Medicine

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.

After a controversial decision to rethink its collection of medical pathologies, the Mütter will launch a 2-year public discussion about human remains.

New COVID-19 vaccine recommendations come out Tuesday. We hear from Dr. Paul Offit, a member of the FDA advisory panel, about the latest guidelines released by the CDC.

The agency’s director is expected to sign off on the panel’s recommendation and the vaccines could be available this week.

The new payouts are from a second wave of national opioid lawsuit settlements with Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart.

Though still lower than past years, cases and hospitalizations have been creeping up. Happily, tests are still readily accessible.

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