COVID at-home tests

How to order free COVID tests

Federal website allows households to receive 4 at-home kits

Children's Health

Older kids, those with underlying chronic conditions most at risk for severe COVID-19, study finds

Children with COVID

Gift of Life set a national record for organ donations in 2021

Gift of Life organ donation

Heel pain can be caused by a range of issues; diagnosing it is critical for treatment

Heel pain causes

Alternative Medicine

CBD and cannabis products for skincare are growing in popularity, but experts say more research is needed

CBD oil

Children's Health

School District of Philadelphia, Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium team up for vaccine clinics

Philly Schools Vaccine Clinics

Eating fruits and veggies can help reduce risk of cervical cancer, experts say

Cervical Cancer Diet

What patients can learn with confidence from one negative rapid test (Hint: very little)

Rapid Tests Reliability

Children's Health

As omicron surges, effort to vaccinate young children stalls

Child COVID-19 Vaccines

Community fridges rose from the pandemic to address hunger in Philly

Community Fridges

Health screenings can be life-saving tools, but many men foolishly avoid them

Prostate Cancer Screening

Health Insurance

Medicaid eligibility rules affect cancer survival, analysis suggests

Medicaid cancer survival

Cannabis compounds can prevent COVID-19 virus from entering healthy human cells, study shows

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Omicron surge may have peaked in the Philly region, but hospitals remain stressed

Philly omicron peak

The Red Cross desperately needs blood donations; here's how to help

Red Cross Blood Drive

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