Blindness

Eye Drops FDA Warning

Eye drops sold at Target, CVS and Rite Aid may cause infections, FDA says

Children's Health

Half of childhood blindness cases are preventable, researchers say

Childhood blindness

Blind pro athlete and TikTok star Anthony Ferraro to speak about overcoming adversity

Blind Athlete TikTok Star

Racial disparities in diabetic eye care require greater solutions, study suggests

Blindness and diabetes

Pennsylvania scientist helps blind man regain partial vision

Blindness Pennsylvania Treatment

Penn researcher's breakthrough enables blind to 'see' letters, shapes

Blind Penn Vision

Air pollution increases the chance of going blind, study finds

High pollution levels in cities linked to rise in glaucoma

Ask Hickey: Enough is enough with the ugly wallpaper

Penn Vet blindness study shows how eye cells regenerate before they die

Penn Vet professor to receive Louis Braille Award

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Philly startup rolls out 'ThirdEye' mobile app for the vision-impaired

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A blind vet battles adversity through weightlifting

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Braille Tales brings literacy to the blind

Veterans Nursing Scholars

These veterans are on track to become nurses through a scholarship program created to address the...

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How to enroll in an Independence Blue Cross health insurance plan

pbs kids carl the collector

New PBS Kids show 'Carl the Collector' puts characters with autism at forefront

Healthy Smoothies

Smoothies can be nutritious, but they also can lead to weight gain

Trump Health Policies

Trump's White House return poised to tangle health care safety net

Personality Changes

Can you change your personality? Psychology research says yes, by tweaking what you think and do

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