Health

The American Academy of Pediatrics says it is putting all its guidance under the microscope to eliminate “race-based” medicine and resulting health disparities.

Eight townships — Springfield, Tinicum, Ridley, Upper Chichester, Aston, Darby, Marple, and Middletown — have joined forces to be exempt from county health inspections.

The patient is an inmate involved in the culling of poultry that was presumptively infected with H5N1 bird flu at a commercial farm.

The meeting announcement follows months of frustration from families impatient for a chance to vaccinate their little children.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is proposing a ban on menthol flavored cigarettes and all cigar flavorings, except for tobacco, the agency said Thursday.

Microplastic particles are in the food we eat, the water we drink, and the air we breath. What risk do the chemicals in plastic pose to human health?

Moderna submitted data to the Food and Drug Administration that it hopes will prove two low-dose shots can protect babies, toddlers and preschoolers.

The organization, which has more than 1,600 members, says it is "imperative" that ATF have a strong and effective director.

Regulators discovered during routine testing that certain products from Swedesboro, N.J.-based Lakeside Refrigerated Services may be contaminated with E. coli O103.

The state Dept. of Agriculture said the ban is a precaution to prevent the spread of the serious avian flu spreading across the U.S. in recent months.

Stanford will take charge of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services Region 3, covering Delaware, D.C, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Pfizer and BioNTech are poised to formally ask the Food and Drug Administration to authorize the first COVID booster shot for kids ages 5 to 11.

So many people caught the omicron variant over the winter that almost 60% of everyone in the U.S. — including most children — now have antibodies to the virus in their blood.

The White House said Tuesday that Harris tested positive on both rapid and a PCR tests, and said she “has exhibited no symptoms.”

The antiviral pill is available to patients older than 12 who have tested positive for COVID and are at risk for developing a severe case of the disease.