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How to protect your kid with asthma as respiratory viruses surge

PHILADELPHIA — About 21 percent of Philadelphia children suffer from asthma, more than double the national rate. That's more than 1 out of 5 kids citywide, according to Penn Medicine researchers, with the highest rates of childhood asthma in North, Northeast, and West Philadelphia neighborhoods.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 11, 2022

Inside the 'tridemic': North Philly children struggling to breathe are waiting hours to be seen at the ER

PHILADELPHIA — Raspy cries and barky coughs echoed across the emergency room at St. Christopher's Hospital for Children on a recent chilly morning in North Philadelphia. Kids had just started to stream into the waiting room, yet every available bed was already filled.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 11, 2022

David Murphy: Trea Turner is the latest tribute to John Middleton’s desire to win

PHILADELPHIA — Trea Turner owned the stage, but the venue belonged to the man wearing wire-rimmed glasses and a brown blazer with elbow patches. John Middleton went out of his way to make this something other than his day. But that’s what it was.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 10, 2022

The U.S. women’s soccer team will host Canada, Brazil and Japan in the 2023 SheBelieves Cup

The U.S. women’s soccer team’s first home games of 2023 will be in the annual SheBelieves Cup tournament, against a trio of marquee opponents.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 10, 2022

World Cup TV and streaming schedule on Fox and Telemundo for Dec. 10

Saturday’s World Cup quarterfinal header features three star-studded European giants, and one celebrated underdog that’s trying to become the first African team to reach a semifinal.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 10, 2022

What Kyrsten Sinema’s party change means for Pa.'s John Fetterman and Senate Democrats

PHILADELPHIA — Well, that didn’t last long.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 9, 2022

Wawa goes west: The convenience chain is eyeing locations in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana

Wawa is scouting new store sites in Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana, with the first gas-and-sandwich convenience stores under the flying-goose signs to be announced next year and opened after 2025, the company said Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 9, 2022

South Jersey's ultracold vault keeps blood cells, brain tissue, and DNA ready for medical research

Keith and Jenny DiMarino were expecting their third child 11 years ago when they got e-mails that promoted the preservation of stem cells from their baby's umbilical cord.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 9, 2022

Marcus Hayes: Eagles players, including A.J. Brown, say ‘No thanks’ to Odell Beckham Jr.

PHILADELPHIA — The question was simple. A.J. Brown, the Eagles’ $100 million No. 1 receiver, understood all of its ramifications and implications.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 9, 2022

After nearly 66 years and thanks to DNA advances, Philly's 'Boy in the Box' has a name: Joseph

PHILADELPHIA — Haunting images of the child victim appeared in liquor stores, and were slipped into Philadelphia Gas Works bills. They spoke to a front-page crime so odious that it elbowed aside news accounts of the Cold War and the intensifying international tensions.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Dec 9, 2022