Health

Bacterial infections from Mycoplasma pneumoniae, which can cause walking pneumonia, have increased among all age groups in the U.S. since late spring, according to the CDC. The spike was highest …

Hundreds of frozen waffle products have been recalled due to possible listeria risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced. TreeHouse Foods has voluntarily recalled many of its frozen waffle …

Unimaginable pain and restlessness. Vomiting so frequent and forceful that it can perforate the esophagus. Blood pressure and heart rate so high that they damage the heart. Sweating that drenches …

At least 4.3 million people 55 or older who have cognitive impairment or dementia live alone in the United States. About half have trouble with daily activities such as bathing, …

The shortage of IV fluids have forced hospitals, including some in the Philadelphia region to postpone some elective surgeries, reserve IV fluids for patients most in need and use commercial …

Transplanting kidneys from deceased donors with HIV to recipients with HIV is safe, and the procedure should be opened up from research-only settings to the general public, a new study …

In 2020, an estimated 54 million adults in the U.S. were living with chronic pain. Over 25 percent of them were treating their pain only with medication, and about 60 …

Brain breaks are important for psychological mental processing, such as recalling memories, envisioning the future, conducting moral reasoning and solving problems. But finding, or even allowing oneself, the time to …

Alzheimer's disease can be challenging to identify early, but new insights may help scientists develop ways to diagnose and treat the progressive disease in more targeted ways. Alzheimer's may cause …

Whooping cough is on the rise throughout the United States – and Pennsylvania has the most reported cases. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show the …