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Prior Authorization insurance

Health insurers commit to making prior authorizations easier and less common

CT scans cause more cancer cases than previously believed, study shows

CT Scans Cancer

Delco's new overdose response team seeks to connect drug users to treatment

Delco Overdose Response

Weight-loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy help people drink less and smoke fewer cigarettes, new research finds

Ozempic Alcohol Cravings

New court in Kensington will serve as a pipeline to drug treatment, Mayor Parker says

Parker Wellness Court

What causes nosebleeds? And when should medical attention be sought?

Nosebleed Prevention Causes

Exercise is key for Parkinson's relief. But bias, underdiagnosis hold Black patients back

Parkinson's Disease Mobility

Parker's plans for Fairmount shelter has some neighbors worried, but Penn expert says don't fear a crime uptick

Fairmount homeless shelter

A new UTI vaccine shows promise in preventing recurrent infections

UTI Vaccine

How much stress is too much? A psychiatrist explains how toxic levels lead to poor health − and how to get help

Toxic Stress Health

A law-and-order approach to Philly's overdose crisis will have grave effects, harm reduction advocates say

Overdose Prevention Kensington

Can a mobile app help people tackle substance abuse? This Conshohocken company believes so

Substance Abuse App

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

Syphilis Testing

Less than half of children with mental health disorders receive treatment, study finds

Fall allergies can last through November, but there are several ways to manage them

The cancer drug shortage is getting worse, but Congressional politics may prevent governmental help

People with 'high-functioning anxiety' often mask their struggles. Here's how to spot someone that needs help

High-functioning anxiety

Sepsis can kill a person within 12 hours; here's how to recognize its symptoms

Sepsis symptoms

Kidney stones have become more common; here's how to prevent them

Kidney stone prevention

Pennsylvania woman regained use of her impaired hand years after a stroke by using experimental treatment

Heather Rendulic

Among young adults, 1 in 5 deaths is caused by excessive alcohol use, study shows

Alcohol excessive drinking

U.S. cancer death rates continue to decline, federal report shows

Teddi Mellencamp reveals she has melanoma; here's how to spot skin cancer

Mood swings, anxiety caused by PMS should be a 'key' public health concern, study concludes

Premenstrual symptoms

Ripple effects of abortion restrictions confuse care for miscarriages

Abortion Pregnancy care

What is Paxlovid and how will it help the fight against coronavirus?

Children's Health

FDA approves remdesivir as first COVID-19 treatment for young children

FDA approval of remdesivir for young children

Tom Brady’s health and wellness company TB12 Sports opens location in South Philly

Video games may have a role in shaping public health, researchers say

Video Games COVID-19

A daily pill to treat COVID could be just months away, scientists say

Antiviral COVID-19 Pill

Outcomes improving for critically ill COVID-19 patients, Penn study finds

Caron Treatment Centers receives grant funding to help Black families pay for substance use disorder treatment

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Steroids reduce death rate of critically ill COVID-19 patients, WHO analysis says

Safehouse's plan to open overdose prevention site in South Philly sparks contentious reaction

Safehouse OPS Site

Philly takes 'major step forward' in opioid crisis by expanding buprenorphine access

Philly Opioid Crisis Buprenorphine

Bucks, Montgomery counties receive funding for inmate Suboxone treatment

Bucks Montgomery Suboxone

Doctors in Thailand treat coronavirus with anti-viral cocktail of HIV drugs and Tamiflu

HIV Flu drugs treat Coronavirus

Here's how to protect yourself during a vertigo episode

Vertigo related to migraine

Anthrax could offer next frontier of bladder cancer treatment, researchers say

Anthrax Bladder Cancer

Pennsylvania strikes $48 billion opioid epidemic deal with 5 companies

Opioids Shapiro

Liberation Way employees plead guilty in Bucks County addiction treatment scheme

Liberation Way

Penn, Yale researchers looking at opioid use disorder under a different light

penn yale opioid use center

Pneumonia treatment by King of Prussia company gets FDA approval

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App helps nursing parents find lactation rooms in City Center municipal buildings

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