Electroacupuncture may help breast cancer survivors

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.

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

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The new draft guidance could enable more personalized treatments like the first-of-its-kind gene-editing therapy developed for Baby KJ.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 treatment, a once-a-month shot called Brixadi, had significantly reduced the number of people misusing the daily oral version of the same drug. But it cost more than 50 times as much as the pill.

If you’ve heard about how people are struggling with affording healthcare but haven’t been touched by it or seen it, then this pop-up clinic just outside Washington, D.C., put the problem on display.

November thunderstorms are unusual, occurring about once every two years in Philly.

“A large cargo ship has struck the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge today,” said State Rep. Ed Neilson.

Starbucks workers have been organizing for years and are seeking their first union contract.

While investigators did not assign blame, their documents offer new insight into the flawed response surrounding a blast that killed three people and injured 20 others just before last Christmas.

The gunman has been identified as a doctor locked in a dispute with building management over mold and moisture problems in his penthouse.

As Gopuff looks to compete with AI-delivery rivals, the company says its new Grok Bot interface will aid deliveries in as little as 15 minutes.