Illness

Respiratory Illness RSV

RSV is spreading rapidly as the holiday season kicks into gear

Certain personality traits – like being an extrovert – may lower risk for dementia

Dementia Personality Link

Mysterious canine respiratory illness hits Pennsylvania

Canine respiratory illness

Insulin injections could one day be replaced as a diabetes treatment with rock music, study suggests

Diabetes Rock Music 2

Fewer men are getting prostate cancer exams, so Penn Medicine is offering free screenings to those most vulnerable

Prostate Cancer Screenings

Climate change may allow infectious diseases to spread further and linger longer, federal report warns

Pennsylvania's rising Lyme disease cases are being fueled by land development, scientists say

Lyme Disease Pennsylvania

Congenital syphilis cases have spiked nationwide – and Philly is no exception

New born syphilis rates

3 brands of applesauce pouches recalled due to potential lead contamination

FDA Fruit Pouch Recall Weis

New lung cancer screening guidelines advise 5 million more people to get annual scans

Lung Cancer Screenings

Does chicken soup really help when you're sick?

Chicken Soup Benefits

Prozac could help treat long COVID symptoms, Penn researchers say

Long COVID Prozac

Feeling awful after getting a COVID-19 booster? That's a good sign, study says

To prevent STDs, the CDC wants some people to use a common antibiotic as a 'morning-after pill'

Getting screened for colorectal cancer can save your life – and this survivor is quick to tell people

Kim Hall Jackson Cancer Screening

For millions with long COVID, some answers are emerging about its causes

Long Covid Study

Bruce Willis may not be aware that he has dementia, his wife says

When you think about your health, don't forget your eyes

Eye Exam Glaucoma

Free COVID-19 tests are again available through the U.S. Postal Service; here's how to order them

Free COVID tests

The first Lyme disease vaccine in 20 years is nearly here, and others may be on their way

Lyme disease vaccines

Staying up late may increase the risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds

Night Owl Diabetes

Peptic ulcer disease forced Bruce Springsteen to postpone concerts; here's how the illness affects people

Deaths caused by a rare, 'flesh-eating' bacteria are increasing on the East Coast

Vibrio Bacteria Ocean

Children's Health

Children from poor neighborhoods are more likely to develop asthma, study finds

Asthma Neighborhoods Study

Philly health officials issue COVID-19 advisory as local hospitals see uptick in cases

UPenn Hospital Covid

COVID-19 may trigger high blood pressure, study finds

How beneficial is physical activity? Even short bursts may reduce risk of cancer

Physical Activity Cancer

CDC warns against kissing turtles amid salmonella outbreak in Pa., 10 other states

Turtles salmonella

RSV vaccine for babies, given to their mothers during pregnancy, receives FDA approval

New Alzheimer's drug raises hopes — along with questions

Alzheimer's Drug Leqembi

Cancer rates among people in their 30s have risen significantly, study finds

Cancer Young Adults

Natural gas fracking in Pa. linked to asthma, childhood lymphoma, research finds

Fracking childhood cancer study

Pregnant women should get a shot to protect their babies from whooping cough – but most people don't know this

Pregnancy Vaccines Pertussis

Women who consume sugary drinks every day are at higher risk for liver cancer, study finds

Sugary drinks liver disease

Sandra Bullock's partner dies of ALS; here's what to know about the disease

A wearable device may one day help women detect breast cancer early – and at home

Breast Cancer Screening Bra

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Why some cancers are being diagnosed more often in younger, otherwise healthy adults

Deer Ticks

Emergency room visits for tick bites hit highest level in a decade

Temple Medical School

Temple medical school to open branch campus in Atlantic City

Suicide 988 Lifeline

Suicide deaths among young people fell after 988 lifeline debuted

Medical Marijuana Reclassified

Medical marijuana reclassified by Trump administration as a less dangerous drug

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