Medicine

Philly’s Community Doula Support Program launched in early 2020 in response to rising drug overdose deaths among pregnant and postpartum people.

Temple Health physicians are expanding a program to increase access to stool-based screening kits, an alternative to colonoscopies.

Anyone who did not order a batch of four COVID-19 tests in September can secure up to eight of them this time around starting Monday at COVIDtests.gov.

The drops were sold by CVS Health, Target, Rite Aid and other retailers.

After facing several serious illnesses, Bob Slade and partner Michael Klena, figured out their own way to cope.

Brain fog, depression, joint pain, and difficulty breathing that lingers. What the latest research says about long COVID and possible treatments as millions seek answers.

Opioid payments for county governments and county district attorney offices equaled about $6.50 per resident across the state last year. But there were big differences.

The newborn RSV antibody shots offer protection against severe illness for at least five months, but they may not be widely available until next year.

Researchers believe that white people are just as susceptible to high premature mortality rates as people of color in historically “Jim Crow” states.

Karikó and Weissman met by chance in the 1990s while photocopying research papers.

The senior behavioral health unit at Suburban Community Hospital stopped admitting new patients about two weeks ago, nurses said.

We’ll find out how cigarette manufacturers made some processed food addicting. Then, Judy Govatos talks about death with dignity. Opera Philadelphia's David Devan also joins.

Philadelphia's Mütter Museum is wrestling with ethical questions about its displays of human remains. Also, the invention of the pocket and the first emoticon :-).

Narcan is a well-known brand of naloxone, a medication that can reverse drug overdoses if someone has taken opioid pills, heroin, or fentanyl.

The docuseries explores why racial diversity is key to clinical trials, while addressing a history of mistrust among Black Americans.