Health

Raval-Nelson will lead Philadelphia's Department of Public Health after working for the city for nearly 30 years.

The Omega Physicians health clinic in Medford, New Jersey, provides primary care and specialty services like psychiatry and addiction treatment.

A Dec. 2 report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that in the U.S., for example, just under 20% of eligible people have gotten the updated vaccine.

Anger and vitriol against health insurers filled social media in the wake of Thompson's killing.

Hospital nurses and technicians held a rally to demand better working conditions and staffing levels.

The new research program will look at ways to reduce risks of heart disease, hormone delays and other late-term effects of cancer treatment.

Technical issues with radiology services forced Crozer to close the emergency departments. Hospital staff say the department reopened Tuesday afternoon.

In cohousing communities, neighbors share common spaces, chores and a sense of connection that benefits everyone.

An estimated one in six millennial caregivers are caring for a loved one with a type of dementia, past research has shown.

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia found nearly one in five patient families struggle to get enough food, and wanted to address it.

The cucumber outbreak sickened 68 people, including 18 who were hospitalized, in 19 states, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.

The federal government has allocated $1.15 billion so far on long COVID research, without bringing any new treatments to market.

About 40% of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by healthy lifestyle choices and preventive medicine. Here's a tool to gauge your brain care and track your progress.

The bird flu virus continues to spread around the world, including in mammals like cows. Scientists are worried it could become a human virus.

The group was inspired by a patient who became depressed and requested a haircut.