Adult Health

hypertension medicine

Treating resistant hypertension can be a challenge — renal denervation may be an alternative to more drugs

For migraine sufferers, finding an effective treatment can be a headache

Migraine sufferers

You don't have a male or female brain – the more brains scientists study, the weaker the evidence for sex differences

Brain Sex Differences

Chronic pain affects one-fifth of American adults — and it's hampering productivity

Chronic pain treatment

Barriers to specialty care may be causing disparities in use of diabetes drug, Penn study finds

Diabetes drugs

Even a mild concussion can increase stroke risk for several years, study finds

Traumatic brain injury

The gender vaccine gap: More women than men are getting COVID-19 shots

Vaccine Gender Gap

STIs still on the rise in the U.S. and the reasons why aren't completely clear

STIs in US

Exhausted by too many Zoom meetings? Here's how to relieve the fatigue

Zoom fatigue

A video game may hold the key to treating COVID 'brain fog'

EndeavorRX COVID brain fog

Fully vaccinated people can travel in the U.S. without getting tested for COVID-19, CDC says

CDC travel guidance

Contact lenses may one day treat diseases, detect cancer

Contact lenses of the future

Keep your COVID-19 vaccination card in a safe place — you may need it later

COVID-19 vaccination card

Drug used to prevent miscarriages may increase cancer risk of grown children

OHPC Cancer Risk

New lung cancer screening guidelines double the number of Americans who should receive annual CT scans

Lung Cancer Screening

A single head injury can increase the risk of dementia, Penn study finds

Head injuries dementia

Fully-vaccinated people can safely gather indoors without masks, CDC says

Can Fully Vaccinated Americans Resume Pre-pandemic Activities?

Younger and middle-aged Americans are dying at higher rates, study shows

Life Expectancy

Scientists zeroing in on the cause of 'COVID brain'

brain fog coronavirus

More Americans adults are developing peanut allergies than previously believed

Adult-onset peanut allergy

Before purchasing medications online, make sure the pharmacy is reputable

Online Pharmacies

People under 25 account for nearly half of all new STI diagnoses, report shows

STIs in U.S.

Yurts, igloos and pop-up domes: How safe is 'outside' restaurant dining this winter?

Winter COVID-19 Dining

Many Black and Hispanic Americans lack confidence in access to COVID-19 vaccines, treatments

COVID-19 Vaccines Racial Disparities

Red Cross in urgent need of blood donations for sickle cell patients

Donate Blood Philly

COVID-19 pandemic displays inequities in telemedicine, Penn researchers find

Penn Telemedicine Access

Well City Challenge finalists find creative solutions to millennial health issues

Well City Challenge Finalists

High blood pressure as early as middle age can damage your brain, study finds

High blood pressure can damage the brain

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