Health

Tap water in Philly is now safe to drink through Wednesday. Cherri and Avi also look at the top stories in the rest of the region.

DIEP is one type of breast reconstruction surgery, but a change in medical billing codes may introduce new financial barriers.

The DEA warns that xylazine-fentanyl mixtures are exacerbating the deadly consequences of the opioid crisis.

We explore the nature of chronic pain — what causes it, how it affects us, and the ongoing fight to stop it.

Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital notified the county as well as Clifton Heights, Folcroft, and Lansdowne of potential cuts to their emergency medical services.

The Philly Joy Bank is modeled after similar programs in Canada and San Francisco that offer guaranteed cash income to pregnant residents.

Operated by Temple Dental School, the practice aims to increase access to quality care in an area of Philly that has long needed it.

Djokovic is a foreign citizen who is not vaccinated against COVID-19. Government rules still prevent him from entering the country.

If you’re training to become a physician, your first patient is usually dead. In fact, “first patient” is what med students call th ...

Hepatitis C kills more than 400 people in Pennsylvania every year, despite it being a curable infectious disease.

A half-century-old bit of American bureaucracy is leaving hundreds of thousands of nursing home residents in an unthinkable bind: Living on as little as $30 a month.

The four-hospital system in Delaware County is in worsening financial shape and has been struggling to pay its bills and contractors.

Prospect’s inability to pay its bills has previously caused delays in vital supplies and the loss of a police officer, who was permanently stationed outside a medical center.

Judge Christine Fizzano Cannon found that the nonprofit Tower Health system was operating a Montco hospital with the motive of profit.

Midwifery was relatively common in the U.S. before the early 1900s, but as surgical care and obstetrics rose in prominence, white male doctors began demonizing the profession.