Health

The 2nd annual Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Autism Fathers Conference will be held April 5 at the Vanguard School in Malvern.

A local Bucks County adult tested positive for measles after returning from a trip to Texas, health officials said.

The decline in New Jersey drug overdose deaths follows a nationwide trend, as most states are seeing a drop in deaths involving substances like fentanyl.

Prospect Medical Holdings is progressing in high-stakes negotiations to sell Crozer Health, but no deal has been reached yet.

Doctors have to make life and death decisions for patients with severe brain injuries, but they can’t always agree about the potential for recovery.

Separately, more states and cities also are requiring paid sick days, which give people time off to deal with short-term illnesses like the flu.

A look back at the Terri Schiavo case, and what it revealed about the mysteries of consciousness.

A Delaware County judge ruled in favor of a civil lawsuit seeking to block the Foundation of Delaware County from giving money to Crozer’s parent company.

A new Spanish-speaking CPR training kiosk provides life-saving information to Latino communities.

Take precautions around sick or dead wild birds, experts recommend. But you can keep your bird feeder up.

Philly’s community mobile crisis response teams are requesting more funding to meet demand.

Proposed legislation in New Jersey would require insurance companies to pay for menopause treatment and raise awareness about it.

Live poultry markets in New Jersey where bird flu was found have reopened after being disinfected. Cat owners get an avian influenza warning.

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has identified at least one local case of measles, unrelated to the recent case in Montgomery County.

They're pushing for more funding to find effective treatments. Researchers are finally starting to make headway but have a way to go.