Health

The Philadelphia Dept. of Public Health is running TV and social media ads warning people to avoid prescription painkillers, even when they get them legally from their doctor.

Pa.'s Medicaid program will no longer require doctors to get approval when prescribing medications that are proven to help people stay off heroin and prescription painkillers.

Early numbers from the Department of Health show a slight uptick in gun homicides last year after they’d been steadily declining since 2006.

While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says the flu season may have peaked, it’s still making a lot of people sick in New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Philly City Council passed a resolution to recognize a Disability Day of Mourning, a step toward valuing the lives of people with disabilities who are murdered by caregivers.

Surgery poses serious risks for older people, who weather anesthesia poorly and whose skin takes longer to heal.

The FDA is expected to issue new guidelines next month to encourage drugmakers to develop new medications for treating opioid addiction.

The legislation under consideration would require employers with fewer than 10 workers to offer five paid sick days. Larger employers would have to provide nine paid days.

Over the past week, 1,521 more Delawareans were diagnosed with the flu, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 5,758. There also were five flu-related deaths.

Many children and grandchildren of those with ALS become caregivers, and watching a loved one’s health deteriorate can be stressful and isolating.

The 10 hospitals that took part in the collaboration were scattered all over Colorado.

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Hundreds of Delaware women who receive services on the state-funded Mobile Health Screening Van may have to seek other providers if the state decides to cut its funding.

Philadelphia is in the midst of a debate about "safe-injection sites." Those opposed found voice in state Attorney General Josh Shapiro, but his statements are ill-informed.

When the policy change takes effect March 1, many covered under its health insurance plans will be able to obtain the drug at no cost.