Health

An African American ER doctor sought to address the gap between the physical and psychological treatment of victims of violence. Now five area hospitals have adopted his innovative trauma care model

MANNA’s food-as-medicine mission started out servicing AIDS patients. Now the Philly nonprofit is partnering with health insurers to save all sorts of lives—and lots of money

Queer and trans people have worse health outcomes than the general public. A local couple is trying to change that with a Yelp-like doctors app for LGBTQ Philadelphians

In today's Solution of the Day, a collaborative offers a solution that would divert people with mental illnesses from receiving prison sentences by helping them seek treatment

Who cares for the caregiver? A local company supplies the answer.

On the front lines of the work you never see—keeping heroin addicts alive

In today's Solution of the Day, a Maine doctor devises an affordable alternative to the lifesaving drug, which has skyrocketed in price.

In this Solution of the Day, Berlin is pushing for bicycle superhighways for a safer, cleaner city.

Nonprofit Sangath trains everyday people to be lay-counselors who can provide counseling services to those who do not have access to professionally trained mental health service providers

Safe injection facilities have proven to be effective in other parts of the world, so why are there still so many skeptics?