Aubrey Whelan
Health Reporter at The Philadelphia Inquirer
Reporter at Philly Health Insider
Reporter covering addiction and public health for @PhillyInquirer. Contact me at [email protected]! Pronouns: she/her.
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3 days ago |
inquirer.com | Sean Walsh |Aubrey Whelan
A reply-all email. A misunderstanding. Insincere exclamation points. Screen shots of an email exchange between Philadelphia City Council members last week are making their way around City Hall, and they have all the trappings of a cringe-worthy office communication gone wrong. But the topics discussed — mental health and addiction services — were more grave than typical water-cooler gossip.
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5 days ago |
inquirer.com | Aubrey Whelan
Temple University physician Rohit Soans worries that patients using weight-loss medications may be considering risky options to keep taking these popular drugs. As new restrictions on popular GLP-1 weight-loss drugs like Ozempic kicked in this month, social media forums are being flooded with worried consumers unsure how they would get the drugs, which cost hundreds without insurance coverage. Some recommend seeking them from other countries, outside of federal regulation.
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1 week ago |
inquirer.com | Alfred Lubrano |Aubrey Whelan
The Trump administration has canceled a contract with the drugmaker Moderna to develop a vaccine for humans to fight off the bird flu, according to CBS News. On Wednesday, the U.S. Health and Human Services Department announced it had withdrawn around $600 million in funds to pay for development and purchase of the vaccine. The decision appears to be in keeping with by HHS Secretary Robert F.
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1 week ago |
gazettextra.com | Aubrey Whelan
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer include COVID vaccines on its recommended schedule of immunizations for "healthy children and healthy pregnant women," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said in a video statement posted to X on Tuesday. Food and Drugs Commissioner Marty Makary said that there was "no evidence" that "healthy children" need the COVID vaccine. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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1 week ago |
thederrick.com | Aubrey Whelan
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will no longer include COVID vaccines on its recommended schedule of immunizations for "healthy children and healthy pregnant women," Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. said in a video statement posted to X on Tuesday. Food and Drugs Commissioner Marty Makary said that there was "no evidence" that "healthy children" need the COVID vaccine. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
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