Research

Flu Shot Melanoma

Flu shots show early promise as a potential skin cancer treatment

Children's Health

More babies may outgrow peanut allergy than previously thought, study finds

Peanut Allergy Babies

Driving while drowsy can have deadly consequences, yet most Americans do it

Drowsy Driving Report

Energy drinks put healthy, young people at heightened risk of cardiac arrest, heart attacks, research shows

Energy Drinks Dangers

Forget where you left something? For older adults, that's not necessarily a sign of cognitive decline

Grandfather Mentoring Grandkid

Superbugs are becoming a bigger public health threat, CDC warns

Superbugs Antimicrobial Resistance

Children's Health

Autism risk increases with greater prenatal exposure to wildfire smoke, study says

Wildfire Pollution Autism

Why microplastics are so harmful to people? Scientists may have figured out the answer

Microplastics health effects

Ultra-processed foods, in general, don't increase colorectal cancer risk — but certain types may, study finds

Ultra-processed food cancer

This AI model is trained to predict cancer survival from a single photo

AI Face Cancer

Women with autoimmune diseases are more likely to be misdiagnosed with mental health conditions

Autoimmune Diseases Women

Those late-night snacks may be putting your liver health at risk

Late Night Snacking

Temple researchers traced the origins of enslaved people who escaped to Philly through the Underground Railroad

Underground Railroad research

Heart failure has more than doubled among younger adults in recent decades

Heart Failure EKG

Gratitude can boost workplace morale, but it is particularly powerful when it has 3 characteristics

Gratitude Workplace Leaders

Fasting before blood tests might not be necessary, new research shows

blood tests fasting

Creatine helps build muscle and strength even without exercise, study shows

Creatine Supplement Training

Children's Health

After years of falling, infant mortality rates are rising again, and racial disparities are widening

Infant Mortality Disparities

The mental health of high school students continues to improve from the lows of the COVID-19 pandemic

Youth Mental Health

Reading for fun boosts well-being and empathy, but children are reading less

Reading Mental Health

Most American adults feel fatigued with regularity. Here's how to overcome it

Fatigue CDC Study

Prolonged sitting is linked to an array of adverse health effects, even for people who are physically active

Sitting Health Effects

Penn Medicine receives $50 million gift to advance research into autoimmune diseases and cancer

Penn Medicine Gift

Fake doctor reviews are all over the internet. Here's how to spot them

The wait times at Pa. hospitals' emergency departments are among the longest in the country

Emergency Department Wait Times

Can weighted blankets help ease anxiety and stress?

Weighted Blankets Anxiety

GLP-1 meds cause more hair loss than other drugs used to treat type 2 diabetes, Penn study finds

Hair Loss GLP-1s

Type 1 diabetes cases in U.S. expected to rise by 37% by 2049, study finds

Type 1 Diabetes Increase

Breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug approved by the FDA

pancreatic cancer drug

Rheumatoid arthritis drug also may help people with hair loss caused by severe alopecia

alopecia hair loss

At least 1 in 4 NFL players develop CTE — and that's likely an undercount, new study finds

NFL Brain Disease

New dementia study reiterates the physical activity paradox — that not all exercise is beneficial

Physical Activity Work

New study challenges notion that marijuana is not addictive

Cannabis Use Disorder

Car crash deaths spike on days that big albums are released, study finds

Distracted Driving Fatalities

Cancer patients are waiting longer to start treatment than they did a decade ago, study finds

cancer wait times

Avoiding these 3 risk factors during middle age may help people live longer without dementia

Dementia Free smoking

Philly's poor air quality linked to higher asthma rates near industrial land, major roads

Philly Air Quality

Horseshoe crab blood is valuable for health research, but groups claim N.J. falls short of protecting species

Horseshoe Crabs NJ

Liquid cavity treatment, used in other countries, could benefit U.S. kids, researchers say

Cavities Tooth Decay

Children's Health

Public schools often lack sufficient support for students with concussions, report says

Concussions Schools Students

Mental health check-ins to smartphones may monitor suicide risk better than weekly therapy sessions

EMA suicide

How much coffee is safe to drink? American Heart Association weighs in

coffee consumption 5 cups

Can Ozempic prevent cancer? A doctor explains why the headlines are easy to misread

GLP-1 Cancer Prevention

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