Health

With cases rising, health-care experts are urging the legislature to extend regulatory changes to maximize the number of workers in hospitals and long-term care settings.

Mu has been identified in multiple countries, including the U.S., since January. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about its impact thus far.

Plans for COVID-19 booster shots in some Western countries are highlighting vast disparities in access to vaccines around the world.

Cases of COVID-19 more than quadrupled at the University of Delaware this week, school officials say, stretching on-campus quarantine space to the max.

The Health Department said some doctors are pushing stock exemptions that are available to anyone, regardless of medical necessity.

The passing of 20 years since the 9/11 terror attacks has meant that some of the wounds cut by that day have closed — others have not. ...

Experts recommend giving yourself space and time to feel the sadness and outrage as you look for a path to recovery from the losses.

Owner Mike Keane was at the bar the day the towers came down just two blocks away. He works to keep the memory alive.

Philadelphia health officials are still weighing whether to impose a mask mandate at outdoor sporting events.

The delta variant is filling hospitals, sickening alarming numbers of children and driving coronavirus deaths in some places to the highest levels of the entire pandemic.

The distribution is part of a statewide emergency preparedness effort. The Limerick plant is one of Pennsylvania’s four active nuclear power stations.

Wealthy nations — including the U.S. — have begun or are considering plans to offer third shots of two-dose vaccines to their vulnerable people.

Research has shown a link between exposure to racism and birth outcomes. The terror attacks offered a unique window on the effects of anti-Arab racism.

Lost your COVID-19 vaccine card? Delaware residents can now access their vaccine history through a new online portal.

How do we talk to kids about aggressive sex on pornography sites and social media, and what happens if we don’t?