John Kopp
John Kopp is the Chief Health Reporter/Assistant Editor at PhillyVoice. He joined the newsroom after spending five years reporting for the Delaware County Daily Times. He spent the prior year covering state and local politics, including a $4 million Pennsylvania state Senate race. He previously covered Chester city government, the Chester Upland School District and high-school sports. A Temple University graduate, John enjoys long-distance running, watching baseball and exploring new places.
August 30, 2019
Health News
CDC investigating 215 cases of severe respiratory disease linked to vaping
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are investigating 215 possible cases of severe respiratory illness linked to the use of e-cigarettes, federal officials announced Friday.August 29, 2019
Adult Health
Metal fragments from tattoo needles may end up in your lymph nodes
Tattoos are known to cause allergic reactions. But it's not just that ink is capable of reaching the body's lymph nodes. Tattoo needles – even new ones – also may be playing a role.August 29, 2019
Children's Health
Federal health officials to pregnant women, teens: Don't use marijuana
Surgeon General Jerome Adams and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar issued a national warning on Thursday uring pregnant women and adolescents not to use marijuana, stressing the drug's potential harms.August 28, 2019
Health News
Penn Medicine, Arkansas hospital partnering to expedite heart surgery research
Penn Medicine is partnering with the CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute in Arkansas to expedite heart surgery research in an area with a particularly high mortality rate for heart disease.August 28, 2019
Healthy Eating
Meet 'Sally,' Jefferson Health's new salad-dishing robot
A healthy food initiative at Jefferson Health includes a robot named "Sally" that custom prepares salads for employees, patients and hospital visitors at all hours of the day.August 26, 2019
Men's Health
Erectile dysfunction in former NFL players linked to concussions
Former NFL players with histories of concussion symptoms are more likely experience erectile dysfunction than other football players, Harvard researchers found.August 26, 2019
Opioids
Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay $518 million in Oklahoma opioid case
A judge ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay $518 million on Monday for its role in Oklahoma's opioid epidemic, according to multiple news outlets.August 21, 2019
Health Insurance
Type 1 diabetics decry rising costs of life-saving insulin
Insulin costs more in the United States than virtually anywhere else. And that's having a deadly effect.August 20, 2019
Health News
Reading and listening to books stimulates the same areas of the brain
The intake of words – whether by reading or listening – makes virtually no difference in how the brain processes the semantics. This understanding could could open the door to helping people with learning disorders, like dyslexia, researchers say.August 19, 2019
Prevention
Pennsylvania funding vaccines to prevent spread of hepatitis A amid outbreak
Amid a hepatitis A outbreak, Pennsylvania is dedicating $50,000 of state funding to provide vaccines and increase outreach efforts, Gov. Tom Wolf announced on Monday.Just In
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