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.
December 12, 2025
Children's Health
Feeding kids with food allergies can be expensive. So CHOP opened a pantry to help families access allergen-free staples
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia runs an allergen-free food pantry at the Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care. Families with children with food allergies can find items like egg substitute and soy and almond milk.December 11, 2025
Wellness
Holiday stress keeping you up at night? Cognitive shuffling may help you fall asleep
Holiday stress can keep people up at night. Cognitive shuffling and these other sleep tips may help people fall asleep.December 10, 2025
Healthy Eating
Energy drinks offer a jolt, but indulging in them can lead to adverse health effects
Energy drinks may offer a fast jolt, but regularly indulging in them can put people at risk of stroke, a new case report shows. Other health risks include anxiety, depression, mood swings and high blood pressure.December 9, 2025
Mental Health
Children's mental health improved after schools reopening during the pandemic
Student mental health greatly improved after schools reopened during COVID-19 pandemic, new research shows. Girls in particular benefitted by returning to the classroom. The likelihood of a children being diagnosed with depression, anxiety and ADHD all fell sharply after they returned.December 9, 2025
Children's Health
Vitamin K shots prevent newborns from severe bleeds, but parents are increasingly declining them
Fewer babies are receiving vitamin K shots at birth, because their parents are declining them, a new CHOP study finds. Vitamin K is needed for blood clotting, and babies who are deficient are at higher risk of severe bleeds.December 5, 2025
Addiction
A severe vomiting condition, dubbed 'scromiting,' is rising among chronic weed users
A severe condition dubbed 'scromiting' is rising among chronic marijuana users. The condition is called cannabinoid hyperemesis syndrome, or CHS, and causes cycles of painful, prolonged vomiting.December 4, 2025
Children's Health
Pediatric cancer treatments are saving kids' lives, but more research funding is needed to improve them, report says
CAR T-cell therapy, a cutting-edge cancer treatment, saved the life of South Jersey's Lianna Munir. But more research into advanced technologies is needed to improve the survival rates of pediatric cancers, a new report says.December 4, 2025
Prevention
New cervical cancer screening guidelines endorse the use of self-swab kits
The American Cancer Society endorsed the use of self-swab HPV kits in its new guidelines for cervical cancer screenings. HPV is the leading cause of cervical cancer.December 3, 2025
Prevention
Shingles vaccine may offer an additional benefit — slowing the progress of dementia
The Shingles vaccine may slow down its progression of dementia, new research shows. The study builds on earlier research that found that the shot also may prevent the development of dementia.December 2, 2025
Depression
After a lifetime of seasonal depression, I finally tried light therapy. Here's what I learned
Seasonal affective disorder is form of major depression that causes an array of symptoms, including fatigue, mood instability, weight gain and sleep issues. Light therapy, among other treatments, may help mitigate the symptoms.
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