Quick but challenging test shows if patients can think straight

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.

Wet snowflakes may make an appearance Friday night in the Philadelphia region.

Across two years and three football games at Lincoln Financial Field, the part of the country that most needs to see it got a demonstration of what HBCUs do.

“He modernized Senate procedures, most notably with Senate confirmation hearings for cabinet appointments, and championed other important reforms for the Commonwealth,” Sen. Tim Kearney said.

Crawford can look to the Rays outfielder as a model for becoming the player the Phillies need with an expensive, aging roster.

These are the five most-searched celebrities on the popular platform who were born in Chester County.

Township staff have proposed a 19% tax increase, however the final number will be decided by the board of commissioners over the next month.