Illness

Hantavirus Cruise Ship

What is hantavirus, the deadly illness that has stricken a cruise ship?

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

How to choose between urgent care and the emergency department

Urgent Care Emergency Deparment

Children's Health

CDC's new hepatitis B vaccine recommendations will cause more infant infections, studies find

Hepatitis B Vaccine

Drug-resistant fungal infections are increasing in Philly health care facilities — just as they are nationwide

C. auris infections

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

cancer young people

Doctors warn of a deadly complication from measles outbreaks

Measles Vaccine SSPE

Difficult people are more than a pain in the neck. They may make others age faster

Aging Stressful People

Possible measles exposure reported at Philadelphia International Airport

measles exposure Philly airport

National Cancer Institute is studying ivermectin's 'ability to kill cancer cells'

Ivermectin Cancer Research

Possible measles exposure reported at Montgomery County urgent care clinic

Measles Exposure Collegeville

To reduce HIV, Philly adds webpage that connects people to prevention and treatment services

Philly HIV Prevention

As U.S. is poised to lose measles-free status, RFK Jr.'s new CDC deputy downplays its significance

Measles Free Status

Why do colds cause the sniffles in some people and severe illness in others?

Common Cold Study

7 in 10 people diagnosed with cancer now live longer than 5 years

Cancer Survival Rates

Possible measles exposures took place at Philly airport, Amtrak's 30th Street station, health officials say

Measles Exposure Airport

Montgomery County man survives rare, flesh-eating bacterial infection that caused sepsis, kidney failure

Necrotizing Fasciitis Peter Atkinson

Century-old tumor samples may help explain rising rates of colorectal cancer in younger adults

Colorectal Cancer Study

With norovirus cases on the rise, here's how to prevent the 'stomach bug'

Norovirus Stomach Bug

Flu cases are on the rise in Pennsylvania and New Jersey

Flu cases rising

While scientists race to study spread of measles in U.S., Kennedy unravels hard-won gains

Measles Vaccine

Children's Health

Pediatric cancer treatments are saving kids' lives, but more research funding is needed to improve them, report says

Pediatric Cancer Lianna Munir

Nearly 1 in 10 American adults say they've received a cancer diagnosis

As vaccination rates fall, the U.S. soon will lose its 'measles-free' status — like Canada just did

U.S. Measles Elimination

What the air you breathe may be doing to your brain

Air Pollution Philly

New Jersey man is first to die of red meat allergy linked to lone star ticks

Possible measles exposure took place at Philadelphia International Airport, health officials warn

Measles Exposure Airport

Is COVID during pregnancy linked to autism? What a new study shows, and what it doesn't

Common dry cleaning chemical increases risk of liver cancer, study confirms

Dry Cleaning PCE.

Radiation may be unnecessary as an early-stage breast cancer treatment

Breast Cancer Radiation

Raynaud's syndrome can be painful and annoying, but it's usually not dangerous

Raynaud's Syndrome

Risk of heart attack and stroke rises after COVID-19 and flu infections

Flu Heart Attack

Children's Health

Long COVID risk for children doubles after second coronavirus infection

Having multiple tattoos may help guard against most dangerous type of skin cancer, study finds

Melanoma Risk Tattoos

A bacteria resistant to most antibiotics is causing a surge of infections, CDC says

Nightmare Bacteria CDC

New report ranks Philadelphia and Allentown among toughest cities in America for people with asthma

Many people with diabetes don't realize they have it, study shows

Experimental skin cancer test aims to increase early detection of melanoma

Melanoma At Home Test

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Deer Ticks

Emergency room visits for tick bites hit highest level in a decade

Temple Medical School

Temple medical school to open branch campus in Atlantic City

Suicide 988 Lifeline

Suicide deaths among young people fell after 988 lifeline debuted

Medical Marijuana Reclassified

Medical marijuana reclassified by Trump administration as a less dangerous drug

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