Research

Fish oil controversy

Taking fish oil supplements to improve heart health remains controversial

Feeling foggy-headed and tired all the time? You may have sluggish cognitive tempo

Daydreaming

Preeclampsia may triple a woman's lifetime stroke risk, study finds

Preeclampsia and stroke risk

Human challenge trials may advance knowledge of COVID-19, but they remain controversial

COVID Human Challenge Trials

Chronic pain affects one-fifth of American adults — and it's hampering productivity

Chronic pain treatment

Adults who sleep less than six hours a night are at higher risk for dementia

Sleep Alzheimer's

Barriers to specialty care may be causing disparities in use of diabetes drug, Penn study finds

Diabetes drugs

At what age are people usually happiest? New research offers surprising clues

Happiest Age

Exhausted by too many Zoom meetings? Here's how to relieve the fatigue

Zoom fatigue

The U.K. variant is spreading rapidly, sparking debates about the U.S. vaccination rollout

Obesity may increase a breast cancer survivor's risk for other cancers, study says

Weight loss

Some blood pressure medications linked to greater skin cancer risk, study finds

Sun safety to prevent skin cancer

Children's Health

Most children who develop MIS-C show no initial COVID-19 symptoms

MIS-C without COVID symptoms

A video game may hold the key to treating COVID 'brain fog'

EndeavorRX COVID brain fog

What baseball can learn about COVID-19 case spikes and crowd size from the NFL's 2020 season

HPV infections have dramatically fallen, even among unvaccinated people

Some hand sanitizer brands exceed FDA's limit on the carcinogen benzene, study finds

Benzene in hand sanitizers

Infected mouth cells may explain the loss of taste among some COVID-19 patients

Children's Health

High-sugar diets put kids at increased risk for liver disease, experts say

High sugar diet

Real-world data confirms Pfizer, Moderna vaccines are preventing COVID-19

Green, leafy vegetables boost muscle strength — here's how to add them to your diet

Leafy vegetables benefits

Drug used to prevent miscarriages may increase cancer risk of grown children

OHPC Cancer Risk

Children's Health

Managing diabetes 'more important than ever' for children amid the pandemic

Children's diabetes covid-19

Americans have piled on the pounds during the COVID-19 pandemic

Weight gain during pandemic

Pennsylvania, New Jersey among states with most white supremacist activity in 2020, ADL finds

Children's Health

Hospitalizations caused by high-powered magnets have surged since ban ended

High-powered magnets

Higher pollen counts linked to increased COVID-19 transmission, study shows

Allergies COVID-19

Pfizer's COVID-19 shot protects against the Brazilian variant, study finds

A single head injury can increase the risk of dementia, Penn study finds

Head injuries dementia

Scientists zeroing in on the cause of 'COVID brain'

brain fog coronavirus

The coronavirus is here to stay, but it won't be as deadly in the future, scientists say

Children's Health

The immune response to MIS-C may hold clues to improving COVID-19 treatments, Philly researchers say

MIS-C immune system

Drinking too many energy drinks can lead to a litany of health issues

Energy Drinks

Brazilian coronavirus variant can cause reinfections, new research finds

Financial incentives improve hospital care for patients with opioid addictions, Penn study finds

Hospitals Opioid Treatment

Coronavirus variants spreading in New York City, California raise concerns

Women are often prescribed the wrong antibiotics for UTIs — and for too long

UTI antibiotics

Half of U.S. college students battling anxiety or depression, study finds

Feeling lonely? A 10-minute phone call can go a long way

Phone Calls Loneliness Depression

Teachers more likely to drive COVID-19 transmission at schools, CDC finds

COVID transmission in schools

People who have had COVID-19 only may need one vaccine dose, studies suggest

What causes cold sores to return? New research offers a deeper understanding

Cold Sore recurrence

Prediabetes may expedite mental decline – and millions of Americans have it

Prediabetes can affect the brain

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Alzheimer's disease medications

Alzheimer's drugs have no meaningful effect, new analysis says. But other researchers are...

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ChristianaCare New CEO

ChristianaCare CEO Janice Nevin to retire in September; Jenn Schwartz to take her place

cancer young people

Young cancer survivors have double the risk of getting cancer later in life, study finds

Fluoride effects

Research finds no link between fluoride in tap water and lower adolescent IQ

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Think you don’t have time to exercise? It may take less time than you think

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