Jefferson Health had an $81 million operating loss in the three months ended Sept. 30

The new law would effectively end the market in Philadelphia entirely. A kratom seller and industry group have challenged the ordinance in court.

The nonprofit health system has hired three additional outside firms to help speed results and is rethinking its contracts with private practices that have long provided radiology and other services.

The FTC told a data company it could no longer sell data it collected when people visited hospitals, dialysis clinics, or abortion clinics. But little is stopping other companies from doing so.

Concerns about overdiagnosis and overtreatment had driven a shift away from routine screening. But advances in clinical trials and diagnostic tools have prompted a reassessment in its favor.

Cuts in funding began early in the Trump administration under DOGE. Universities were targeted, in large part over DEI policies and accusations of antisemitism. Now China and Canada see an opening.

Environmental labs are starting to sell tests that will allow consumers to check whether these tiny microplastics lurk in their drinking water.

The emphasis on consuming enough protein seems at odds with decades of nutrition research. Here's a breakdown of the requirements by age group and how they should obtain it.

As the Wistar Institute’s next CEO, Drapkin hopes to build partnerships across Philly's science ecosystem while continuing his research into ovarian cancer prevention, early detection, and treatment.

A group of small physical therapy firms in the Philadelphia area are trying to draw Independence Blue Cross' attention to what they see as a devaluation of physical therapy through rate cuts.

After decades of falling into disrepair in Philadelphia, the ship will finally be laid to rest.

Health officials confirmed a positive measles case in Bucks County on Monday. Here's what we know.

Leaders from the Pan American Health Organization, which is part of the World Health Organization, are meeting this week to decide if measles can still be called eliminated in the U.S.

The drop in star ratings for its Medicare Advantage plans will reduce the payments it receives from the Centers of Medicare and Medicaid Services by $43 million, Jefferson said in its lawsuit.

A Democratic-controlled Congress could try to reverse cuts to health coverage, lower prescription drug costs, and pursue other health priorities. But the president's veto power remains a barrier.

The movement from a family doctor handling all care to hospital-based specialists for in-patient care is an overall positive, but it makes moving back to the general practitioner more challenging.

The new draft guidance could enable more personalized treatments like the first-of-its-kind gene-editing therapy developed for Baby KJ.

Until last month, doctors had few ways to track the rise in medetomidine cases in their hospitals — because there were no International Classification of Disease codes associated with them.

Gynecologist Randolph Heinzel shows off his photography skills with his Eagles-themed medical exam room. Patients call it a personal touch.

A 1975 law allows the Pa. Insurance Department to impose a "cooling-off" period if Blue Cross plans and hospitals can't reach a new agreement.

The building crashed down into a pit where construction crews were excavating next door on Wednesday afternoon. Eight people were killed, including two children, and 18 others injured.

An unvaccinated Montour County resident who tested positive for measles has died.

Hard freezes are expected in most of the region the next several mornings.

Kyle Brennan's cell phone was seized in 2024 as part of a local investigation before the case was referred to the FBI in October.

The FAA citied “extraordinary circumstances and for reasons of safety” as the reason for halting all flights across the country, including in and out of Philadelphia.

She was best known to many viewers as Big Mama, the family’s steadying force in the 1997 film "Soul Food."