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A new organ donation technique can recover more organs from each donor, and organs that are less likely to fail. But some doctors say it’s unethical.

Screenings are a big part of preventative health care, but getting the medical profession to accept a new screening into practice is challenging.

To get more people screened for colorectal cancer, Philadelphia doctors at Temple University turn to stool-based take home tests.

Although efforts have been made to break down language barriers, many Latino immigrant families rely on younger generations for translation and interpretation.

A family in Wilmington, Delaware, faced a looming deadline to get their son a new gene therapy treatment for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia now houses a machine that is helping to make CAR T-cell therapy much less expensive.

A new collaboration of scientists, farmers, and foodies are giving the lima bean a makeover. But will people actually eat them?

How a death doula supports the living, and the dying, at the end of life.

After facing several serious illnesses, Bob Slade and partner Michael Klena, figured out their own way to cope.

In ‘Ariel Phenomenon,” filmmaker Randall Nickerson explores who and what we believe

Researchers say it's difficult to draw scientific conclusions from UFO sightings because there isn't enough data to study.

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines for managing childhood obesity, but the recommendations are a challenge for overwhelmed health systems.

UPenn religious studies professor Justin McDaniel shares his take on boredom and the insights he learned from his time as a monk.

In his new book, “Dear,” Justin Kemp writes about minority teens facing mental health issues and opens up about his own struggles.

NAMI presenters visit eighth graders near Baltimore to have an honest conversation about mental health.