Medicine

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

The CDC concluded that by 2021, the "rate of drug overdose deaths involving xylazine was 35 times higher than the 2018 rate."

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

The three-bill package passed the Senate Law and Justice Committee almost unanimously.

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.

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

From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on June 21 at the Wellness Center in Yeadon, healthcare professionals will administer the free test. Health officials say early detection is key.

Peripheral arterial disease is a serious health condition that causes blockage of blood vessels in the lower body that can lead to amputations.

While infections have declined, the virus could be a real concern next winter, FDA's vaccine chief Dr. Peter Marks said as the daylong meeting began.

Despite the win, many services are still not covered, and this does not apply to patients who receive other organs.

The university is partnering with the Community of Compassion CDC to hold a series of health care events for preventative care.

Horseshoe crab blood is used to test vaccines around the world.

The pope underwent "a laparotomy and abdominal wall surgery under general anesthesia" on Wednesday, the Holy See's official news portal says.

Chronic fatigue associated with long COVID forces many people to rest and disengage from activities they used to do — but limiting your life can feel powerless.

More than half a million people at risk live in areas with low vaccination rates, according to CDC. This puts them in danger of large, sustained outbreaks.