Nicole Leonard

The nationwide shortage is being driven by a steady rise in demand for menopausal hormone therapy that is outpacing current patch supply.

Home care workers and agencies say the state needs to raise reimbursement rates and pay to meet demand for an aging population.

The new medical school option will target students pursuing careers in primary care, pediatrics and other specialties with shortages.

A scheduled sweep of an outdoor encampment called Camp Chloe, home to about 20 people, was delayed Friday morning.

Researchers found AI could help with creativity and education, but that it can confuse young children and generate harmful misinformation.

Founders of the new Independent Autism Coordinating Committee say they will act as an alternative body to a federal advisory group under RFK Jr.

Dennis Massimo’s genetic diagnosis and cancer treatment plan was coordinated at the new King Center for Lynch Syndrome at Penn Medicine.

Advocates point to a Philadelphia program as a model for statewide grief support services that could be funded with opioid settlement funds.

Reproductive medicine and fertility centers are required to meet specific safety standards and apply for state licensure under new rules.

The county’s Reentry Release Center in Camden has peer specialists who connect people to housing, health care and other social services.

The federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law last July, blocks Medicaid funding to facilities that perform abortions.

Pennsylvania has reported 12 confirmed cases of measles so far in 2026 and is on track to surpass last year’s total of 16 infections.