Medical Mystery: It was just a nosebleed - or was it?

Philly.com (Health) 12/10 8:05A

When she pinched her nose closed to stop what was usually little more than a trickle, blood gushed out of her mouth. Her husband took her to a nearby emergency room, where a doctor cauterized a vein inside her nostril.

'Sex ed isn't serving young black women.' These Philly women are trying to fix that.

Philly.com (Health) 12/6 3:34P

Black girls are poorly served by sex-education curriculums tailored for a white majority, experts say. A Philly-based nonprofit called Daughters of the Diaspora is enlisting black medical students to help change that.

Medical Mystery: Why was yellow discharge draining from man's belly button?

Philly.com (Health) 12/5 7:00A

The patient noted that since childhood he sometimes felt what he described as a "pulling sensation" in his belly button and bladder area, particularly when he urinated.

New laxer rules for nursing home administrators put resident safety at risk

Philly.com (Health) 12/5 3:51A

Over the last 12 months, both the federal and Pennsylvania governments have taken actions that could significantly impact safety at nursing facilities.

Odorless and deadly: The dangers of carbon monoxide

Philly.com (Health) 12/5 2:36A

This silent, but deadly gas can be avoided in your home by taking certain precautions.

A survivor's guide to speaking with cancer patients

Philly.com (Health) 12/5 12:41A

I found comfort from some people's sage advice, while other people were so obliviously inconsiderate that I wasn't sure whether to laugh or pull my hair out - if only I weren't bald.

Nearly one in three U.S. physicians were born abroad

Philly.com (Health) 12/4 4:21A

A new analysis finds foreign-born professionals are big segment of the American health care system.

When guests with serious food allergies are coming to your holiday dinner

Philly.com (Health) 12/3 2:58P

A public-health expert whose young son has a severe nut allergy shares what her family has learned about enjoying family festivities without fear of needing to invite paramedics to the party.

Why pediatricians should screen teens for alcohol use

Philly.com (Health) 12/3 4:18A

The five minutes it takes for a physician to screen a teen for alcohol usage may save lives.

Slime in many colors, backed up bar drains close Philadelphia eateries

Philly.com (Health) 12/3 3:05A

Between Nov. 16 and Nov. 30, Philadelphia health inspectors closed 28 facilities for various violations.

Updated data confirm effectiveness of T-cell therapy for a type of lymphoma

Philly.com (Health) 11/30 7:03A

The majority of lymphoma patients who go into remission with Kymriah stay in remission.

Pennsylvania to receive $10M from Bloomberg to fight opioid crisis

Philly.com (Health) 11/30 5:51A

The announcement by former New York mayor and Bloomberg Philanthropies founder Michael Bloomberg follows reports that the life expectancy rate in the U.S. has declined for the last three years due to a record number of deaths caused by drug and...

'Angel' outfits offer final tribute for babies

Philly.com (Health) 11/29 12:52P

A band of elderly women in South Jersey is creating "angel outfits" from wedding gowns to make burial outfits for babies. The oldest member of the group, Mary Scarduzio, 95, of Shamong, used her own wedding dress that she made in 1949.

Penn radiologist and veterinarian collaborate to treat dog with rare condition

Philly.com (Health) 11/29 10:48A

The minimally invasive procedure would mean a faster recovery and cost about half of the traditional surgery.

Vaccine rules under fire from state lawmakers

Philly.com (Health) 11/29 9:26A

From 2011 to 2017, New Jersey lawmakers proposed 24 bills that would weaken vaccination requirements - the most of any state.