Medicine

A federal appeals court has ruled that the abortion pill mifepristone can still be used for now but reduced the period of pregnancy when the drug can be taken.

Medication abortions account for 53% of all facility-based terminations in the U.S. Recent court rulings have created uncertainty around future access to a key abortion drug.

Experts believe STDs have been rising because of declining condom use, inadequate sex education, and reduced testing during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The far-reaching ruling, which the judge put on hold for a week to allow for an appeal, could affect access to the drug in every state.

The DOJ is asking a federal appeals court to put the decision on hold.

About 5,000 people in the Philadelphia area are awaiting an organ transplant. Some wait for over five years.

The decision to authorize a second booster is expected to be officially announced within the next two weeks.

N.J. is called the diner capital of the world but are these beloved institutions under threat? And, how the food we eat affects our mood.

The event is a part of broader VA efforts to raise awareness about new health care benefits that were signed into law last summer.

The Biden administration had told the court the outcome of the case “could create extraordinary upheaval in the United States’ public health system.” It is likely to appeal.

Public health advocates and harm reduction proponents in Philadelphia have long fought to make the medication more accessible.

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni says Francis, 86, does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.

The West Grove Campus, formerly known as Jennersville Hospital, will return with 10 emergency department beds and 10 inpatient beds.

DIEP is one type of breast reconstruction surgery, but a change in medical billing codes may introduce new financial barriers.

Cases of the fungus that did not respond to antifungal medicine tripled in 2021. It can be deadly, but does not seem to have adverse effects on healthy people.