Health

The newborn RSV antibody shots offer protection against severe illness for at least five months, but they may not be widely available until next year.

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines for managing childhood obesity, but the recommendations are a challenge for overwhelmed health systems.

The 1955 case of Doris Jean Ostreicher became a media sensation, and ended up sending a saloon manager and his wife to jail.

We explore this new science, and how these solutions are — or aren’t — working on the ground.

In the largest health care strike in U.S. history, over 75,000 workers at Kaiser Permanente hospitals and medical facilities across the U.S. walked off the job on Wednesday.

Researchers believe that white people are just as susceptible to high premature mortality rates as people of color in historically “Jim Crow” states.

Drug overdose deaths increased for the fourth year in a row, according to a new city report, including a 20% jump among Black residents.

UPenn religious studies professor Justin McDaniel shares his take on boredom and the insights he learned from his time as a monk.

The senior behavioral health unit at Suburban Community Hospital stopped admitting new patients about two weeks ago, nurses said.

Some people are finding pharmacies still don't have supply of the shots, and others are having insurance coverage troubles. Here's what's going on.

The shot will help shield newborns from RSV in the early months of life, when they're especially vulnerable to severe illness.

The funding will go toward harm reduction-related projects, including strategies that address racial disparities in overdose deaths.

As they prepare to dole out newly updated booster shots, local health workers are trying to incorporate lessons learned from three years’ worth of vaccine campaigns.

Biden administration announces $600M to produce COVID tests and will reopen website to order them

Narcan is a well-known brand of naloxone, a medication that can reverse drug overdoses if someone has taken opioid pills, heroin, or fentanyl.