Youth Mental Health

Teen mental health is improving

Fewer students are feeling hopeless and sad, CDC data shows

Health officials warn of a measles exposure at the Philly airport

PHL airport measles exposure

Adopting a healthy lifestyle is difficult. Recognizing that is the first step toward sticking with it

Workout Exercise Exhaustion

Prevention Point's syringe exchange services have contracted since Philly cut $1 million in city funding

Prevention Point Philadelphia

Infants in CHOP's neonatal intensive care unit may have been exposed to measles

CHOP Measles exposure

Gov. Shapiro blasts RFK Jr. for the CDC not counting Pennsylvania's measles-associated deaths

Measles Shapiro RFK

U.S. cancer deaths are down, but early-onset diagnoses keep rising

Cancer Research Report

Reading for fun boosts well-being and empathy, but children are reading less

Reading Mental Health

Most American adults feel fatigued with regularity. Here's how to overcome it

Fatigue CDC Study

Prolonged sitting is linked to an array of adverse health effects, even for people who are physically active

Sitting Health Effects

Third measles-associated death reported in Pennsylvania

Third Measles Death PA

Are too many Americans taking antidepressants?

Antidepressants Prescriptions Depression

CDC vs. Pennsylvania: Why conflicting public health messages jeopardize public safety

RFK Shapiro Measles

Maternal deaths in Philadelphia are rising, but most of them can be prevented, report shows

maternal mortality philadelphia

Penn Medicine receives $50 million gift to advance research into autoimmune diseases and cancer

Penn Medicine Gift

Prevention Point Philadelphia

Prevention Point's syringe exchange services have contracted since Philly cut $1 million in city...

IBX Sunshine Award

Penn Medicine nurse recognized for helping people in addiction recovery navigate medical challenges

Workout Exercise Exhaustion

Adopting a healthy lifestyle is difficult. Recognizing that is the first step toward sticking with...

CHOP Measles exposure

Infants in CHOP's neonatal intensive care unit may have been exposed to measles

Reading Mental Health

Reading for fun boosts well-being and empathy, but children are reading less

Cancer Research Report

U.S. cancer deaths are down, but early-onset diagnoses keep rising

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