Jessica McDonald

Increasingly, physicians are realizing patients get better care when they move away from the paternalistic attitude of ‘doctor alwa ...

Lyme disease affects approximately 30,000 Americans every year, mostly in the Northeast — although that geographical range is spreading ...

The more than 4,500 former football players involved in a class-action suit against the National Football League over lingering effects o ...

Medicare fraud can take many forms, but ambulance companies bilking the government for unnecessary medical transport are particularly pro ...

Figuring out how to lower health care costs without sacrificing quality is a huge concern for doctors and insurers. ...

Chemicals known as perfluorinated compounds, or PFC’s, are not currently regulated, but concerns over polluted water in Paulsboro, ...

Doctors have long thought that kids with eczema usually grow out of the disease, but a study ...

Keeping patients healthy after a heart attack is a challenge for cardiologists, but one day an injectable gel in development by researche ...

For residents of Philadelphia, it’s the fifth year in a row that the county has been rated the least healthy in Pennsylvania. ...

Location isn’t just important in real estate. A study by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania suggests it’s also imp ...

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter wants to make the city a more innovative place. The latest effort is a $100,000 Innovation Fund to supp ...

A new study by researchers at the University of Pit ...