The 2025 tax and spending law lowers the federal loan borrowing limits for nursing students, raising the up-front costs…
Viral infections are on the rise and spreading across the globe.
Are weighted vests more than a fitness fad? A health and exercise expert explains their potential benefits and limitations.
In an unprecedented move, health officials cut the number of vaccines routinely recommended for children from 17 to 11.
Movement is key to healthy aging, and Philadelphia offers pros and cons for seniors getting around the city.
What you do in the years leading up to menopause can help counter the natural hormonal effects of aging, setting you up…
Polio may finally be defeated in the next 5 years. Will the world recognize what an extraordinary achievement that is?
C-reactive protein – a marker of inflammation – is as easily measured with blood work in a doctor’s office as cholesterol.
US health care policy will remain fractured until lawmakers address the core question of who is responsible for health care…
Federal officials are questioning the safety of the vaccine series children receive. Here’s the story of how the childhood…
Unwinding can be hard during the holidays for many reasons. Building in time to recharge through active leisure can help.
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The conversation around #iwasfifteen sheds light on the dynamics of abusive relationships and the experiences of trafficking…
High prescription drug costs are leaving many patients frustrated and unable to afford their medications.
The agency’s budget has grown steadily since the 1960s, fueling an industry that creates lifesaving medicines and attracts…
Employers that don’t support employees with mental illness risk missing out on the talents and skills that such employees…
Inadequate sleep can have negative downstream effects on everyday cognitive functioning and mental health, which can then…
Mainstream medical organizations have criticized ‘restorative reproductive medicine,’ but some Catholics who follow…
Many health symptoms can be caused by multiple illnesses – if AI can’t tell the difference between them, it won’t…
Central Hillsborough Healthy Start offers a model of community care that helps to prevent premature births.