Health & Science

The University of Pennsylvania's new tuition-free program is designed to address a major shortage of nurse practitioners nationwide.

The firefighters union says up to 30% of its members could be suspended under the mandate.

During the pandemic, a federal mandate said states could not kick people off Medicaid. That will change if the public health emergency is lifted.

The bill would require obstetric health care professionals to communicate a range of birthing options and to make that information available in 10 languages.

The FDA’s surprise announcement Friday set the expected schedule for vaccine eligibility for the youngest Americans back several months.

The City of Trenton is getting a $5 million grant from the state to begin planning a transit system to help a majority of its residents who either have one car or no car.

The director of Burlington County’s health department is encouraging people to get tested for COVID before they attend a party for the big game this weekend.

The FDA reversed course and said it had become clear it needed to wait for data on how well that third shot works for this age group.

When a cancer survivor got pneumonia, the 25-bed hospital in her town didn't have the specialized care she needed. But with omicron surging, there was no ICU bed for her.

Negotiations between the two entities will continue until a “definitive agreement” is reached. A deal could close in the second half of this year.

If there’s one thing humans can’t get enough of, it’s love. The spark of a first kiss, the warm glow of a happy couple — even if ...

A TikTok trend that claims to test if you’re really in love may have some real science behind it.

As more places drop mask orders and other COVID-19 precautions, there's new urgency in finding ways to protect up to 7 million Americans with severely weak immune systems.

Governors in several states have rolled back mask mandates for schools but is it too soon in the pandemic to end universal masking in classrooms?