Local Nonprofit Group Helping Student Athletes Get Screened For Cardiac Problems
"It's the undisputable, number one cause of death of student athletes," Darren Sudman says. "We can't just look at them and assume their heart is fine."
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"It's the undisputable, number one cause of death of student athletes," Darren Sudman says. "We can't just look at them and assume their heart is fine."
Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl is On Your Side with a new high tech way to get problems fixed in hours, instead of days, with better accuracy.
3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl has more on how local doctors are testing a device they hope will be more effective than traditional drugs.
Participants were asked to fast for nine hours before being blood tested to check their fasting insulin and glucose levels.
One expert says there are six foods that can help with the appearance of your hair, nails and skin.
Public pools will soon be opening up for the season, but there's some disgusting new research you might want to consider before you dive in.
Think fast food has gotten healthier? You might want to put down those coconut oil-fried, sea salt-coated french fries and think again.
America has been called a melting pot or an ethnic stew but that often refers to masses of people. DNA testing can show it applies on the individual level as well.
Sandy Cohen of Lafayette Hill, Pa., says she never regretted her decision to get preventive mastectomies -- both for herself and her children.
Jolie reveals in a New York Times Op-Ed this morning that she came to the decision after her doctors discovered she has the BRCA1 gene mutation.
Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl has one case that's baffled doctors at first.
A Philadelphia jury today convicted West Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell on three counts of first-degree murder as well as involuntary manslaughter in the death of a woman who died during an abortion at his clinic.
Forty percent of Philadelphians witnessed violent incidents while they were growing up, according to a groundbreaking survey that attempts to figure out the impact of adverse childhood experiences on adult health.
Working to stay fit sucks up a lot of people's time, often with little to show for it, but a fitness journalist says, too often, we're listening to old news or bad science.
No one has ever found a Fountain of Youth, but today's search focuses, not in Florida, but our genes.
