Health Care

Rural hospitals close when they don't have enough paying patients to care for, but they're also dinged when the same patients show up over and over again.

Some 200 Christiana Care cancer patients have used virtual reality during chemotherapy. Immersion in a rainforest or other natural scenes helps them relax and pass the time.

Krystal Kim of Philadelphia was one of 22 women with ovarian cancer who sued Johnson & Johnson, claiming asbestos in the company’s talcum powder products caused their cancer.

More than 2,000 miners in Appalachia are dying from an advanced stage of black lung. NPR and Frontline have found the government had multiple warnings.

Many asthma triggers like mold and cockroaches stem from poor living conditions, so CHOP and the Philadelphia Housing Development Corp. are working together to upgrade homes.

If your head swiveled 360 degrees, Exorcist-style, after learning Friday that a federal judge in Texas had ruled Obamacare unconstitutional, I totally get it.

The decision risks throwing the nation's health care system into turmoil should it be upheld on appeal.

Requirements for a cosmetology license in Pennsylvania include having "good moral character," which can disqualify even those who say they've turned their lives around.

Multiple factors, from lifting tax penalty to less money for publicity, could be leading to fewer people enrolling for health coverage under Affordable Care Act.

A federal judge in Texas issued a ruling Friday declaring the Affordable Care Act unconstitutional, apparently setting the stage for a Supreme Court hearing.

Historically, pregnant women have been excluded from medical research, because scientists and ethicists were concerned that experimenting could hurt them or their fetus.

Health officials in Ocean County say 86 people who attended a private event may have been exposed to measles.

The result is that people can use Medicaid money for pregnancy-related Planned Parenthood services. Now, this is not for abortion-related services.

Angela Lautner knew her thirst was unusual, even for someone directing airplanes, outside in the Memphis summer heat.

A PennLive investigation found problems at homes formerly owned by Golden Living.