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Patients deploy AI bots to battle health insurers that deny care using similar technology

New Jersey man is first to die of red meat allergy linked to lone star ticks

Possible measles exposure took place at Philadelphia International Airport, health officials warn

Measles Exposure Airport

Hormone therapy treatments for menopause no longer will carry warnings on heart disease, cancer

FDA hormone menopause

Atorvastatin recall may affect hundreds of thousands of patients and reflects FDA's inspection troubles

Atorvastatin Recall

Many fear federal loan caps will deter aspiring doctors and worsen MD shortage

Federal Loans Doctors

It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a chemtrail? New conspiracy theory takes wing at Robert Kennedy's HHS

Chemtrails Conspiracy Theory

The use of AI in health care is evolving in ways that require regulations, Pa. lawmakers say

AI health care Pennsylvania

Asthma inhalers emit significant amount of greenhouse gases, study finds

Inhalers Carbon Emissions

Costco is selling weight-loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy at discounted prices

ozempic costco

N.J. expands access to COVID-19 shots, countering federal guidelines that limit who's eligible

new jersey covid shot

U.S. death rate falls to lowest level since the COVID-19 pandemic, CDC report says

U.S. Death Rate

Senior CDC officials resign after Susan Monarez's ouster, citing concerns over scientific independence

CDC Officials Resign

Pa. and NJ residents can now order at-home flu vaccines

FluMist vaccine

Wegmans recalls camembert cheese due to potential listeria contamination

Wegmans Cheese Recall

Long COVID lacks universal definition, leading to misdiagnosis and misguidance

long COVID definition

Conch shell blowing could provide relief for people with sleep apnea

Conch Shell Blowing Sleep Apnea

Technology advanced by Penn scientists led to COVID shots. Five years later, RFK Jr. is slashing mRNA vaccine research

mRNA vaccine cuts

People breathe in 100 times more microplastics than previously thought, new study finds

microplastics research

U.S. fertility rate fell to a record low last year, CDC says

Fertility Rate U.S.

Vested interests. Influence muscle. At RFK Jr.'s HHS, it's not pharma. It's wellness

RFK Jr Wellness

In rush to satisfy Trump, GOP delivers blow to health industry

Medicaid Cuts GOP

President Donald Trump diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency; here's what that is and how it's treated

Donald Trump CVI

Virtua, ChristianaCare health systems to explore $6 billion merger

Virtua ChristianaCare Merger

AI in health care could save lives and money − but change won't happen overnight

AI Health Care

Misinformation lends itself to social contagion — here's how to recognize it and combat it

Pre-Bunking Misinformation Online

World's premier cancer institute faces crippling cuts and chaos

Trump NCI Cuts

Jefferson Health receives $28 million donation from Sidney and Caroline Kimmel

Jefferson Health donation

A couple that tried to get pregnant for 18 years finally conceived with the help of a new AI procedure

AI Infertility Conception

Trump's domestic policy bill to cut SNAP benefits to 42,000 Philadelphia residents

SNAP Cuts Trump

Gun suicides in U.S. reached record high in 2023

Gun Suicides 2023

Wistar Institute opens HIV research center in hopes of finding a cure — as federal government ends vaccine studies

HIV Wistar Institute

Eagles owner Jeffrey Lurie and his family donate $50 million to boost autism research at CHOP and Penn Medicine

Lurie Autism Institute

American doctors are moving to Canada to escape the Trump administration

American Doctors Canada

ChristianaCare acquires 5 Crozer Health outpatient centers in Delaware County

ChristianaCare Crozer Outpatient

CDC ends COVID shots recommendation for healthy children, pregnant women

COVID Vaccine CDC

First-of-its-kind Alzheimer's blood test made by Malvern company gets FDA clearance

Alzheimer's Blood Test

New FDA restrictions will make COVID-19 vaccines only available to elderly and people with medical conditions

The Wedge, a Philly mental health and addiction services provider, to close due to financial constraints

Wedge Recovery Centers

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