Health Stories

Akia McDowell Achalasia

After years of digestive issues, atypical surgery offers Swarthmore woman relief

Philly siblings will celebrate Christmas together after a successful living-donor kidney transplant

Alli Chris Maurer Kidney Transplant

Hero Wawa employee performs life-saving CPR on woman at Millville store

Wawa Millville CPR

'Aunt Mary Pat' comedian urges people battling depression to seek help

Aunt Mary Pat Troy Hendrickson

Lung transplants saving severe COVID-19 patients on death's doorstep

Penn Lung Transplant 2

Temple patient 'counting his blessings' after near-fatal COVID-19 battle ends with lung transplant

Temple COVID-19 transplant

Competitive dancer waltzes her way back onto the dance floor after nerve surgery

Gail Cohen Penn Nerve Center

Penn doctor raises $500,000 for Indian hospitals battling COVID-19 surge

Pa. woman among those to develop blood clots after receiving Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine

Philly Pretzel Factory CEO wondered if he'd 'never be back to normal' after monthslong COVID-19 battle

Dan DiZio Philly Pretzel Factory 2

The polio vaccine mess holds lessons for the lagging COVID-19 vaccination effort

103-year-old woman first to receive COVID-19 vaccine in N.J. nursing homes

NJ nursing home vaccines

Penn scientists played critical role in developing mRNA technology used in COVID-19 vaccines

Penn COVID-19 Vaccines

South Jersey woman overcomes back-to-back cancer diagnoses while living life to its fullest

Susan Rosati

A COVID-19 'long-hauler' explains how it feels when symptoms last for months

COVID-19 Long-term symptoms

Philly warehouse worker beats severe COVID-19 with experimental treatment

Impella heart pump COVID-19

Mütter Museum artifacts shine light on Civil War-era smallpox vaccine

Mutter Museum Smallpox

Former Tony Fauci trainee steering Jefferson Health through COVID-19 crisis

John Zurlo Jefferson Health

Philly health care workers join 'White Coats for Black Lives' demonstration

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Rare disease researcher offers unique perspective on search for COVID-19 treatment

COVID-19 drug inventory

The COVID-19 crisis is giving people vivid dreams – but what do they mean?

COVID Dreaming

Jefferson students meeting demand for critical COVID-19 testing component

COVID-19 Jefferson VTM

COVID-19 patients on path to recovery after receiving plasma therapy at Virtua

Marisa Leuzzi donates plasma after recovering from COVID-19

Philadelphia doctor writes about scarcity of supplies and lack of planning at one city hospital

COVID-19 Philadelphia hospital doctor

La Salle alum producing face shields for Philly medical workers from his Brewerytown apartment

La Salle alumnus uses 3D technology to print face shields for Philly area first responders

Pennsylvania distillery pivots to produce hand sanitizer for charity amid coronavirus pandemic

Eight Oaks Coronavirus

The coronavirus brings new challenges to cancer care

How hospitals are managing cancer care during COVID-19

Philly professor's viral graphic highlights why we need to 'flatten the curve' of coronavirus pandemic

Coronavirus Spread Preventative Measures

'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek reaches day that few pancreatic cancer patients see

Jimmy John's hit with FDA warning over links to E. coli, salmonella outbreaks

Jimmy Johns FDA

Penn researchers developing oral medication to speed up healing of broken bones

Penn Broken Bones

New Netflix drama 'Painkillers' follows the origins of the opioid crisis

Netflix Painkillers series

South Jersey native Kelly Ripa opens up about quitting drinking

Musician plays violin while undergoing brain surgery at King's College Hospital

Brain tumor craniotomy violinist

The in-home teeth-straightening business is booming – but better brace yourself

SmileDirectClub teeth-straightening

Self-care looks different when you're chronically ill

Born without a uterus, Philly-area woman births milestone baby thanks to transplant at Penn Medicine

Uterus Transplant Baby Penn Medicine Gobrecht family 1

Insurer coughs up $25,865 for Brooklyn woman's head cold

Expensive head cold bill

Jefferson Health patient who lost 150 pounds encourages others to keep their New Year's resolutions

Luis Salazar Weight Loss Jefferson health

Temple doctors see hope, heartbreak among migrants at Mexican refugee camp

His life in 'overtime,' Penn doctor races to find better treatments for rare Castleman disease

David Fajgenbaum Castleman Disease book 2

The Monthly Migraine: Seven gift ideas for loved ones with chronic pain

Monthly Migraine gift guide CBD massage

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