Health & Fitness

Five years ago, the World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak a pandemic. Within days, travel was restricted, schools and businesses shuttered and social distancing was established. Still, about 24,000 …

About 5,100 children's bathrobes sold on Amazon have been recalled because they pose a possible burn hazard, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. The Lolanta brand bathrobes, which …

Crozer Health appears poised for closure after its owner asked a bankruptcy court to approve a plan to shut down the system's four Delaware County hospitals. The for-profit parent company …

Swapping out the butter in your diet for olive, soybean or canola oil may help you live longer, a new study suggests. Researchers who analyzed the eating habits of 221,054 …

Influenza rates are as high as they've been in the last 15 years. And for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, the flu hospitalizations outnumber COVID hospitalizations. Here's why …

The COVID-19 pandemic transformed over the past five years from a catastrophic threat that has killed over 7 million people to what most people regard today as a tolerable annoyance …

Tattoos may increase the risk of developing lymphoma and skin cancer, a recent study suggests. "We can see that ink particles accumulate in the lymph nodes, and we suspect that …

The birth of my grandson Luca a little more than nine years ago was a blessing. My relationship with him is extremely fulfilling and a strong source of motivation to …

Most employees know the feeling of sitting through an unproductive, long meeting that could have achieved the same results – perhaps more effectively – in an email. An estimated 59% …

A Montgomery County child was confirmed to have measles Sunday, but a CHOP doctor said there's no need to panic as long as you've taken the preventative steps to protect …