"Once you open the trunk giving out water, everybody comes over because everybody wants some water," Santiago said.
The current Heat Health Emergency that was enacted Thursday has been extended through midnight on Sunday. See cooling tips here.
Code Orange days mean air could be unhealthy to sensitive groups, including children, the elderly, and people with respiratory issues.
He was only 4 when diagnosed with a high-risk form of leukemia known as Philadelphia chromosome-positive acute lymphoblastic leukemia.
Friday's air could be unhealthy to sensitive groups, such as children, the elderly, and people with respiratory issues like asthma.
Kids miss out on a lot when they're hospitalized, along with not feeling good. But on Wednesday at CHOP, it was party time.
Philadelphia Public Health officials said travelers may have been exposed to measles Friday at the Philadelphia International Airport.
"The soft touch of the pastel, the colors, all of that is scientifically proven to help you naturally reduce stress and anxiety," Reid said.
Evans, 70, said he was diagnosed this week, adding he didn't realize it happened for a few days.
"They're big ones. I compare them to New York rats almost," Eddie Jimenez-Rios said.
Health officials said the potential exposure happened at CVS, 10901C Bustleton Ave. in Philly and one Montgomery County healthcare facility.
High school sweethearts Hermilinda and Richard Ortiz do everything together, including yard work at their home in Croydon.
Back in college in Canada, Alex Pace was swabbed to be a bone marrow donor. Years later, he got a phone call that he was a perfect match.
See how Philadelphia compares across various health metrics, including smoking, drinking, and obesity, to national and state statistics.
The Colorectal Cancer Alliance is hosting a Spirit Challenge as part of its 45+ Reasons campaign.
"It's mostly stuffy and runny nose, but I do have asthma too, so that's exacerbated when the allergies act up," Carol Shepherd said.
Dr. Theresa Pazionis, a spine surgeon at Temple University Hospital, has been ahead of the curve for decades.
"We have kids and/or teachers out every single week recently, for at least the last few months," CEO Sharon Hershman said.
After 42 days without any new cases of measles, Philadelphia health officials have declared the measles outbreak over.
The man claimed he developed non-Hodgkin lymphoma from decades of using Roundup on his property.
A Northeast Philadelphia ShopRite employee has been confirmed to have acute Hepatitis A, health officials said Friday.
Doctors say there can be a genetic connection linking melanoma and breast cancer.
Michael Thomas, manager of Rittenhouse Hardware, says putting down a layer of ice melt at the start is the key to easy cleanup later.
The new, ninth confirmed case is the fifth measles case linked to the outbreak at Multicultural Education Station Day Care, officials said.
A new kind of reconstructive surgery at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has changed a little girl's life.
Health officials in the Philadelphia region are on high alert as measles cases are emerging locally. Here's what we know so far.
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health has expanded its list of locations and times at which exposure to measles may have occurred.
Visitors to Jefferson healthcare settings are encouraged to mask and should not visit if they have symptoms of a respiratory infection.
Visitors who tested positive for COVID-19 in the past 10 days, or who have symptoms, are not allowed to enter any Penn Medicine facilities.
People are being advised to take extra precautions to avoid being infected.
The Philadelphia Department of Public Health said more people may have been exposed to measles. See where and when exposures occurred.
People who were at 33 South Ninth St. during a three-and-a-half-hour period on Dec. 19 may have been exposed to measles.
"In my chest, it's like this hollow burning almost, and then I can't breathe on top of it," Marie-Chantal Tornyenu said.
A portion of the popular, walking, running, and cycling trail will be closed through the end of the month due to work on the MLK Bridge.
A shooting inside a West Philadelphia home has left a man dead and two women injured, police said on Monday night.
The death toll is staggering. More than 1,400 people died of a drug overdose in Philadelphia in 2022.
Dr. Mandy Cohen, the CDC director, was at Walgreens urging people to get vaccinated.
The family of a deceased UPenn student is suing Panera after they said a highly caffeinated drink at the chain contributed to her death.
"I always think about it, especially before going into the woods," Sarena Snider said.
Professors Katalin Karikó and Drew Weissman of the University of Pennsylvania won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.