Health & Science

More than $15.8 million in PFAS remediation grants were awarded to local municipalities and water authorities in Bucks and Montgomery counties.

Residents can collect two free rapid COVID-19 test kits per person at Saturday morning’s vaccine clinic at Community Academy of Philadelphia.

While it’s not clear how the student contracted COVID, and minors tend to have much milder coronavirus symptoms on the whole, the current wave of new cases has many on edge.

It's not clear how much the study change will delay the quest for vaccinating the youngest children.

The announcement elevates and updates existing guidance that some schools around the country have already been following.

Advisors to the CDC voted unanimously to downgrade recommending the J&J vaccine because in rare cases it can cause serious blood clots.

White supremacists and far-right extremists are using the social media platform Telegram to expand their reach and recruit followers.

This year’s holiday season was supposed to be a do-over for last year’s subdued celebrations. Instead it’s turning into a redux of restrictions and rising angst.

The data from Gaudenzia represents over 14,000 people treated at its facilities in 16 Pa. counties, Delaware and Maryland in FY2021.

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is already feeling the strain of providing for patients as flu season adds to demand from COVID-19.

Officials said Thursday that a scientific review supported broadening access and allowing more pharmacies — including mail-order services— to distribute the medication.

The recommendation was prompted by the occurrence of a rare and sometimes fatal blood clotting problem called thrombosis with thrombocytopenia syndrome, or TTS.

Dogs, cats, ferrets, rabbits, otters, hyenas and white-tailed deer are among the animals that have tested positive, in most cases after contracting it from infected people.