Back Pain

Sciatica surgery

Sciatic nerve pain can be debilitating, but surgery often is unnecessary

Five hospitalized after roller coaster malfunctions at Six Flags Great Adventure in New Jersey

Six Flags El Toro

Does being tall affect your health? Research shows it may increase risk of some medical conditions

Height colon cancer

To prevent back pain from shoveling snow, take these precautions

Safe Snow Shoveling

Is early physical therapy better for lower back pain? The answer is complicated

Physical Therapy Back Pain

Total hip replacement relieves lower back pain for some people

Back pain improved by hip replacement

Alternative Medicine

Medicare mulls decision to cover acupuncture for lower back pain

Medicare Coverage Acupuncture

Penn Medicine just opened an entire center dedicated to spinal care and back pain

penn medicine spine center

Millennials' health suffers from all that technology at their fingertips

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Mindful Mondays

A taller, slimmer, younger you in 21 days? Meet the foam roller

Breast cancer survival

Double mastectomies do not improve breast cancer survival likelihood for most women, study finds

Breast Cancer Screening

Mixed messages about mammograms can leave women confused about when to get them

Mary Dozier Delaware

To help parents facing adversity nurture their children, a Delaware prof created a program now used...

Purchased - Tired Mother Doing Night Feeding Sessions with her Baby

Dispelling common myths and misconceptions about postpartum depression

Infant Mortality Rate

The U.S. infant mortality rate has risen for the first time in 20 years, CDC says

Montgomery County Crisis

Montgomery County to open crisis center for people facing mental health and addiction emergencies

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