Health

Each week this season, two-time Super Bowl Champion, five-time All-Pro, and six-time Pro Bowler offensive lineman Lane Johnson will spotlight people and programs in the world of mental health. Ahead of the Birds’ first game tonight, he shares his own struggles — and what has helped

Potent THC products are flooding stores and sending children to the ER. A Penn ethicist says legalization isn’t the question anymore — building a smarter, safer health system is.

The private equity takeover and collapse of Crozer Health System isn’t the cause of hospital closures, says an MD and former hospital CEO. It’s a scapegoat for a broken healthcare system

The head of a startup support organization urges a city and regional coalition to grow one of our area’s innovation sectors

Yes, according to local experts. Here’s what it would take

The horticulturist created an urban garden on an abandoned Northeast Philly lot to heal the land and community members like her beloved late grandfather: veterans

The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia doctor is working with colleagues to make treatment breakthroughs that are changing lives — and are poised to change the world

Millions of people worldwide are awaiting cornea transplants. A University City founder and bioengineer aims to help them see again

A CDC Advisory Committee just made the same mistake it did 25 years ago. A renowned CHOP immunologist warns: It’s only the beginning

The surprising — and easy — ways to shrink your weekly piles of trash and recycling, including composting, bespoke recycling and shopping smarter