Why the right prostate cancer treatment isn't the same for everyone

Philly Voice (Health) 9/22 2:59A Peter Key

At Fox Chase Cancer Center, specialists consider PSA levels, biopsy results, imaging, risk group, overall health, and personal priorities when helping patients choose a course of care.

Why the right prostate cancer treatment isn't the same for everyone

Philly Voice (Health) 9/22 2:48A Peter Key

Fox Chase Cancer Center specialists explain how PSA levels, biopsy results, overall health and personal priorities guide prostate cancer treatment.

Why does your brain mix up memories? A new study examines how memories are misplaced in your brain’s...

Philly Voice (Health) 9/19 11:00P Ian McDonough, Binghamton Univer

Memories become less precise, not entirely forgotten, as people age. New research attempts to explain why: the hippocampus inappropriately changes memories between different memory phases as people get older.

3 common drugs older adults might be overusing

Philly Voice (Health) 9/18 11:00P Paula Span, KFF Health News

Recent studies on benzodiazepines, antibiotics and aspirin — all widely used among older Americans — illustrate how long it takes for new findings and recommendations to be widely adopted.

Infants in CHOP's neonatal intensive care unit may have been exposed to measles

Philly Voice (Health) 9/18 4:05A Molly McVety

A possible measles exposure took place at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on Friday, Sept. 11 between 9:30 a.m. and 4:15 p.m., health officials say. People, including infants, in the neonatal intensive care unit and other areas may have...

Adopting a healthy lifestyle is difficult. Recognizing that is the first step toward sticking with...

Philly Voice (Health) 9/17 11:00P Louis Bezich

Sustaining a healthy lifestyle can be a challenge. Understanding these barriers is not an excuse for inaction. It is a starting point for building a strategy that fits your life, your circumstances and your long-term goals.

Prolonged sitting is linked to an array of adverse health effects, even for people who are...

Philly Voice (Health) 9/13 11:00P Courtenay Harris Bond

A growing body of research shows that extended periods of sitting increase the risk of cancer and other diseases, even for people who are physically active.

Are too many Americans taking antidepressants?

Philly Voice (Health) 9/13 1:12A Andrew McLean, University of Nor

About 1 in 6 Americans take antidepressants. Some health researchers and advocates have raised concerns that too many patients are using them and that patients who want to stop taking them struggle to do so.

CDC vs. Pennsylvania: Why conflicting public health messages jeopardize public safety

Philly Voice (Health) 9/11 11:00P Katrine L. Wallace, University o

It’s easy to dismiss the squabble between the CDC and Pennsylvania as political posturing. But for people seeking accurate information about how to keep their families safe, there’s an enormous cost when health authorities no longer speak in one...

Thousands of kids breathed in dust from 9/11. Now adults, they may have health issues tied to these...

Philly Voice (Health) 9/10 11:00P Courtenay Harris Bond

The World Trade Center Health Program strives to reach young adults who may have long-term health consequences due to 9/11 dust exposure as children. The program provides free monitoring and treatment for a wide range of physical and mental...

Fake doctor reviews are all over the internet. Here's how to spot them

Philly Voice (Health) 9/9 6:02A Courtenay Harris Bond

People gravitate toward fraudulent physician reviews, partly because they tend to offer more information than real ones, a new study found. And artificial intelligence is only aggravating the problem, the researchers said.

The wait times at Pa. hospitals' emergency departments are among the longest in the country

Philly Voice (Health) 9/8 11:00P Courtenay Harris Bond

Pennsylvania hospitals have the ninth-longest emergency room wait times in the United States, according to an analysis of new federal data. Patients wait an average of 3 hours and 30 minutes from the time they enter the emergency department to...

Pa. GOP lawmakers explore increased public health reporting for tick-borne diseases

Philly Voice (Health) 9/6 1:39A Peter Hall, Pennsylvania Capital

New legislation would require health care practitioners in Pennsylvania to report cases of babesiosis, a rare malaria-like disease that is spread by deer ticks, the same species responsible for most cases of Lyme disease. It would also require...

‘Must I take all my antibiotics?’ Why infectious disease experts are rethinking this longstanding...

Philly Voice (Health) 9/5 1:25A Amy J. Mathers, University of Vi

There are two reasons why clinicians instruct people to take a full course of antibiotics: So the infection doesn’t come back, and to prevent antibiotic-resistant bacteria. But these days, clinicians are starting to rethink this approach.

Tommy John's legacy is the surgery that bears his name. But his willingness to embrace change is a...

Philly Voice (Health) 9/3 11:00P Louis Bezich

Tommy John, who died last month at 83, is best remembered for the breakthrough surgery that bears his name. But his willingness to embrace change fueled a healthy, successful life, and is a lesson for everyone looking to live healthier.