Health

Patient advocates are trying to address the disparities people of color face while trying to get a migraine diagnosis or treatment.

Similar to the state’s COVID-19 tracker, the Equity Counts Data Center will track racial disparities in areas including health, education, and criminal justice.

Cambodian American Eden Teng was was born in a refugee camp on the border of Thailand and Cambodia just a few years after the Cambodian genocide.

Calls to regional poison control centers around the holidays tend to be focused around food poisonings and safety concerns. But mishaps can be avoided.

Here are some tips to keep everyone safe and healthy this Thanksgiving, from cooking the turkey to avoiding the 'triple-demic.'

U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy visited with young leaders in Wilmington with a focus on mental health problems made worse by the pandemic.

Doctors say COVID-19 is not the only concern this year. They are seeing a rise in cases of RSV and flu.

It's not clear just how many people have suffered from symptoms of long COVID. For some, the lingering symptoms are worse than the initial bout of COVID-19.

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed millions of birds in Pennsylvania, and farms, wildlife centers, and testing labs are bearing the costs.

Some credit cards advertised by hospitals lure in patients with promises of convenient, low-interest payments on big bills. But interest rates soar if you can't pay quickly.

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro wants the hospital company fined for what he believes is a violation of court orders.

The state has launched an online tracker to provide details about the spread of the flu.

Children under 5 years old are the last remaining group of people who are not yet eligible for COVID-19 bivalent vaccines.

State health officials say the number of flu cases have soared dramatically and are offering an online tracker to provide the most accurate data on flu activity.

Two new omicron subvariants have become dominant in the United States, raising fears they could fuel yet another surge of COVID-19 infections.