Health

Comedian Kelli Dunham accepts a challenge to head to Times Square in New York City to ask a few strangers for help.

Hospitals routinely use these bottles to check for infections in patients’ blood — now they are cutting back on tests.

The Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program will help boost geriatric health care through research and develop training programs.

The Commonwealth Fund national survey report found that 47% of people with insurance denials said their health conditions worsened as a result.

Here’s what to know about the latest research on Alzheimer’s risk factors and treatments.

The new recall includes 71 products made between May 10 and July 29 under the Boar's Head and Old Country brand names.

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.

The current contract between Temple Health and Keystone First health insurance was set to expire after July 31.

A Swedish study found blood testing to be more accurate than traditional exams at diagnosing Alzheimer's. The findings were reported at a conference in Philadelphia on Sunday.

The rise comes as the CDC is preparing to end its program providing free COVID-19 vaccines to people without insurance.

Thomas Jefferson University was among the first programs in Philly to distribute Narcan to all incoming medical students.

The new law focuses on hospitals with high-volume Medicaid patient populations, like St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children.

Montgomery County officials have yet to determine a location for their $18 million investment into emergency mental and behavioral health care.

Hospitals are legally required to care for undocumented patients in emergencies. But when a patient is too sick to be discharged, some turn to a controversial practice.

A promising new cure sparked a wave of renewed interest in gene therapies about a decade ago — but it also set off alarm bells in the financial world.