Health

The decision does not apply to otherwise healthy individuals. Health authorities are closely monitoring if and when the general population will need a booster shot.

In movies, bald women are portrayed as strong; in real life, they’re seen as odd. One woman gradually decided to just go with it.

For those who have bariatric surgery, changes in appearance happen quickly, creating new social situations to navigate.

LGBT adults living in the U.S. are nearly twice as likely to be experiencing food insecurity during the pandemic than non-LGBT adults, according to new survey data.

Time Magazine's Jamie Ducharme on the rise and fall of Juul and how the e-cigarette company went from helping people quit smoking to hooking teens on vaping.

The county applied about $4.8M in American Rescue Plan Act money to salaries and remaining 2021 costs and shifted $3.9M to design and IT purposes.

Announced with less than 24 hours’ notice, even backers see the new rules as another example of the city reacting to the virus, not getting ahead of it.

Only about 23% of those currently pregnant in the U.S. have been vaccinated against COVID-19, statistics show.

With the Phillies surging, the vax status question seems to have faded into the background.

Nonetheless, delta is still highly transmissible. It's one of the most contagious respiratory viruses that we know of.

The cards need to be protected and available. You can carry the paper card with you, plastic coated perhaps. But many people stash it away and show a digital copy.

Effective midnight, businesses must require masks or confirm COVID-19 vaccine status of employees and customers. Masking will be required at non-seated outdoor events.

Delaware’s largest hospital system says about 70% of its 14,000 employees and contractors are inoculated — but that’s not enough.

“Don’t procrastinate, vaccinate” urges new Montgomery County campaign aimed at getting young people vaccinated.

About 25,000 employees of Pennsylvania’s prisons and state health care and congregate care facilities have about a month to get vac ...