Health

The Biden administration’s new federal staffing rules for nursing homes, celebrated by aging advocates and labor unions, will take effect in 2026.

Latinos and African Americans suffer the highest rates of long COVID. Yet health care inequality and poor outreach have resulted in clinics with mostly white patient lists.

When it comes to rare diseases like HLH, the Zangrilli family says insurance can end up being the barrier to desperately needed treatment.

A real estate firm is proposing a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center in Univers ...

U.S. Food and Drug Administration–approved medications such as buprenorphine and methadone remain inaccessible for most people with opioid use disorder, Pew officials said.

Safehouse’s appeal seeks to reverse a district court judge’s decision to dismiss the nonprofit’s case in April with the U.S. Department of Justice.

As much as we would all love to ignore COVID, a new set of variants that scientists call “FLiRT” is here to remind us that the virus is still with us.

A person with measles who traveled through Terminal A West on May 31 may have exposed others to the virus, city officials say.

In this special live show, The Pulse talks with the scientists who are changing the way we live.

Would you give your kidney to a stranger? What if you could get a $50,000 tax credit for it? That's just one proposal for upping organ donation in the US.

Philly’s asthma rate among kids is almost three times the national average. Researchers say air purifiers could help curb the impact of poor air quality.

The new deal arrives ahead of a June 30 final deadline when patients would have lost coverage for CHOP services under AmeriHealth Caritas plans.

Having a tight and strong social network can boost longevity. But why are social connections so important as age?

Years later, the Trump administration’s anti-immigrant policies have continued to sow fear and confusion among immigrants in need of health care.

One registered nurse pointed to the changes as another example of health care divestment and reduction in services.