Health

Starting this year, the returning local chapter will provide support and education for people in the county dealing with mental illnesses as well as their families.

It’s the start of a new year — a time when lots of people are thinking about how they can improve their lives … and themselves. We ...

A new study found distribution of the addiction-curbing drug buprenorphine in Pennsylvania increased by 217% over the last decade.

Cooper University Health Care and Cape Regional Health announced an intent to merge in December. It represents an acquisition trend that began pre-pandemic.

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday finalized a rule change that broadens the availability of abortion pills to many more pharmacies, including large chains.

Between July 2019 and September 2021, there was a 94% increase in overdose deaths among middle and high school aged children across the U.S.

Tower Health’s $28 million-dollar sale of Chestnut Hill Hospital to Temple Health and its partners is complete. Transfer of ownership was finalized Jan. 1.

A majority of organ transplants are still done with deceased organ donations, but living organ donations can last longer.

The closure of two hospitals in Chester County has led to dangerously long ambulance rides to overcrowded emergency rooms in the three remaining hospitals.

Fentanyl test strips, which can detect the deadly synthetic opioid in drugs, were previously considered as illegal drug paraphernalia under state law.

Millions of people worldwide have had long COVID, reporting various symptoms including fatigue, lung problems, and brain fog. Here’s some of the latest evidence.

Chester County hopes to deploy the mobile mental health crisis teams starting July 2023 as part of a new three-pillar approach to mental and behavioral health services.

Parents may find it more difficult to find children’s pain relievers as rising demand for these medications leaves pharmacies in short supply.

The district's decision comes amid rising COVID, flu, and RSV cases.

St. Francis Hospital in Trenton is now operating as a standalone emergency room, under a new name, following a merger with Capital Health.