Rehab

Temple University Health System is delaying a major renovation at its financially struggling Jeanes Hospital and will close an inpatient rehabilitation unit there in May. The decisions come as Temple reported a $35 million operating loss in the six months ended Dec. 31, up from $23.5 million the year before, excluding the Fox Chase Cancer Center, which Temple bought over the summer. "The operational headwinds that we encountered in the first two quarters are certainly related in part to a significant amount of change at the health system," said chief executive Larry Kaiser, who was hired two years ago to financially stabilize the system, the biggest provider of care to poor Philadelphians.

Gossip professionals are under attack this week, targeted by celebs who slam us for distorting the truth. Miley Cyrus is mad over rumors she's split up with sweetheart Liam Hemsworth because she's been seen without her engagement ring. She says the bauble is out for repairs. Her pal Evan Rachel Wood tweets her support: "The fact that we live in a world which condones the stripping of basic human rights . . . of people because of their status, is very sad to me. " Yep, I've always dreamt of trampling on Wood's human rights!

ATLANTA - Lou Williams was always perpetual motion. Whether bopping to a song while sitting at his locker, jumping up and down on the sideline before a game or anxiously shaking his legs back and forth while sitting on the bench at the beginning of a contest, Williams always was trying to expend his plentiful amount of energy. The motor, for now, is idling. On Jan. 18, Williams, formerly of the 76ers and now with the Atlanta Hawks, tore the ACL in his right knee, shelving him for the rest of this season, at least.

Antonio goes for a run on the treadmill and gets a massage twice a week. But he'd rather chase a ball anytime. This peppy, personable golden retriever is having fun again, thanks to veterinarian Rebecca Fulton, massage therapist Lisa Madison, and canine rehabilitation practitioner Mary Alice Tolen. Antonio is a patient at V-Crest, the canine rehabilitation facility Fulton founded in Sewell four years ago and moved last month to Moorestown. The practice typically treats about 20 dogs, large and small, old and young, each week.

INDIANAPOLIS - Like his brother, Travis Kelce is working back from an injury. Kelce, the Cincinnati tight end who is one of the better prospects at that position in the upcoming draft, underwent offseason sports hernia surgery and isn't working out at the NFL Scouting Combine. Jason Kelce, the Eagles' center, tore his ACL in the second game of the 2012 season. Both are expected to be fine for the 2013 season. "I tore it probably around Week 3. During the season, just played on it, played through it, got through the season," said Travis, the beardless Kelce.

Mindy McCready 's suicide might have been avoided had she been prevented from leaving court-ordered rehab after only 18 hours, says her son Zander 's father, ex-bf Billy McKnight . McCready, he says, threatened suicide after facing two major setbacks earlier this month, including the suicide death of her longtime partner David Wilson , who is the father of her youngest son, Zayne . McCready, who found Wilson as he was taking his...

A Sewell man charged in the death of a beloved police dog got a break Thursday when a judge agreed to consider drug rehabilitation before prison. A scuffle in 2010 between Skyler Robinson, 22, a former Washington Township football star, and Gloucester Township police ended in with the dog, Schultz, being killed in traffic on Route 42. A tearful ceremony for the dog several days later attracted more than 1,000, including officers and their dogs who lined up for the farewell. Attorneys had been preparing for trial next week when Superior Court Judge Thomas Brown agreed that Robinson, who has a history of drug use, now qualified for a diversion program.

A Sewell man charged in the death of a beloved police dog got a break Thursday when a judge agreed to consider drug rehabilitation before prison. A scuffle in 2010 between Skyler Robinson, 22, a former Washington Township football star, and Gloucester Township police ended in with the dog, Schultz, being killed in traffic on Route 42. A tearful ceremony for the dog several days later attracted more than 1,000, including officers and their dogs who lined up for the farewell. Attorneys had been preparing for trial next week when Superior Court Judge Thomas Brown agreed that Robinson, who has a history of drug use, now qualified for a diversion program.

Andrew Bynum continues to report progress with his injured knees, but a significant hurdle awaits. "I still haven't done lateral movement, and that will be the biggest test," the 76ers center said before Monday's game against the San Antonio Spurs at the Wells Fargo Center. "Cutting is the last thing to do, and I think I am building up to that slowly but surely. " Bynum said he still hopes to make his first appearance this season after the all-star break. He said the most positive development is that he is not feeling pain in his knees.