Philadelphia Health News

Josh Scoble on first glance seems an ordinary boy who enjoys all the activities a young boy of his age would do.However,this 3year-old kid suffers a rare disabling genetic disease that can change the muscle and flesh on his body...

Week of November 2, 2009 That the bill going to the floor of the House contains a government plan option is no surprise. But Senate leadership's decision to pursue a government plan option in defiance of the Senate Finance Committee's...

H1N1 vaccine fears easing; health dept. plans clinic Dec. Register Editor Fears about the H1N1 vaccine are easing in Madison County, according to Christie Green, spokesperson for the health department. The department has distributed more than 5,000 doses of the...

A Pennsylvania university's requirement that overweight students take a fitness course to graduate has raised the hackles of students and the eyebrows of health and legal experts. Officials at historically black Lincoln University said Friday that the school is simply...