Nicole Leonard

Addiction medicine providers told members of Philadelphia City Council that addiction treatment options have not caught up to the complex needs of today.

Leaders of the hospital nurses’ union say more than 20 registered nurses in ICU and surgical units have been laid off as of this week.

Researchers are seeking FDA approval for their soy-based bandages, which they say are an alternative to other synthetic and animal-derived products.

More cases of avian influenza, or bird flu, are now being detected in livestock like dairy cows and other mammals, including a small number of humans.

Temple Health’s current contract with Keystone First, a large Medicaid insurance provider in southeast Pennsylvania, expires on July 31.

Families, cities and states wish to hold Purdue Pharma, the maker of Oxycontin, and its owners, the Sackler family, accountable for the opioid crisis.

The deal between the two South Jersey health systems follows a spate of recent hospital mergers and acquisitions in the region.

Remote Area Medical’s free clinic in Philadelphia is scheduled for Aug. 24 and 25. Health services are provided on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Prevention Point Philadelphia in Kensington offers HIV testing every day. The organization also has the largest syringe services programs in the city.

An estimated 18,000 people currently live with HIV in Philadelphia. The summit is aimed at care providers, patients and community members.

The guaranteed income pilot program is modeled off of similar programs in Canada, San Francisco and New York City.

Fatal drownings among young children nationally rose 12% from 2020 to 2021, according to a new federal report.