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.
April 16, 2026
Adult Health
Hospital admissions due to e-bike and e-scooter injuries have spiked in recent years, study says
Hospital admissions due to electric bike and scooter injuries have spiked in recent years, a new study says. The rise of traumatic brain injuries from these devices necessitates more safety measures, researchers say.April 16, 2026
Senior Health
Alzheimer's drugs have no meaningful effect, new analysis says. But other researchers are criticizing the study
A new analysis says Alzheimer's drugs have little to no benefit for dementia symptoms. But critics of the new research say it was too broad.April 15, 2026
Prevention
New AI tool that predicts 5-year breast cancer risk should be available to women at 35, NCCN guidelines say
The use of artificial intelligence in reading mammograms may help make breast cancer screening more precise. The first AI tool to read mammograms and assess individual risk is now available.April 14, 2026
Health News
ChristianaCare CEO Janice Nevin to retire in September; Jenn Schwartz to take her place
ChristianaCare's longtime CEO, Dr. Janice Nevin, is retiring after 12 years at the helm of the Delaware-based health system. Executive Vice President Jenn Schwartz will take over beginning Sept. 1.April 14, 2026
Illness
Young cancer survivors have double the risk of getting cancer later in life, study finds
Adolescents and young adults who survive cancer have double the risk of being diagnosed with another cancer later in life. A new study found that 1 in 6 people surviving cancer as adolescents or young adults will have another cancer 30 years after their original diagnoses.April 10, 2026
Women's Health
Estrogen patches for menopause are getting harder to find due to shortages and increased demand
Many women who use hormone replacement therapy to treat menopause symptoms are struggling to find estrogen patches due to nationwide shortages. To cope, some patients are changing products or altering doses.April 9, 2026
Health News
U.S. fertility rate dropped to another record low in 2025, CDC report shows
The U.S. fertility rate dropped to another record low in 2025, continuing a trend that has persisted for years. A declining fertility rate means there are fewer people entering the workforce and contributing to Social Security and Medicare.April 8, 2026
Adult Health
Wait times for medical imaging results have doubled amid a radiologist shortage
Turnaround times for MRIs, ultrasounds and CT scans have doubled in recent years in part due to radiologist shortage, new research shows. People from lower income communities particularly have been impacted.April 8, 2026
Adult Health
Genetics may help explain why some people don't lose much weight using GLP-1 drugs
Genetic variants may help explain why some people have more success using GLP-1 weight-loss drugs than others, a new study found. Two specific variants are tied to greater weight loss and increased vomiting and nausea.April 8, 2026
Prevention
Poison centers are fielding more calls tied to kava use
Poison centers are fielding more calls tied to kava use, especially in combination with kratom, a new CDC report says. Kava and kratom are unregulated products that can have sedative and psychoactive effects and may be dangerous in synthetic forms, health experts say.
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