Health

The program, which is on track to expand, “makes us feel like people,” said one mother who recently gave birth.

Massive public testing sites created at the onset of the pandemic have been largely dismantled. But analysis of wastewater for COVID-19 is still going strong.

While white men are disproportionately affected by HPV-related throat cancer, Black and Hispanic men are dying from the disease at higher rates.

The chief of the World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.

In the fall of 2019, reporter Grant Hill jumped into a cab  — where his driver, Clyde Ashley Sherman, told him the story of a lifetime ...

Proponents say the drips are ideal for those who drink too much or don’t get proper nutrition, but health authorities say they won’t improve long-term health.

State health officials scheduled polio vaccination clinics in Rockland County as part of the response.

Black people are twice as likely to have a traumatic birthing experience as white people. A new birthing center coming to Southwest Philly aims to change that.

If Pennsylvania bans abortion, it would be tough for local government to buck the mandate.

Doses will be provided only to those who set appointments and individuals with a higher risk of catching the virus.

The Maryland-based company hopes the U.S. also clears booster doses and teen use fairly soon.

People who develop dangerous pregnancy complications are getting delayed care as doctors struggle to assess if their lives are truly in danger.

Philadelphia health department officials say they have concerns about the limited scope of the initial monkeypox vaccination campaign.

Starting Saturday, people having a mental health crisis will be able to call or text 9-8-8 to be connected with a mental health professional.

The Centers for Disease Control still must recommend how to use the Novavax vaccine before shots begin. The U.S. has bought 3.2 million doses.