Medicine

Imagine this: A pesky mosquito sips some of your blood. Hours later, the blood-sucker drops dead, poisoned by the very blood it just slurped down.

"The days of making residents jump through hoops are coming to an end," Murphy said. He added later: "We recognize that patients should be treated as patients, not criminals."

Councilwoman Cherelle Parker hopes to work with stakeholders across the city on guidelines to help patients figure out their rights and prevent negative consequences.

The mutated gene is called RAS, and it's the very first human cancer gene ever discovered. It's also amazingly common.

Martin Shrkeli, the smirking "Pharma Bro" vilified for jacking up the price of a lifesaving drug, was sentenced Friday to seven years in prison for defrauding investors.

Over a decade, more than 3,600 children were admitted hospitals for opioid ingestion — about 800 between 2004 and 2007 and more than 1,500 between 2012 and 2015.

Injecting drugs can cause serious, life-threatening wounds. As the drug crisis escalates, some clinics are teaching simple techniques to reduce the risk of infection.

The “illusion of protrusion” makes for a realistic nipple tattoo.

Forty-five states and the DOJ are claiming that generic drug prices are fixed, and the alleged collusion may have cost U.S. business and consumers more than $1 billion.

Pennsylvania's budding medical marijuana dispensaries have just about run out of pot.

Over the past week, 1,521 more Delawareans were diagnosed with the flu, bringing the total number of cases in the state to 5,758. There also were five flu-related deaths.

As of Wednesday, 87 Delaware inmates have been diagnosed with the flu within the past two to three weeks.

Chief medical officer of new Pennsylvania dispensary is hoping doctors will begin recommending medical marijuana for patients instead of more addictive opioids.

Scientists have found a correlation between medical students engaging in the arts and humanities and showing qualities of openness, wisdom and empathy.

A millennial mom wants a black pediatrician for her girls and wrestles with why the search was so hard — and why finding a black doctor matters.