Health

It's a protein vaccine, a more conventional technology than the dominant Pfizer and Moderna shots, and the lesser-used Johnson & Johnson option.

Hospitals in Delaware, Chester, and even Montgomery counties are feeling the ripple effects of Crozer Health service shutdowns and Tower Health closures.

The “Ready. Set. School” campaign will have free days at the children’s museum for health awareness games and COVID shots.

Monkeypox is spread through close, personal contact. Symptoms usually include fever, fatigue, headache, and enlarged lymph nodes.

The Food and Drug Administration’s outside panel of advisers will meet on June 14-15 to evaluate the Pfizer and Moderna shots for younger kids.

Pennsylvania’s first case of the monkeypox virus has been reported in Philadelphia based on preliminary testing.

The monkeypox outbreak may feel familiar to COVID-19, but infectious disease experts say we have the tools and knowledge to stop the spread.

During Stroke Awareness Month, specialists in the Philly region say, "don’t delay care."

The effort is designed to concentrate on those in areas suffering disproportionately from COVID or people at high risk of transmitting COVID.

Sleep — we all need it, but most people aren’t getting enough of it. Ideally, we spend about a third of our lives asleep. When we’r ...

Federal regulators have also sent clearer guidance to physicians to help them determine how to manage Paxlovid’s interactions with other drugs.

With millions of dollars at stake, certification businesses buy radio ads, dominate Google searches, and even offer Groupons.

Party on, Philadelphia? The Health Department knows people aren’t going to stop gathering, so there’s an online application to help make it safer.

The vast majority of Delaware’s 515 overdose deaths involved the synthetic pain reliever fentanyl. The death toll is the highest in state history.

How do we come to terms with the threat of Covid? Can we return to normal life? Also, what you need to know about the monkeypox outbreak?