Medicine

Twenty years ago, an 18-year-old's death while undergoing a Penn clinical trial changed gene therapy.

About 30 million Americans have this allergy noted in their medical records. That means the most commonly prescribed antibiotics are off-limits.

The Farris Institute was once Philadelphia's premiere clinic for artificial insemination. But it left an unknown number of children wondering who their fathers really were.

Pennsylvania Senate may tighten rules on doctors using buprenorphine.

Wilmington resident Judy Govatos has survived cancer twice. If it returns, she wants to be able to choose how to die and is pushing for a controversial bill in Delaware.

A doctor told Michael Senisch to do one thing, his patient asked for another. A jury decided he made the right call.

New Jersey lawmakers may require its doctors to make sure patients know about in-state treatment options.

New Jersey’s governor is moving ahead without the Legislature to expand the medical marijuana program.

Thousands of gravely ill cancer patients each year seek "compassionate use" access to treatments that are not yet on the market but have shown some promise.

Doctor burnout is costing the U.S. health care system a lot — roughly $4.6 billion a year, according to a study published this week in the Annals of Internal Medicine.

To meet this new moment, Staley says, PrEP4All activists are using some of the same broad tactics as ACT UP, but also increasing their activity behind the scenes.

Infants' Tylenol comes with a dosing syringe, while Children's Tylenol has a plastic cup. Both contain the same concentration of the active ingredient, acetaminophen.

A loophole in federal law might block at least one new opioid-addiction drug from coming to market for years.

Standing ready to fight measles like an enemy is the best defense, health care experts say. Here’s how one hospital and school district have prepared.

Most of the generic medicines being sold in the U.S. are manufactured overseas, mostly in India and China.