Health

The messages shift and can be confusing. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk talked to public health communicators about, well, communication.

It's clear the next couple of seasons won't be the "life as usual" we all hoped for. Rituals, deep breathing and reaching out to friends are just a few ways to manage anxiety

The delta variant is pummeling America's hospitals, taxing an already-depleted health care workforce. Some states are facing the prospect of rationing medical care.

The new guidance, officially in effect beginning Monday, Sept. 6, aims to “maximize protection from the delta variant,” per the county.

The findings of a new study from the University of Pennsylvania challenge past, smaller studies that found Black women face a greater genetic risk than white women.

The nation's poison control centers saw a 245% jump in reported exposure cases from July to August as more people take the anti-parasite drug.

Sometimes, work can feel like Groundhog Day — different variations of the same thing, day after day. Same commute, same hours, same peo ...

Employers typically resisted alternatives for workers with disabilities. But the pandemic turned the idea from special accommodation into everyday practice.

In fact, more than 1.1 million people have already received unauthorized shots of a COVID-19 vaccine, according to numbers provided by the CDC in mid-August.

If the U.S. had done more to reduce its incarceration rate, it could have prevented millions of COVID-19 cases.

Money from the CDC through New Jersey’s education and health departments has been set aside for COVID-19 testing at schools.

Pediatric hospitals are "at or near capacity" and expect to see more young COVID-19 patients as the school year resumes, according to the Children's Hospital Association.

The pandemic continues to take a toll on children’s mental health

Opioid overdoses rose during the pandemic by 30% -- in Philadelphia over 1200 people died in 2020. This hour we'll talk about what's fueling the growing opioid crisis.

Just 5% of Delaware deaths from COVID-19 occurred within the Latino community, but the pandemic has highlighted factors that limit access to health care.