Health

Hospital officials hope to create a blueprint for compassionate care that can ultimately be replicated nationwide.

Modern motherhood can feel impossible — from juggling kids and work, to finding a quiet moment for self-care. We look at how to lighten the load of being a mom.

Mental Health Partnerships, in collaboration with the city of Philadelphia, is offering free peer specialist certification courses entirely in Spanish.

Mental Health Partnerships, en colaboración con la ciudad de Filadelfia, ofrece cursos gratuitos de certificación de especialista completamente en español.

Filmmaker Dave Kalema recalls a summer when his mother juggled supporting her injured son and her own breast cancer treatment.

Xylazine, which is being mixed into fentanyl and other illicit opioids, will remain legal for its intended use by veterinarians.

The avian flu has spread to birds, foxes, sea lions, dairy cows, and a farmworker has been infected. All this is raising concerns about a potential pandemic.

For many Latino residents, the medical system remains riddled with barriers that alienate and exacerbate public health challenges.

Drug cocktails are causing users to have difficulty breathing and hallucinations, officials say.

About 485 registered nurses at St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia are negotiating a new union contract with Tower Health.

Viet-Capacity has reached over 800 Vietnamese-speaking Philly residents with culturally tailored education around cardiovascular disease.

We talk with historians Beth Linker about the “posture panic” that led to a college photo scandal, and Natalia Mehlman Petrzela about the evolution of fitness culture.

The county’s Office of Public Health will use survey results to shape priorities for the upcoming Community Health Improvement Plan.

Pa. Sen. Bob Casey is pushing legislation to add more competition to the baby formula market after shortages caused prices to spike.

Vikki Prettyman, who died of kidney failure last year, helped the Sussex County town of Blades overcome its “forever chemicals” water crisis.