Health

Doylestown Hospital would become Penn Medicine’s seventh hospital facility.

The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education stripped Crozer Health of its certification — dealing another blow to the struggling hospital system.

Delivering healthy meals across Philadelphia, Adrianna Hecht and Laurenza Giosa are planning an expansion for their WellFed brand in 2024.

Pennsylvanians who select health insurance plans this month by the final deadline will get coverage starting on Feb. 1.

The number of people donating blood has dropped 40% over the last two decades, according to the Red Cross.

The list of potential exposure locations has grown to include health care sites in Delaware and Montgomery County, Pa.

Starting Monday, Penn Medicine says in certain departments like emergency and waiting rooms, everyone two and older is required to wear a mask.

The state’s Black maternal mortality rate is more than double what it is for white or Hispanic residents. The Do Care Doula Foundation aims to change that.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health operates five resource hubs across the city. They offer free COVID-19 tests and other health services.

The city says the two possible cases were identified after one of the people confirmed to have measles went to a day care, disregarding quarantine and exclusion instructions.

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Street medicine teams that provide care for people who are unhoused hope that new Medicaid reimbursements will help them expand operations.

The temporary masking requirement will take effect Jan. 4 and be in place for at least the next two weeks as officials monitor local disease data.

Last year, NPR's health reporters dug into the science of healthy living. Here are 9 things they learned that can help you embrace small shifts with big payoffs in 2024.

New state laws focus on donated breast milk insurance coverage, patient consent, birth control prescriptions, hospital drug testing, and more.