Arizona’s now-repealed abortion ban serves as a cautionary tale for reproductive health care across
The implications of restrictive laws or near-total bans go well beyond abortions, reducing overall access to prenatal care,…
The implications of restrictive laws or near-total bans go well beyond abortions, reducing overall access to prenatal care,…
Stigma, fear and cost prevent many patients from getting screened for lung cancer. This can prove deadly for the most vulnerable.
Eating right, exercising, playing sports, reading and journaling are just a few of the ways you can keep your brain in top…
The durability and longevity of teeth lie in the complex interplay between six different tissues, all of which play an intricate…
Practices such as redlining left marginalized groups in more disaster-prone areas with poorer quality infrastructure −…
Cancer vaccines have gained much interest among scientists but face a number of hurdles. A new mRNA vaccine for glioma offers…
A social science researcher followed a dozen teens from different neighborhoods in North, West and Northeast Philadelphia,…
What happens in November 2024 could influence other states weighing their own options.
Your sprinting skills have a lot to do with genetics, but your brain also plays a big role.
While reading, scrolling and focusing on other objects near our faces increase the risk of developing myopia, a little time…
Many Black patients experience stark differences in how they’re treated during medical interactions compared to white…
Studies show a parent’s poor diet could affect the genes of generations to come – and set up children and grandchildren…
THC concentrations in newly available products far exceed those of traditional smoked weed, which can have dangerous unintended…
From synthetic fabrics to car exhaust to wildfires, exposure to environmental pollutants push the skin microbiome to adapt…
There is ample evidence that poor oral health plays a role in many chronic diseases.
Sleep habits can be improved by making shifts in both daytime and evening routines.
Rates of sudden unexpected infant deaths have not gone down significantly over the last 20 years, and in some racial groups…
Filtering out PFAS is only the first step. These ‘forever chemicals’ still have to be destroyed, and there are many…
More than one-third of U.S. households pay more than 30% of their income for housing.
Initially developed in the 1950s, nitazenes are a type of synthetic opioid that has reappeared in Philadelphia’s street…