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The categories have expanded beyond just people who are immunocompromised. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk offers some basic booster answers.

The city reached the grim milestone, despite a recent dip in shootings and much-touted state and city grants for community organizations working to prevent the violence.

The SEC has joined a federal probe of Pennsylvania’s largest pension fund and is seeking records to determine whether improper “compensation and gifts” may have been gifted.

With more than 40 million doses of coronavirus vaccines available, U.S. health authorities said they’re confident there will be enough for every American who qualifies.

A handful of local universities are among the 25 schools nationwide getting money to help local businesses develop and grow.

Amputation rates have long been higher in rural America. But in cities, the highest rates are associated with poverty and being Black, a new study shows.

Public pressure is mounting against the Covanta incinerator in Chester as the latest public hearing placed environmental justice concerns in the limelight.

Authorities say four teenagers have been charged with a plot to attack a Pennsylvania high school in 2024 on the 25th anniversary of the massacre at Colorado’s Columbine High

The arrest comes days after his caucus leaders quietly stripped Boyle of his committee chairmanship and curtailed his access to the Capitol.

Billions more in profits are at stake for some vaccine makers as the U.S. moves toward dispensing COVID-19 booster shots to shore up Americans’ protection against the virus.

Actor Michael K. Williams, known for playing Omar Little on "The Wire" and an Emmy nominee, died of acute drug intoxication in what a medical examiner said was accidental.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art and the Whitney Museum in New York collaborate on the largest exhibition of the iconic American artist.

The Philadelphia Parking Authority approved a proposal to put five enforcement officers on bikes to ticket drivers parked illegally in bike lanes.

“Please put the guns down. Start loving on one another,” pleaded Cheryl Pedro during the Call For Justice rally organized by City Councilmember Kenyatta Johnson.

To aid with the booster rollout, the county Office of Public Health will expand vaccination hours starting Sept. 27.