Prevention

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Prevent vision loss: Understand the risks for glaucoma

Regular lung cancer screenings can help catch other diseases early, too

Temple Lung Cancer Screenings

Why you should clean your cell phone regularly – and how to do it

Phone Cleaning Germs

Colorectal cancer is on the rise among younger adults – here's when to get a colonoscopy and how to prep for it

colonoscopy prep

Chemicals in plastic food containers have been linked to preterm births; here's how to avoid them

Phthalates preterm birth

Syphilis cases have surged nationwide; here are the STI's symptoms and how to treat it

Syphilis Testing

Playing video games regularly can lead to hearing loss and tinnitus, study finds

Video games headphones hearing health

Drinking 100% fruit juice daily can cause weight gain in children and adults, study finds

fruit juice weight gain children

Snow shoveling in frigid temperatures can trigger heart attacks, but there are ways to lessen risks

Snow Shoveling Heart

Frigid weather can cause serious ailments; here are signs for frostbite, hypothermia and other conditions

Cold Weather Health

Too many men avoid getting an annual physical. But it could be lifesaving

Doctor Annual Physical

Mammography AI can cost patients extra. Is it worth it?

Mammogram AI Software

Bottled water contains far more plastic particles than previously believed, study suggests

Bottled Water Nanoplastics

Hearing aids may help people live longer, but many who need them don't get treated

Penn Medicine, Jefferson Health among latest hospital systems to reinstate mask requirements

Philly Hospitals Masks

Main Line Health, Cooper University Hospital are again requiring patients, visitors to wear masks

Nearly 40% of Pennsylvania homes have high radon levels; here's how to get a free test kit

The biggest health trends of 2024: more pickleball, less alcohol

health trends 2024 pickleball

With respiratory illnesses on the rise, here's how to keep lungs healthy

American Lung Association lung health tips

Alzheimer's risk increases with rise in this 'hidden' body fat, researchers find

visceral fat alzheimer's

Limiting sodium intake may work as well as some hypertension drugs; here's how to cut back on salt

Reducing sodium in diets

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

Prostate Cancer Screenings

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

New born syphilis rates

Eating strawberries may lower the risk of dementia, study finds

Strawberries Cognitive Decline

Eating ultra-processed foods can have adverse health effects, but there are ways to cut back

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

Lung Cancer Screenings

Few 988 callers with serious distress very likely to use the mental health crisis line again, according to new study

988 Suicide Lifeline

A new era of vaccines leaves old questions about prices unanswered

RSV Shot Prices

An at-home flu vaccine may be available in the U.S. by next fall

Many men believe they're living healthy, but their lifestyles suggest otherwise

Healthy Living Men

Breast cancer often doesn't begin with a noticeable lump; here are other signs to watch for

Breast Cancer Symptoms

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

Drinking dark tea each day may reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes, study finds

Dark Tea Diabetes Study

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

The CDC is no longer distributing COVID-19 vaccination cards

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

Kim Hall Jackson Cancer Screening

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

Free COVID tests

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