Health Care

In the face of a rising number of mumps cases, Temple University officials don't plan to shut the school. They are considering providing booster shots at no charge.

In Louisiana, even an informed patient got lost in barriers and stigma while trying to get a prescription for PrEP.

The new study concludes that only 8.5 percent of the guidelines are backed up by randomized controlled trials.

For doctors and patients of color, navigating a healthcare system which favors white people can be challenging and, sometimes, dangerous.

Lawmakers consider expanding end-of-life options, but not for people with Alzheimer’s disease.

The Trump Administration is weighing whether to require hospitals to publicly reveal the prices they charge insurance companies for medical procedures and services.

Between 2009 and 2017 the wholesale price of a single vial of Humalog, the Eli Lilly and Company-manufactured insulin Gilmer uses, nearly tripled.

Imagine what might happen if the government itself had embraced an official anti-vaccine policy.

A local prevention-navigation supervisor says the drug “has not been marketed to women, to African-American women, as a priority.”

The university is preparing, in case there are more cases of the flulike illness as students return from spring break. Current policy doesn’t require them to be vaccinated.

Scientists hope to genetically modify microbes from the human microbiome to treat a range of diseases, including digestive disorders.

Facebook announced on Thursday it is taking steps to combat the spread of anti-vaccine information across the social media platform.

One health plan from a well-known insurer promises lower premiums — but warns that consumers may need to file their own claims and negotiate over charges from hospitals.

In a recent health committee hearing, the Republican U.S. Senator said vaccines shouldn’t be mandatory, and suggested they give people a false sense of security.

Abortion opponents, abortion rights activists plead their cases before Delaware legislators considering a ban on the procedure after 20 weeks of pregnancy.