Health & Science

The U.S. is one step closer to having new COVID-19 booster shots available as soon as this fall.

The fast-food chain Wendy's says it is pulling lettuce from its restaurants in Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania after people eating sandwiches there reported falling ill.

The majority of people likely infected with the omicron variant that causes COVID-19 were not aware they contracted the virus, which likely played a role in the rapid spread.

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The city’s health department launched a web-based tool this week with the goal of making it easier for residents to identify where they can seek free and low-cost primary care

Crozer is planning to return to nonprofit status as it seeks to evaluate the services that it offers at its hospitals.

The research adds to a growing body of work on the health impacts of oil and gas drilling and bolsters arguments by public health advocates for greater oversight.

The federal government has reduced the local allocation to about 720 vials of vaccine.

Monkeypox has sparked a debate on how to recognize its disproportionate impact on LGBTQ communities in a non-stigmatizing way.

Animal carriers of the virus include various rodents, dogs, primates, hedgehogs and shrews, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

Millions of Americans will be able to buy hearing aids without a prescription later this fall, under a long-awaited rule finalized Tuesday.

An app dedicated to promoting the squish and kill of the spotted lanterfly is waning in popularity in Pa., while gaining in states where the invasive species is newer.

A Supreme Court ruling overturned Roe v. Wade. Now there's a big push to increase funding for Title X, a federal program that offers birth control and other reproductive care.

She had been vacationing with President Joe Biden in South Carolina when she began experiencing symptoms on Monday.

Conservationists want the rare insect, which is threatened by vacation home development, added to the Endangered Species Act.