Health Care

Screenings are a big part of preventative health care, but getting the medical profession to accept a new screening into practice is challenging.

The court's action sets up a collision between the Food and Drug Administration's 23-year study and supervision of mifepristone.

Delaware's 'Tuition Incentive Program' aims to alleviate nurse shortages by offering financial support for CNA training and workforce development.

There’s pressure from a new union inside Jefferson Health for higher worker wages during a period where the umbrella organization is trying to narrow its operating losses.

Suburban Community Hospital in Norristown and Lower Bucks Hospital in Bristol are in contract negotiations with parent company, Prime Healthcare.

To get more people screened for colorectal cancer, Philadelphia doctors at Temple University turn to stool-based take home tests.

Although efforts have been made to break down language barriers, many Latino immigrant families rely on younger generations for translation and interpretation.

The Festival of Trees, benefiting the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, is underway at the Love Park Welcome Center.

Delaware's HIV prevention programs face an uncertain future, raising concerns about the widespread impact on community health.

ACA open enrollment period began Nov. 1. The marketplaces are open to people who do not get insurance coverage through their jobs or other programs.

The legislation was inspired by 17-year-old Paul St. Pierre of Maple Shade.

Throngs of holiday travelers at airports across the country put heavy stress on an already strained aviation system. We hear about an investigation into airport safety.

The justices on Monday seemed by turns reluctant to break up an exhaustively negotiated agreement, but also leery of somehow rewarding the Sacklers.

Reports of an "outbreak" of some as yet unidentified canine respiratory illness are scaring dog owners. But veterinarians and researchers aren't panicking.

A CDC analysis of 2022 data finds that U.S. life expectancy is improving after being knocked backwards during the COVID emergency.