Health Care

The first drug found to slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease has been granted full approval by the Food and Drug Administration.

The new study is the first to break down pregnancy-related death rates by race and state, offering clues for public health officials to take action.

New regulations require more direct care hours for residents and tighter staffing ratios at nearly 700 long-term care facilities statewide.

About 73% of all firework-related injuries nationally occur in the two weeks before and after the Fourth of July.

Penn Medicine is also weighing the possibility of re-establishing emergency care at Brandywine Hospital “beyond the partnership with the VA.”

A sponsor of the legislation said it would help “level the playing field” between doctors and third-party companies.

Tower Health and Penn Medicine signed a letter of intent that would allow Penn to acquire Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville.

According to data the state shares with the federal government, nearly 20% of Pennsylvanians who had to renew their Medical Assistance coverage have lost it.

Pennsylvania law only allows physicians to perform abortions. Advanced practice clinicians say they want to be able to do the same.

With states empowered to regulate abortion, doctors say they're trapped by vague laws that criminalize care.

The Commonwealth Fund’s 2023 state scorecard also graded New Jersey and Delaware as having a “better-than-average” health system performance.

This injectable form of penicillin is a critical treatment for infections like syphilis, and could be in short supply for the rest of the year.

As a growing number of states restrict abortion, other states and some local municipalities are substantially increasing funding for abortion.

States were prohibited from removing people from Medicaid during the pandemic. But that ban was lifted in April.

Thousands of pilgrims and tourists in the square exploded in applause when he came to the window.