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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.

Pennsylvania health officials are still investigating a seventh death reported by Franklin County’s coroner last month.

CVS Health has been under mounting scrutiny from lawmakers, regulators and others who say the company — along with its peers, UnitedHealth Group and Cigna — has grown too dominant.

More than 30 vertebrate animals and at least six bug colonies moved to new homes last month. “I think that they’ve all ended up where they needed to be,” said a former staffer.

A child in New York’s North Country died after contracting measles, the first death in the state from the viral disease in 30 years, health officials announced Monday.

In addition to Horizon, New Jersey's largest insurer, Jefferson is in high-stakes contract talks with at least two other major insurers, Highmark and Independence Blue Cross.

The shift from daylight saving time to standard time in the fall isn't wholly popular, but health experts say it prevents “circadian misalignment."

The Pennsylvania outbreak is the nation's largest in decades, with more than 1,400 cases.

The Montgomery County health system has reported operating losses every year since 2017.

The workforce our region depends on for its own care is the same workforce quietly absorbing the caregiving crisis at home.

Franklin County' coroner reported a measles-related death earlier this month.

Taking cash is costly, and the transition to cashless payments happened without a hitch on Oct. 4, a Main Line official said.

Pennsylvania Secretary of Health Debra Bogen recently held a roundtable in Mifflin County to discuss the measles outbreak and challenges facing healthcare leaders there.

A new $35 million research center at Penn will develop novel approaches to treat brain cancers. “There can be no quit in this game," said neurosurgeon Nduka Amankulor, who will direct the center.

Premiums on federal and state-run marketplaces will typically jump by around 15 percent next year, according to a Washington Post analysis of finalized and proposed rate increases.

Rising healthcare costs are upending the lives of Americans. People are forgoing insurance, rationing medications, and putting off procedures. Bringing the costs down won’t be easy.

The John Scott Award recognized three scientists with Pennsylvania roots: Penn State professor Nina Jablonski, Temple professor Magid Abou-Gharbia, and Eli Lilly executive Daniel Skovronsky.

The Penn faculty members' expertise ranges from veterinary medicine to reproductive health. Election to the National Academy of Medicine is considered one of the highest honors in the field.

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The Flyers have now lost five of their past six games after allowing New York to score two goals in the third period.

A shelter-in-place alert was lifted around 5:20 p.m., Upper Merion police announced.

Malayshia Alford was living in foster care and was reported missing from the 500 block of North Simpson Street on Oct. 26. She was found dead overnight, prosecutors said.

Milton will make his Eagles debut on Sunday and says he has enough of the playbook down to succeed.