Health Care

Supporters say the measure would ensure parents have an opportunity for closure. Opponents say it could discourage women from getting abortions.

Novel drugs may offer fresh ways to reduce heart risks beyond the usual medicines to lower cholesterol and blood pressure.

Nearly 150,000 Pennsylvanians are now certified to buy weed.

We unpack Elizabeth Warren's "Medicare for all" plan and the other presidential candidates' health care proposals.

The Pennsylvania Department of Health has revoked Hahnemann University Hospital’s state license.

A federal judge put on hold a Trump administration rule requiring immigrants prove they will have health insurance or can pay for medical care before they can get visas.

Rates have increased an average of 5%, but people who don't qualify for subsidies still face potentially high premiums.

It’s teaming up with Pennsylvania and Ohio counterparts to improve patient safety and hospital practices

This week; the move to ban single-use plastic bags in Philly, providing free menstrual products in Pa. schools and facilities, and the Philly origins of candy corn.

Employees of LSG Sky Chef, a subcontractor for American Airlines and others, staged a ‘die-in’ to spotlight their demand for affordable health care coverage.

Patients with sickle-cell disease are living longer and a cure could be around the corner. Why doctors in Philadelphia worry those adult patients might be left behind.

These new numbers from the Urban Institute offer the first reality check on the rhetoric that has dominated the Democratic debate over health care reform.

A new Urban Institute report prices out popular reforms like “Medicare for All” and a so-called public option. Who will they cover? What will they cost?

Weeks after getting the green light to buy St. Christopher’s Children’s Hospital out of bankruptcy, Tower Health will trim positions at two other locations.

The Urban Institute will publish the first report of the 2020 election cycle to price out popular reforms like “Medicare for All” and a so-called public option.