SPCA Dogs Bring Welcome Stress-Free Moments To Local Hospital Workers
These are therapy dogs of sorts for the caregivers who deal with high-stress situations every day and even experience the trauma of losing a patient from time to time.
Health: Study Shows Facebook Initiative To Boost Organ Donation Registration Worked
As the little girl who got a life-saving lung transplant continues to recover, there's new research out showing how social media...
Montgomery County, Pa. Named Among The Healthiest Counties Nationwide For Kids
Montgomery County came in 35th among all counties in the US -- the only Pennsylvania entry.
Health: Red Meat & Type 2 Diabetes
3 On Your Side Health Reporter Stephanie Stahl has more on new research that shows the amount of red meat you eat could increase...
Philadelphia Hospital Tops List Of Childrens’ Hospitals
U.S. News and World Report has released its list of the top hospitals for children and a Philadelphia hospital tops the chart.
CBS Local Health News
Philadelphia Physician: Don’t Take Your Vitamins
A Philadelphia pediatrician is taking on the unregulated vitamin and supplement industry in a new book about alternative medicine.
Local Official Urging People To Recognize Dangers Of Elder Abuse
Seniors, caregivers and governments are joining hands in observance of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
Critics Challenge Gov. Corbett at Fracking Industry Meeting in Philadelphia
Corbett met a receptive audience from the oil and gas industry today at the Franklin Institute, while critics of Marcellus Shale drilling shouted from the sidewalk as he came and went.
Study: Odors From Human Skin Cells May Be Key To Detecting Melanoma
Researchers say the melanoma cells produced certain compounds that weren’t detected in the VOCs from normal cells as well as more or less of other chemicals.
Study: Eating Cheese Might Help Prevent Cavities
That’s according to new research from the Academy of General Dentistry.
Pennsylvania Girl at Center of Transplant Debate Has Successful Lung Transplant Surgery
The ten-year-old, critically ill Delaware County girl whose desperate search for a donor lung captured national attention has undergone a successful surgery Wednesday.
WebMD Health News
Antibiotics May Relieve Back Pain Symptoms
Taking antibiotics could relieve symptoms of chronic lower back pain, according to a new study.
Confused By Health Care Marketplaces? Help Is Coming
Under the Affordable Care Act, people and small businesses will be able to purchase insurance through a Marketplace.
Angelina Jolie’s Double Mastectomy: Q&A
Mutations in certain genes raise the risk of breast cancer by as much as 80 percent, experts say.
