Health

Researchers are prescribing exercise as if it were a drug in a study that aims to see if it can prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Science has largely debunked the idea that the moon influences our behavior — but recent research is questioning that modern wisdom.

Hahnemann Hospital’s owner is due back in U.S. Bankruptcy Court as Drexel lays off physicians and clinicians and St. Christopher’s gets an offer.

The coffee giant also has needle disposals at the ready.

Liberal Democrats have embraced an obscure brand of economics — "Modern Monetary Theory" — to make the case for deficit-financed government programs like the Green New Deal.

The Landing, which plans to open in Wyndmoor in the fall, hopes to get FDA approval to offer psychotherapy assisted by MDMA, also known as ecstacy.

In the 1990s, the state had the second highest cancer mortality rate in the nation. The latest numbers show Delaware’s rate dropped to 18th highest.

The proposed closure timeline released Tuesday still needs official approval from the city Health Commissioner’s Office and the state Health Department.

Hahnemann's own bankruptcy filings say a plan to close the hospital involves the largest "orphaning" of medical residents the country's ever seen.

Some physicians say connecting the environmental effects of climate change to the health consequences helps them better care for patients.

Your friends want to help you out when there's a family health crisis. But it can be overwhelming to manage the offers of support. Here's advice to help friends help you.

About 1 in 4 people who carry a single copy of this gene will develop Alzheimer's by 85.

Law-enforcement agencies across the country would be able to get funding for mental health resources, under legislation passed by Congress this week.

Philadelphia is now the most bed bug infested city in the country. We'll talk about the dangers and annoyances bed bugs pose and how to protect yourself from them.

On a rainy day in June, Kim stood in her house in Levittown. The room was unlit, smelled of rotting food and was cluttered with things Kim had collected.