Health

Alas, the charts are back.

Black women historically had the lowest rates of breastfeeding initiation, but new data shows that’s changing. Community support makes the difference.

No one is sounding the alarm: It’s been an average year so far for West Nile cases in mosquitoes. But wet, warm conditions might mean trouble ahead.

The public housing agency, which employs over 1,200 staffers, will be the first public housing agency in Pennsylvania to require vaccinations.

COVID-19 vaccination will be required for all in-person participants taking part in the 2021 Broad Street Run.

John Colapinto, author of This is the Voice, joins us to talk about the extraordinary architecture of our sonic sounds. Then, Joseph Turow on his new book, The Voice Catchers.

Since the start of the pandemic, emergency departments around the country have seen a proportional rise in children showing up in the midst of mental health crises.

Camden County uses an ice cream truck as an aide to find people to vaccinate in an area where the unvaccinated are high.

The U.S. is projected to see nearly 100,000 more COVID-19 deaths between now and Dec. 1, according to the nation's most closely watched forecasting model.

There is an active investigation underway, but no recalls have been announced.

To prepare families for the new school year, the Camden City School District sponsored a community fun day that also offers COVID vaccines.

The rural southern region is the state’s most conservative. The agency calls it a health care desert in dire need of a center offering women’s reproductive services.

Vaccinations are up a bit, Acting Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole says, and if the mask rules work, new infections should level off soon.

The pandemic has made people more open to seeking help, a new survey finds, but cost and difficulty in finding a mental health care provider are still big obstacles.

J&J said that when it gave study participants a second jab after six months, their antibody levels were nine times higher than they were 28 days after a first dose.