Health CostsDoctors couldn’t help. They turned to a shadow system of DIY medical tests.Silicon Valley start-ups now offer tests for a battery of conditions. But the boom angers some doctors, who argue the tests can lead to questionable remedies, misdiagnosis, or delayed medical care.
Health CostsDoctors couldn’t help. They turned to a shadow system of DIY medical tests.Silicon Valley start-ups now offer tests for a battery of conditions. But the boom angers some doctors, who argue the tests can lead to questionable remedies, misdiagnosis, or delayed medical care.
HealthFDA official: The risk of secondary cancer from CAR-T therapy, pioneered at Penn, is less than feared
HealthFDA official: The risk of secondary cancer from CAR-T therapy, pioneered at Penn, is less than feared
HealthAbortion pill access is unchanged after the Supreme Court’s decision. Here’s what you need to know.
HealthAbortion pill access is unchanged after the Supreme Court’s decision. Here’s what you need to know.
CoronavirusIn communities of color, long-covid patients are tired of being sick and neglectedIt’s bad enough patients of color are coping with a debilitating illness. It’s more devastating, they said, to feel like they’re being erased — from medical records, public imagination, and policy.
CoronavirusIn communities of color, long-covid patients are tired of being sick and neglectedIt’s bad enough patients of color are coping with a debilitating illness. It’s more devastating, they said, to feel like they’re being erased — from medical records, public imagination, and policy.
CoronavirusCOVID will still be here this summer. Will anyone care?The virus continues to hum in the background as an ever-present pathogen and sporadic killer.
CoronavirusCOVID will still be here this summer. Will anyone care?The virus continues to hum in the background as an ever-present pathogen and sporadic killer.
OpinionBreast cancer strikes young Black women at alarming rate | Expert Opinion Although breast cancer still is uncommon among those in their 20s, Black women in this age bracket have a 53% increased risk of breast cancer compared to their white peers, a study found.
OpinionBreast cancer strikes young Black women at alarming rate | Expert Opinion Although breast cancer still is uncommon among those in their 20s, Black women in this age bracket have a 53% increased risk of breast cancer compared to their white peers, a study found.
OpinionBreast cancer strikes young Black women at alarming rate | Expert Opinion Although breast cancer still is uncommon among those in their 20s, Black women in this age bracket have a 53% increased risk of breast cancer compared to their white peers, a study found.
OpinionBreast cancer strikes young Black women at alarming rate | Expert Opinion Although breast cancer still is uncommon among those in their 20s, Black women in this age bracket have a 53% increased risk of breast cancer compared to their white peers, a study found.
NewsFour Philly abortion providers talk about the calling that drives them to do emotionally challenging work“If abortion is legal but there’s nobody to provide them, we don’t have legal abortion,” said Lisa Perriera, medical director of The Women’s Center’s five clinics.6:44
NewsFour Philly abortion providers talk about the calling that drives them to do emotionally challenging work“If abortion is legal but there’s nobody to provide them, we don’t have legal abortion,” said Lisa Perriera, medical director of The Women’s Center’s five clinics.6:44
6:44NewsFour Philly abortion providers talk about the calling that drives them to do emotionally challenging work“If abortion is legal but there’s nobody to provide them, we don’t have legal abortion,” said Lisa Perriera, medical director of The Women’s Center’s five clinics.
6:44NewsFour Philly abortion providers talk about the calling that drives them to do emotionally challenging work“If abortion is legal but there’s nobody to provide them, we don’t have legal abortion,” said Lisa Perriera, medical director of The Women’s Center’s five clinics.
NewsPlanned Parenthood is America’s largest abortion provider. Most Philadelphians who go there aren’t ending a pregnancy.
NewsPlanned Parenthood is America’s largest abortion provider. Most Philadelphians who go there aren’t ending a pregnancy.
Philadelphia PoliticsMayor Parker plans to put $100M center for people in addiction next to jail complex
Philadelphia PoliticsMayor Parker plans to put $100M center for people in addiction next to jail complex
Philadelphia PoliticsMayor Parker plans to put $100M center for people in addiction next to jail complex
Philadelphia PoliticsMayor Parker plans to put $100M center for people in addiction next to jail complex
HealthA medical mystery: Why two Philly-area cousins, just miles apart, got rare brain cancersPediatric cancer is rare. Malignant brain tumors in kids are even rarer. But these two cousins are in treatment for different, though equally aggressive, types of brain cancer — at the same time.
HealthA medical mystery: Why two Philly-area cousins, just miles apart, got rare brain cancersPediatric cancer is rare. Malignant brain tumors in kids are even rarer. But these two cousins are in treatment for different, though equally aggressive, types of brain cancer — at the same time.
Philadelphia NewsFrom August 2022: Philly FOP picked problematic doctors for police ‘injured on duty’ benefit
Philadelphia NewsFrom August 2022: Philly FOP picked problematic doctors for police ‘injured on duty’ benefit
6:44NewsFour Philly abortion providers talk about the calling that drives them to do emotionally challenging work
6:44NewsFour Philly abortion providers talk about the calling that drives them to do emotionally challenging work