Health Care

The research comes amid an epidemic of diet-related disease, which competes with smoking as a leading cause of death.

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that respiratory therapy jobs will grow 14% over the next decade.

Philly hospital leaders, city officials look to spread the word about changes to insulin costs for Medicare patients under the Inflation Reduction Act.

The government will negotiate new prices for the commonly prescribed drugs, but the cuts won't take effect until 2026.

Scalise said he expects to return to Washington to continue work as majority leader while he undergoes treatment.

The university’s School of Biomedical Engineering officials say that the new academic program offers more workforce training for the growing cell and gene therapy industry.

Three studies show smoke from Canadian wildfires led to a spike in people with asthma visiting emergency rooms in the United States.

Readers are curious about the new variant, currently known a BA.2.86. Also: Lots of questions about boosters. Can you get it at the same time as a flu shot?

The state will bear any costs incurred by schools under the legislation.

The operating losses at Jefferson Health are just one example of how COVID relief funds running low are showing up on the balance sheets of the region's nonprofit hospitals.

His appointment, effective Dec. 1, was announced to the school community on Tuesday.

Proceeds from this year’s Color 5K will go towards Chester County’s Community Outreach Prevention and Education program.

The Food and Drug Administration has approved the first vaccine for expectant mothers to shield their babies from RSV.

Half of the people infected in the outbreak reported having contact with turtle with shells smaller than four inches wide. Owning pet turtles of that size is prohibited by fed

The pills will remain on the market in states where abortion is legal and available by telemedicine and mail for the time being.