Health

If you have certain conditions, or are taking certain medications, parts of your immune system may function less effectively. Here’s what we know.

Marcia Fudge was selected Thursday to chair the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness, which is coordinating the government's response.

The “Shots At The Shore” campaign will offer free vaccinations Saturday and Sunday at Sandy Hook, Long Branch and Asbury Park.

A new study from AARP and Drexel’s College of Nursing shows lack of broadband access thwarts telehealth for many older Black and brown residents.

COVID-19 restrictions helped keep the flu at record low levels.

Philly COVID restrictions will lift ahead of schedule, as cases continue to decline, but masks still needed.

Millions of veterans and service members struggle with PTSD, anxiety, and depression. -- 20 die by suicide every day. How have veterans coped during the pandemic?

Eager to control costs, health systems and insurers try to address food insecurity, housing, and more. Yet the evidence is mixed that these efforts work.

Take more aggressive steps, some urge: Move vaccine locations to where the people are, and change hours of clinics to when they’re convenient for workers.

It appears the hack is connected to a series of attacks targeting health care and social service organizations and agencies during the pandemic.

Pennsylvania's mask mandate will be lifted on June 28 or when 70% of adult residents are fully vaccinated — whichever comes first.

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf says he will only lift face-mask requirements once the percentage of fully vaccinated people reaches 70%.

On Friday, the state will no longer require employers to have their employees wear facemasks and maintain physical distance.

As the state eases distancing and mask mandates, health officials are still failing to successfully vaccinate communities that have been disadvantaged from the start.

Today, after more than a year of often grim weekly briefings, the Philadelphia Department of Public Health quietly held its final virtual COVID-19 update.