Pa. Officials Hand Out Thyroid-Protection Pills For Those Near Nuke Plants
Residents who live near any of Pennsylvania's five nuclear power plants can pick up free potassium iodide tablets from the state and their local health department.
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Residents who live near any of Pennsylvania's five nuclear power plants can pick up free potassium iodide tablets from the state and their local health department.
A new gene therapy developed by a team at the University of Pennsylvania shows unprecedented succes in curing leukemia. Two of the three patients who received the treatment a year ago are still cancer free.
Expecting major growth in Medicaid subscribers under health insurance reform, Independence Blue Cross has made a move to be a major player well beyond its traditional business boundaries.
The effects of this hot, dry summer are being felt with every trip to the grocery store, but it doesn't have to be a pain in the pocket.
Doctors are seeing an alarming trend: an increase in throat cancer in patients normally not at risk.
Xiaoye Wang came to the United States from China to study computer engineering and met his future wife while earning a doctorate at the University of Pennsylvania.
The Pennsylvania Health Department says one person from Philadelphia has been hospitalized with salmonella as part of the national recall of contaminated ground turkey.
Scientists at the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey say they developed a test that is more than 90 percent accurate in detecting the presence of Alzheimer's Disease.
New help for women who struggle with thinning hair. 3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl shows you the results.
Mike Patterson has a tangling of blood vessels in his brain that will need treatment. Eagles team trainer Rick Burkholder says the Eagles are consulting with doctors at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
The number of Americans infected with HIV is holding steady according to a new government report released today. But that's not the situation in Philadelphia.
In an effort to raise awareness about breast health, a local organization is hosting its second annual "Breast Fest."
Could staying up late (like so many did last night to watch the Phillies clobber the Rockies) jeopardize safety at the work place the next day?
The emotional appearance of Arizona Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords on the House floor during the vote on the debt ceiling bill came as a stunning surprise to many of us. But how about a specialist in brain injuries?
Africom, the Coalition of African Communities in Philadelphia, works to provide services to the approximately 100,000 residents from African and Caribbean communities in the city. The main event Sunday is a health fair.
