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Surprise Medical Bills

How the law protecting Americans from surprise medical bills is driving up healthcare costs

An AI model's false tip to Philly police reveals how digital agents can do as they're told and still cause trouble

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Can social media bans protect young people's mental health? Early research suggests they aren't the answer

Social Media Bans

Flu season is near – here's a guide to available vaccines

Flu shot 2026

Your cells keep a record of every workout you’ve ever done – and those gains persist even after a break from exercise

Fitness Use or Lose

Menopause is a major health milestone, yet health records barely track it, new research finds

Menopause Health Records

Fiber is both diet fad and fixture for good health

Avacados Dietary Fiber

Cholesterol control gets personalized – how new guidelines tailor treatment to your unique risk profile

Cholesterol Treatment Guidelines

Why does your brain mix up memories? A new study examines how memories are misplaced in your brain’s filing cabinets

Memory Forgetfulness Brain

Are too many Americans taking antidepressants?

Antidepressants Prescriptions Depression

CDC vs. Pennsylvania: Why conflicting public health messages jeopardize public safety

RFK Shapiro Measles

‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding rule

Antibiotics Treatment Course

Taxi drivers rarely die of Alzheimer's – how complex mental maps and spatial reasoning protect your brain

Taxi Drivers Dementia

Professional gaming is brutal on the body – inside the growing field of treating esports injuries

Esports Injury Treatment

More protein in your breakfast or snacks won’t give you more muscle without more work

Protein Muscle Building

Teens are turning to AI chatbots for emotional support — here's how to keep kids safe

AI Chatbots Teens

Flesh‑eating bacteria are devouring limbs in warming waters worldwide − here’s how to protect yourself

Flesh Eating Bacteria

Getting outside despite your 9‑to‑5 job can improve your mental health

Nature Work Day

Should you wash your prewashed lettuce during the cyclospora outbreak?

Cyclospora Lettuce Washing

Most Americans prefer to die at home, but the U.S. healthcare system often prevents it

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Why you let down your guard on ads when scrolling on social media

Social Media Scrolling

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

GLP-1 Cancer Prevention

When police officers are shot, how they get to the hospital depends on the city – and Philadelphia stands apart

Philly Police Shootings

Exposure to everyday chemicals can add up – a toxicologist offers simple steps to reduce your dose

Everyday Chemical Exposure

Ivermectin isn't a cancer miracle drug, but influencers claim otherwise

Ivermectin Cancer Treatment

Beyond car seats and childproof pill bottles: A psychologist explains how to empower kids to make safer choices

Child Safety Parenting

Alternative Medicine

Using cannabis for sleep isn't harmless – a neurologist explains how it can trap people in a cycle of dependency

Cannabis Sleep Risks

Should you get a second medical opinion? Why doing so can make you a more confident patient

Second Opinion Doctor

Dads today talk more freely with their teens about sex and relationships

Dads Relationships Teens

AI is getting remarkably good at diagnosing health issues, but doctors are still better at weighing treatment options

AI Doctors Diagnoses

Nearly half of maternal deaths in Pennsylvania occur more than 6 weeks after giving birth

Pa. Maternal Mortality

How does your body lose weight? An obesity doctor explains why one size doesn’t fit all in weight loss

Weight Loss Scale

Flavored vapes led to a major shake‑up at the FDA – here's the science behind the controversial products

Flavored Vapes

Supreme Court preserves access to abortion drug via telehealth – at least for now

Abortion Supreme Court

You know exercise is good for you – so why is it so hard to put it into practice?

Exercise Motivation tips

Syphilis cases in expectant mothers have dramatically risen since the pandemic – here’s what’s driving the trend

Syphilis Pregnant Women

More than 140,000 Americans die from COPD each year – here’s why survival depends on more than avoiding smoking

COPD Deaths

Intimate partner homicide has clear warning signs – and is often preventable, research shows

Intimate Partner Violence

Ads for GLP‑1 drugs are flooding the internet – here's how to know if it's safe to buy them online

GLP-1 Drugs Advertising

Why many older adults skip hard candy – how aging can change chewing and swallowing

Aging Hard Candy

Teens are driving the demand for online abortion pills via telehealth, new research shows

Medication Abortion Teens

HBO's 'The Pitt' nails how hospital cyberattacks create chaos, endanger patients and disrupt critical care

HBO Pitt Cyberattack

Millions of CT scans are done every year – most leave important data behind

CT Scan Data

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