Health

A local prevention-navigation supervisor says the drug “has not been marketed to women, to African-American women, as a priority.”

The university is preparing, in case there are more cases of the flulike illness as students return from spring break. Current policy doesn’t require them to be vaccinated.

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One health plan from a well-known insurer promises lower premiums — but warns that consumers may need to file their own claims and negotiate over charges from hospitals.

Three years after taking over from Virtua, Cooper is meeting a national benchmark for timeliness.

A controversial proposal to build an industrial-wastewater treatment facility in Falls Township is close to regulatory approval after years of contention.

Even though the number of Delaware teens who smoke is the lowest since the early ‘90s, state lawmakers are pushing a measure to raise the age to buy cigarettes from 18 to 21.

A new citywide campaign features those who credit the treatment for their recovery. Health officials want people to know that buprenorphine is available and effective.

That result raised hopes that HIV could be eradicated through a medical procedure and cure people of HIV infection.

There was no overall increased risk for the developmental disorder among those who received the MMR vaccine when compared with those who had not gotten the vaccine.

The EPA's announcement is a step in the right direction, but only addresses these two chemicals in drinking water and a new federal standard won’t be implemented for years.

Organs that once would have been rejected were successfully used in uninfected patients by Penn surgeons in a clinical trial.

Anxiety about side effects can keep people from starting or sticking to drug regimens or medical procedures.

A survey finds that many people have skipped or rationed their prescription medications or have substituted cheaper over-the-counter drugs.