Illness

Everything you need to know about bipolar disorder

Bipolar disorder symptoms can be difficult to distinguish from other mental illnesses

New infection control program wipes out MRSA from athletic training rooms

Education, resources key to infection prevention

With E. coli outbreak declared over, it's again safe to eat romaine lettuce from Salinas Valley, CDC says

Romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak over Pennsylvania

Philly's STD rate ranks among the highest in the U.S., analysis reveals

Philly STD Rate

Influenza B is the dominant flu strain for first time in almost 30 years, CDC says

Influenza B is dominant strain this flu season

Your blood type may make you more vulnerable to norovirus

Norovirus prevention blood type

Scientists have yet to 'cure' cancer, but significant advancements have improved survival rates

Cancer cure radiation treatment survival rates

Temple researchers make progress on alternative to opioids for chronic pain treatment

Temple TRPA1

Cancer death rate falls by largest one-year drop ever recorded

Cancer mortality rate drops

Poor air quality could be damaging to bone health, study finds

Osteoporosis elderly

Proton therapy lessens cancer treatment's side effects compared to traditional radiation, Penn study finds

Proton Therapy Penn

Children's Health

What vaccines are recommended for children and when should they be given?

vaccine schedule children

Swine disease detected, under investigation in Pennsylvania

Swine Disease PA

Listeria outbreak linked to packaged hard-boiled eggs

Hard-boiled eggs Listeria

The most germ-infested places you encounter – and how to stay healthy

common places for germs

Vaping increases risk for lung disease, first long-term study finds

Vaping chronic lung disease

Capital Health opens new pulmonary rehabilitation program for residents of Bucks, Mercer counties

Capital Health Pulmonary Rehabilitation Program

More Americans are dying at home than in the hospital – for the first time in decades

Dying at home - hospice

As measles cases rise worldwide, rate of unvaccinated U.S. children traveling overseas sparks concern

Measles Vaccine International Travel

Flu season is off to an early start, health officials say

Flu Season Widespread Pennsylvania

Even drinking just a little alcohol increases cancer risk, study finds

Drinking alcohol cancer risk

Pa. Department of Health investigating salmonella outbreaks at four health care facilities

Salmonella petri dish

Deadly Candida auris infection continues to spread in New Jersey, health department says

C Auris New Jersey

Children's Health

Treating HIV in the tiniest babies could have huge positive implications for their futures

World AIDs Day 2019

Common heartburn drugs could increase risk of stomach bugs

PPI Heartburn

Here's how to protect your child from meningitis

Meningitis Prevention Vaccines

Camden hospital admits performing kidney transplant on wrong patient

Virtua Lady Lourdes

Delco's Wallingford-Swarthmore School District school district reports whooping cough outbreak

Delaware County whooping cough

Gov. Wolf funds two studies on fracking health impacts, possible cancer link in Pennsylvania

Fracking PA Studies

Scientists fear deadly EEE virus is a 'harbinger' of more troublesome mosquito-borne illnesses

mosquito triple e virus delaware

Children's Health

Mom's measles immunity may not protect baby beyond first 3 months

Measles vaccine babies

Why antibiotics don't work for the flu and common cold

Antibiotics influenza cold virus bacteria

How to know whether a clinical trial is right for you

What to know before enrolling in a clinical trial

Potential game-changing migraine medication passes large-scale clinical trial

Migraine drug research

Children's Health

Contagious whooping cough reported at four East Penn district schools

Whooping Cough Emmaus

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria a deadly threat 'that is not going away,' CDC says

Superbugs CDC infections antibiotic-resistant bacteria

Temple Hospital uses virtual reality headsets to help burn victims in PT

Temple Burn VR

Anthrax could offer next frontier of bladder cancer treatment, researchers say

Anthrax Bladder Cancer

Penn's first tests of gene editing technology found safe in trials with cancer patients

Abramson CRISPR

Lindsey Vonn opens up about her depression at millennial health forum

Lindsey Vonn depression mental health forum

Eating yogurt and fiber may reduce the risk of lung cancer, study finds

probiotic yogurt

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