Health & Science

Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children is a rare, but serious condition that appears two to six weeks after a child’s COVID-19 infection.

As part of a federal study, more than 1,000 Montco and Bucks residents tested their blood for the toxic class of chemicals.

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.

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest during a Monday night game, is now breathing on his own and talking with his family and team.

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 ...

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, who suffered a cardiac arrest during a Monday game, has shown "substantial" and "remarkable" improvement in the past 24 hours.

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.

On a technical level, noise and sound are the same thing: vibrating molecules that travel in waves straight to our ears. But when sound i ...