get high, America's Poison Control Centers warns. The surge may partly be attributed to the return of the Benadryl Challenge, which encourages people to ingest high doses of the drug.
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