Health

Smith launched a nonprofit that supports breast cancer patients through mentorship, beauty tutorials, diet tips, and a series of five books featuring candid survivor stories.

The move comes as Crozer hospitals have continued to shutter critical services and lay off health care workers.

The unions had said bargaining sessions had been scheduled for this week.

We explore stigmatized health conditions — how they earn their reputations, affect the lives of patients, and complicate efforts to treat them.

The newborn RSV antibody shots offer protection against severe illness for at least five months, but they may not be widely available until next year.

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines for managing childhood obesity, but the recommendations are a challenge for overwhelmed health systems.

The 1955 case of Doris Jean Ostreicher became a media sensation, and ended up sending a saloon manager and his wife to jail.

We explore this new science, and how these solutions are — or aren’t — working on the ground.

Researchers believe that white people are just as susceptible to high premature mortality rates as people of color in historically “Jim Crow” states.

Drug overdose deaths increased for the fourth year in a row, according to a new city report, including a 20% jump among Black residents.

UPenn religious studies professor Justin McDaniel shares his take on boredom and the insights he learned from his time as a monk.

The senior behavioral health unit at Suburban Community Hospital stopped admitting new patients about two weeks ago, nurses said.

The funding will go toward harm reduction-related projects, including strategies that address racial disparities in overdose deaths.

As they prepare to dole out newly updated booster shots, local health workers are trying to incorporate lessons learned from three years’ worth of vaccine campaigns.

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them