Adult Health

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Youth Sports

When tragedy strikes: Preventing sudden cardiac death in student-athletes

Sexually transmitted diseases are still increasing in the U.S.

Colorful condoms

The top 5 millennial health issues – and what to do about them

Millennial Health Issues

CVS, Walgreens halt Zantac sales due to FDA's safety concerns

CVS Zantac Heartburn

Birth control delivery apps are generally safe and efficient, study finds

Birth Control Pills Delivery Services

Temple's new health center restores primary care to Sharswood

Vaux Community Health Center Temple

Alternative Medicine

More people use marijuana to treat illness than to get high, study says

Marijuana use study illnesses

Penn researchers closing in on a possible genital herpes vaccine

Herpes vaccine

New pill could treat both blood pressure, cholesterol issues

blood pressure cholesterol pill

Eye surgeons prescribed more opioids as procedures became less invasive, study finds

Eye Surgery Opioid Prescriptions

Scientists may have found a way to prevent the common cold

Common cold cure

The health benefits of red wine

Red Wine 09132019

FDA investigating cancer-causing impurities in Zantac

Cancer-causing NDMA found in ranitidine

New Jersey has the fifth-lowest rate of adult obesity in the country, study says

New Jersey obesity rate runner

Naps may be good for your heart – but only a couple a week

Naps may reduce risk of stroke, heart attacks

Phantom vibrations: reason to call doctor?

Cellphone pocket 09102019

Apple announces Apple Watch studies examining menstrual cycles, heart health, and hearing

Apple Watch health studies 2019

No, putting toothpaste on your penis will not improve your sex life

Toothpaste premature ejaculation

Firefighters who responded to World Trade Center attacks more likely to have heart disease

firefighters 9/11 heart disease

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire: dispelling the safety myth of e-cigarettes, vaping

Heart art 09042019

A daily glass of red wine is good for your gut's health, according to wide-ranging study

Red wine gut bacteria study

The Monthly Migraine: Turning pain into art

The Monthly Migraine: Atrytone play

Metal fragments from tattoo needles may end up in your lymph nodes

Tattoo needles may cause allergic responses

Here's what to expect before knee replacement surgery

Knee Replacement Surgery

Erectile dysfunction in former NFL players linked to concussions

Concussions ED NFL players

What fingernails and toenails can tell you about your health

FIngernails Flickr 08152019

Pill Club claims CVS Caremark's reimbursement changes threaten its ability to distribute birth control

Birth control pills 04182019

Chlamydia vaccine shows promise in clinical trial, researchers say

chlamydia vaccine

Want better sleep? Try a warm bath or shower 1-2 hours before bedtime, study suggests

Woman in Bath 08132019

Everything you need to know about varicose veins

Varicose Veins Wiki 08122019

Drinking too much coffee may increase the chance of migraines

Coffee Migraines Headache

Recommended health screenings for men in their 50s

Doctor Senior Man 08082019

Ulcers: What causes them (and how to prevent them)

Stomach pain 08062019

Here's how to know whether telemedicine is right for you

Telemedicine guide

Study: Sex increases chances of survival following a heart attack

sex improves survival

Opioid treatment programs coming to all Delaware prisons

opioid treatment delaware prison

The Monthly Migraine: Symptoms we don’t talk about

07182018_phases_of_migraine_Flickr

Doctor Alexa will see you now: Is Amazon primed to come to your rescue?

Echo Nightstand 07292019

Millennials more likely to struggle to meet people than older generations, study finds

Millennials Loneliness Social Isolation

Americans are sitting around more than they used to, study says

Stressed out man sitting on couch

Health Insurance

The future of nursing put under microscope at Penn

Carroll - The Future of Nursing town hall

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