Coronavirus has forced doctors, insurers to embrace telemedicine like never before
When pain radiated from Fred Thomas' neck down his arm and he couldn't feel his fingers anymore, he knew it was time to talk to a doctor. After getting an...
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Number of people buying prescription medications outside U.S. could rise with unemployment, uninsured rates
Buying prescription drugs from outside the United States could become more common with millions of Americans unemployed and uninsured because of the coronavirus pandemic. About 2 million Americans — 1.5%...
Is it safe to go to my doctor’s office? Your questions answered.
Hospitals are resuming non-urgent procedures, and doctor's offices are reopening as the peak of the coronavirus pandemic appears to be passing in the Philadelphia-area. Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has authorized...
Racial bias in health care hurts patients. But that can change.
All of a sudden, McKenzie Stewart seemed like an entirely different child. Usually bubbly and carefree, the 4-year-old was cranky for a solid week. Once proud of her toilet-training progress,...
Diabetes stress high among college students, study finds
Nathan Reilly has had Type 1 diabetes since he was a baby. And until last week, the 19-year-old always had his mother to help remind him of the litany of...
Screening or diagnostic mammogram? The difference could cost you
It had been a few years since Deanie Gauntlett's last mammogram, so when the X-ray showed a few unusual spots, her doctor ordered a follow-up diagnostic scan. The diagnostic test...
Ever been depressed? Had cancer? Pre-existing conditions can define your future
Robin Shine Maddox has racked up $160,000 in charges for biopsies, chemotherapy, medications and scans since being diagnosed with breast cancer in February. Now the 55-year-old Philadelphia woman looks forward...
Elon Musk to start hyperloop project in Maryland, officials say
Maryland has given transportation pioneer Elon Musk permission to dig tunnels for the high-speed, underground transit system known as a hyperloop that Musk wants to build between New York and...
As baby boomers age, a growing potential client base for adult-only residential communities
The busted furnace Tom and Caren Cranston came home to after vacation was the last straw. Their 1930s home, with its constant repairs and maintenance, simply did not fit with...
Justice department memos: Experts dispute claim that harsh interrogation tactics had no lasting effect
WASHINGTON — The conclusion in recently released Justice Department memos that CIA interrogation techniques would not cause prolonged mental harm is disputed by some doctors and psychologists who say that...