Health

Penn researcher Drew Weissman spent decades developing mRNA technology. He says it helps target the rapidly mutating human immunodeficiency virus.

Next week, the White House says it will start to wind down a COVID-19 program that pays to test, treat and vaccinate people who don't have health insurance.

A small but growing body of research is offering hints that masks do not have a significant impact on speech or social skills.

As the world enters the pandemic's 3rd year, some ask whether the 70% vaccination goal set by WHO and the Biden administration could in fact be detrimental.

In the latest wave, the highly transmissible omicron variant has moved more quickly than contact tracing allows.

Over the past 30 years, stroke incidence among adults 49 and younger has continued to increase in Southern states and the Midwest.

More than 12.7 million children in the U.S. alone have tested positive for the coronavirus since the pandemic began.

Fifty-three epidemiologists, pharmacologists, virologists, immunologists, and policy experts came together to nail down some strategies.

Obama is encouraging more Americans to get vaccinated against the coronavirus, despite the declining infection rate in the U.S.

While the number of overdose deaths is lower than expected for 2021, advocates say the state now needs to implement approved policies to address the crisis.

Noises can be painfully loud for people with hyperacusis, a rare hearing condition. When the March 2020 shutdown quieted the environment, less sound meant less suffering. 

In a statement, the CDC said that it would work on a "revised policy framework for when, and under what circumstances, masks should be required in public transportation.

The new Ginsburg Institute will focus on the root causes of asthma, obesity, diabetes, and behavioral disorders that disproportionately affect Black and Latino kids.

The 20-time Grand Slam champion tweeted Wednesday that the Centers for Disease Control “confirmed the regulations won’t be changing so I won’t be able to play in the U.S.”

The prospective buyer of the shuttered Chester County hospitals has ended a new bid to purchase and reopen them.