Health

Medication abortions account for 53% of all facility-based terminations in the U.S. Recent court rulings have created uncertainty around future access to a key abortion drug.

Experts believe STDs have been rising because of declining condom use, inadequate sex education, and reduced testing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The far-reaching ruling, which the judge put on hold for a week to allow for an appeal, could affect access to the drug in every state.

Nearly 50 years ago, Garrett Brown invented the Steadicam for motion picture filming. Today, he’s using his skills to give people more mobility options.

About 5,000 people in the Philadelphia area are awaiting an organ transplant. Some wait for over five years.

The state’s emergency order was first put in place March 23, 2020, as cases of COVID-19 started to spread throughout the state.

Residents in East Palestine, Ohio worry about the health impacts of vinyl chloride exposure. A similar accident occurred about 10 years ago in Paulsboro, N.J.

Workers in the system and advocates for health care access fear thousands of children and adults could wrongly lose their coverage as a result.

Continuous coverage policy expired Friday as pandemic protections more broadly begin to phase out.

The legislation would forbid hospitals and other large facilities — plus third-party debt collectors — from charging interest and other fees.

The event is a part of broader VA efforts to raise awareness about new health care benefits that were signed into law last summer.

A sudden shift of momentum in a long conflict between industry and activists.

Public health advocates and harm reduction proponents in Philadelphia have long fought to make the medication more accessible.

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni says Francis, 86, does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.

The West Grove Campus, formerly known as Jennersville Hospital, will return with 10 emergency department beds and 10 inpatient beds.