Rebecca Juro remembers keeping her secret as far back as age 5. She felt different compared to other little boys in her suburban New Jersey neighborhood and, without anyone saying it, she understood being different was bad. “I knew my parents would not be excited to hear their son wanted to wear a dress,” she said.

It’s a lofty goal: zero suicides. There’s a big debate whether it’s possible, but an increasing number of health systems are trying to turn the goal into reality.

Half of the completed suicides in the United States in 2015 were carried out using a firearm, research shows. A program developed by gun owners and public health experts shows you can cut those numbers back with a simple approach.

Flyers mascot Gritty surprised patients at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia on Wednesday. By Jordan Hall

As one young patient is treated for a rare form of bone cancer, researchers across the street at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are working on a cure.

Jake Orlick, an 11-year-old boy, is fighting a courageous battle against Ewing’s Sarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Meanwhile, doctors at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia could be on the verge of an important breakthrough. NBC10’s Erin Coleman has the story.

PHILADELPHIA (November 15, 2019) – NBC10 and Telemundo62, in partnership with the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) and the AACR Philadelphia Marathon, will host Progress and Promise Against Cancer Day, a live phone bank on Tuesday, November 19, from 4 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ET. Now in its second year, the live broadcast will feature some of the world’s…

A 19-year-old faces involuntary manslaughter and weapons charges in the shooting death of his 11-year-old brother in Philadelphia’s Overbrook neighborhood earlier this week.

A 19-year-old was arrested after police say he shot and killed his 11-year-old brother inside a Philadelphia home. The teen told police the shooting was accidental. NBC10’s Denise Nakano has the story.

“We was catching them, unlike Agholor.” After helping catch children thrown from a window during a fire early Monday morning, a Philadelphia man took a shot at Nelson Agholor. By Noah Levick

Nothing, not even a dramatic rescue, can stop a frustrated Philadelphia sports fan from venting about a tough loss, as Hakim Laws proved in a moment that will live on in Internet infamy.

Witnesses said they helped rescue children lowered from windows in a West Philadelphia house fire early Monday.

The Cancer Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is getting ready for the17th annual Parkway Run and Walk. The event’s emcee, NBC Sports Philadelphia’s Michael Barkann, and patient ambassador Jack, along with his mother, talk about the fundraiser.

Money raised by the American Heritage Credit Union’s Kids-N-Hope Foundation, helped add a musical robot to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia to help entertain children and give them a smile during their stay.

A robot that will bring a mix of artificial intelligence and playfulness to young patients at Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia met his new friends at a ceremony inside the West Philly medical facility Thursday.