Marcus Biddle

The university is partnering with the Community of Compassion CDC to hold a series of health care events for preventative care.

The nonprofit plans to renovate its headquarters that sits inside a 100-year old factory into a state-of-the-art food distribution center to deliver food to more people.

1 in 20 Philly residents have reported testing positive for hepatitis B and hepatitis C, but the actual numbers may be even higher, since many cases go undetected.

The annual campaign addresses the detrimental impact that smoking tobacco has on Black communities, and the history of targeted advertising of menthol-flavored cigarettes.

The group added five Philly veterinarians to its peer counseling network Lifeboat, an online tool that allows vets to report mental health crises.

University officials this year expect the highest numbers of reported same-day crisis appointments since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Telehealth providers say the Biden administration should reconsider proposed regulations that would make obtaining prescription controlled drugs harder.

Residents and community health care workers are expressing concern about proposals around law enforcement arresting individuals using illicit drugs out in the open.

A Pew Charitable Trusts report shows that Philadelphians are re-engaging in city life but concerns regarding public health, housing, and safety still remain.

Most candidates are making public health issues like gun violence a campaign priority. How they plan to solve those problems is another story.

The event is a part of broader VA efforts to raise awareness about new health care benefits that were signed into law last summer.

Public health advocates and harm reduction proponents in Philadelphia have long fought to make the medication more accessible.