Health

About 5,000 people in the Philadelphia area are awaiting an organ transplant. Some wait for over five years.

The state’s emergency order was first put in place March 23, 2020, as cases of COVID-19 started to spread throughout the state.

Residents in East Palestine, Ohio worry about the health impacts of vinyl chloride exposure. A similar accident occurred about 10 years ago in Paulsboro, N.J.

The decision to authorize a second booster is expected to be officially announced within the next two weeks.

Workers in the system and advocates for health care access fear thousands of children and adults could wrongly lose their coverage as a result.

Continuous coverage policy expired Friday as pandemic protections more broadly begin to phase out.

The legislation would forbid hospitals and other large facilities — plus third-party debt collectors — from charging interest and other fees.

The event is a part of broader VA efforts to raise awareness about new health care benefits that were signed into law last summer.

A sudden shift of momentum in a long conflict between industry and activists.

Public health advocates and harm reduction proponents in Philadelphia have long fought to make the medication more accessible.

Vatican spokesman Matteo Bruni says Francis, 86, does not have COVID-19, but requires several days of therapy.

The West Grove Campus, formerly known as Jennersville Hospital, will return with 10 emergency department beds and 10 inpatient beds.

Tap water in Philly is now safe to drink through Wednesday. Cherri and Avi also look at the top stories in the rest of the region.

DIEP is one type of breast reconstruction surgery, but a change in medical billing codes may introduce new financial barriers.

The DEA warns that xylazine-fentanyl mixtures are exacerbating the deadly consequences of the opioid crisis.