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.
March 12, 2026
Mental Health
Bad haircuts can leave people feeling down. Here's how to cope
Bad haircuts can leave people feeling down. But there are ways to cope with the stress until the hair grows back.March 11, 2026
Parenting
Helping parents better handle stress may reduce childhood obesity rates
Children whose parents receive training in mindfulness and behavior regulation have better obesity rate outcomes, a new study shows.March 11, 2026
Health Stories
A roadside emergency leads to a happy ending — and a new friendship
Temple Health nurse Cindy Zimmerman and two Pennsylvania Turnpike workers, John Gallagher and Doug Sarver, helped save a woman's life on the turnpike late last year. They have since developed a friendship.March 10, 2026
Mental Health
Difficult people are more than a pain in the neck. They may make others age faster
Hasslers — people who create problems or make life more difficult — may expedite the biological aging process of the people around them, new research finds.March 5, 2026
Health News
Trader Joe's recalls 4 frozen food products due to possible glass contamination
Trader Joe's recalled four frozen food products due to possible glass contamination. The recall includes Chicken Shu Mai and three varieties of fried rice — chicken, vegetable and Japanese style.March 5, 2026
Addiction
GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have been gamechangers for weight loss. Can they have a similar effect on addiction?
GLP-1 weight-loss medications reduce the risk of substance use, fatal overdose and developing addictions to drugs and alcohol, a new large study finds.March 4, 2026
Adult Health
Women's pain often lasts longer than men's — that's not just a perception
Men's bodies are able to shut down pain more quickly than women's due to higher levels of testosterone and other sex hormones, new research suggests. The study confirms that women's pain isn't all in their heads.March 4, 2026
Health News
E-bike injuries have surged, prompting a need for greater safety regulations, researchers say
Electric bike injuries are surging, particularly among young people, a new study says. Local lawmakers are responding to the popularity of e-bikes and e-scooters with stricter regulations.March 3, 2026
Addiction
Abusing small amounts of Adderall causes adverse heart effects, study says
Even abusing small amounts of Adderall can be damaging to the heart, a new study says. The research showed that a single dose of the stimulant, when not prescribed for ADHD, can cause heart rate and blood pressure to surge.March 3, 2026
Courts
Jury awards $1.5 million to family of man who died of diabetes complications in Philly jail
The family of Louis Jung Jr., who died of diabetes complications while in a Philadelphia jail, was awarded $1.5 million in a wrongful death lawsuit.Just In
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