Public Health

Prospect Medical Holdings closed Taylor Hospital in April. The former Crozer Health hospital now has a new owner.

New results from a clinical trial show that existing drugs can successfully kill dormant breast cancer cells, thereby reducing lifetime risk of recurrence.

The attorneys general of California and Delaware have expressed serious concerns about the safety of OpenAI's chatbot, ChatGPT, especially for children and teens.

Pennsylvania pharmacies can now refer to major medical organizations for COVID-19 vaccine recommendations in the absence of CDC guidance.

Legionnaires’ disease was named after a large outbreak in Philadelphia sickened hundreds of American Legion veterans in the summer of 1976.

Utilizando datos de 3,492 pacientes, un estudio de ChristianaCare encontró focos críticos de cáncer de mama en Wilmington y Middletown.

My Brother’s Keeper Cares is hosting its fourth annual “Discovering Mental Wealth” event on Sept. 13 at The Discovery Center in Fairmount Park.

Overdose deaths nationally last year dropped for the first time, but advocates say too many people still die of drug use.

Experts across the region are working to educate older adults on how they can prevent falling as they age.

Advocates say the state lacks transparency on school drinking water quality and attempts to remove lead contamination.

Schools in southeastern Pennsylvania fail short on testing and remediating mold and lead.

The new policy comes after two years of controversy involving public backlash, staff departures and high-level leadership changes.

In the summer of 1976, when 2,000 people came to Philadelphia for a national convention of the American Legion, a strange illness gripped ...

Using data from 3,492 patients, a ChristianaCare study found breast cancer hotspots in Wilmington and Middletown.

Mass layoffs at federal agencies have affected workers who were focused on increasing employment opportunities for people with disabilities.