Health

Harm reduction advocates criticized the policy, arguing that banning smoking in treatment would act as yet another obstacle to recovery.

Scientists have begun to find abnormalities in the immune systems of some long-COVID patients that might help explain the syndrome, at least in some people.

The hosts are Sinora Allwood, RN, a holistic health nurse and health coach, and Dr. Jillian Lucas Baker, executive director of the Center of Parent and Teen Communication.

More than 1,500 of the youngest eligible Delaware children have received their first Pfizer shot in less than a week. About 76,000 more can get vaccinated.

The contagious delta variant is driving up COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Mountain West and fueling disruptive outbreaks in the North.

Home kits are not as accurate as the PCR tests, but they have the advantage of giving results within minutes instead of days.

Dr. Thomas Farley was asked to resign for ordering remains of MOVE bombing victims to be destroyed. He's now been hired by D.C.'s Health Department.

About 3% of children in the age group authorized last week to get a low-dose vaccine will have their first shots by Wednesday, according to the White House.

Options in Philadelphia include pharmacies, health clinics, pediatricians, and school pop-ups.

Zachary Bell wants to create a positive online community with fellow veterans through humor, inside jokes, and messages about mental health.

The risks may be cumulative; those who faced more incidents of discrimination had an even higher risk of future problems, researchers found.

The country's top infectious disease doctor says he is looking for "a level of control" over COVID-19 such that it is less disruptive to society.

Universal Family Schools said it is taking a community-focused approach by hosting vaccine clinics at its various branches across the Philly region.

About 28 million kids ages 5 to 11 are newly eligible for shots now that the Pfizer vaccine is approved for the age group.