Health

Health experts warn the suspension of COVID aid for poorer countries could ultimately spur the kind of unchecked transmission needed for the next worrisome variant to emerge.

Many will lose Medicaid coverage nationwide, but Pennsylvania’s plan is out of step with other states, which advocates say will lead to greater losses.

Key questions include how often the vaccines should be updated against new viral strains and who should get them.

The hygiene van run by Broad Street Ministry, launched last September, now offers telehealth services for those in need.

Federal health officials are convening with outside advisers April 6 to talk about a vaccine plan.

As Philadelphia COVID cases are gradually climbing, city health officials warn residents to start taking precautions to prevent the virus from spreading again.

The pandemic has overwhelmed Medicaid agencies, and as Biden's COVID emergency declaration ends, people with low incomes could find it even harder to find coverage.

Nuclear imaging has significantly improved the accuracy of stress tests, to diagnose conditions like coronary artery disease.

To contain the spread of COVID, hospitals and nursing homes barred visits, but the separation and isolation took a toll. Now, some states are trying to ensure access.

The number of patients hospitalized with the coronavirus has fallen more than 90% in more than two months.

The governor’s office announced Murphy’s positive test Thursday afternoon and said he was asymptomatic.

Getting the right diagnosis can be life-changing. It can mean the end of pain and the beginning of answers; it can mean treatment, a cure ...

When Jake Odmark was diagnosed with Crohn's disease, his career took a back seat. But accepting the diagnosis led to a more stable future.

Researchers found that people who had COVID-19 were about 40% more likely to develop diabetes within a year after recovering, compared to participants in a control group.

Murphy is currently asymptomatic and feeling well, and will cancel in-person events and isolate for the next five days.