In the heart of Philadelphia, where history meets resilience, Philadelphia FIGHT stands as a beacon of hope and healing. Founded in 1990 amid the heightening crisis of the HIV/AIDS epidemic, …
November 2025
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Philly News
Philly sues CVS Health, other pharmacy benefit managers for their roles in opioid crisis
by myphillyconnection 25 viewsPhiladelphia sued CVS Health, Express Scripts, Optum and other pharmacy benefit managers in federal court Thursday, claiming they perpetuated the city's opioid crisis. The city claims the companies knowingly over-distributed …
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Philly News
Sherrill and Ciattarelli both want changes New Jersey’s cashless bail system
by myphillyconnection 30 viewsNew Jersey was hailed as a model for criminal justice reform nationally when state lawmakers eliminated cash bail more than a decade ago. Supporters of the move cheered that poor …
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Philly News
Revised Chesapeake Bay agreement nears approval with Pennsylvania on board
by myphillyconnection 25 viewsA revised agreement to restore the Chesapeake Bay is speeding toward final passage, after a key committee rejected Maryland attempts to strengthen parts of the plan and voted Tuesday to …
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Philly News
Smoke shops in Philly suburbs mislead consumers by selling ‘straight-up marijuana,’ district attorney says
by myphillyconnection 25 viewsHundreds of unregulated smoke shops that sell hemp products in the Philadelphia suburbs use fraudulent lab reports that leave their customers "dangerously uninformed" about the potency of the drugs they're …
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Philly News
City Council moves to establish a board to oversee proposed retirement program for non-city workers
by myphillyconnection 23 viewsA retirement program for non-city workers was proposed months ago, and this week City Council moved to establish a board to oversee the initiative. A bill introduced Thursday calls for …
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Philly News
Bucks County officials identify killer in 1962 rape and murder of 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty
by myphillyconnection 21 viewsThe man who raped and killed 9-year-old Carol Ann Dougherty at a Bristol Township church in 1962 was finally identified Wednesday as William Schrader, a serial child abuser and longtime …
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Philly News
Why PAE treatment for enlarged prostates (BPH) is so popular
by myphillyconnection 31 viewsIf you know every public bathroom in town…If leaping out of bed to pee is routine…If you’d like a kinder, gentler treatment option for an enlarged prostate…keep reading. Meet Bob, …
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Health & Fitness
Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients and reflects FDA’s inspection troubles
by myphillyconnection 30 viewsIf you take cholesterol-lowering drugs called statins, you may have noticed a flurry of news coverage since late October about an extensive recall of thousands of bottles of atorvastatin, the …
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