Health & Science

First observed in 2016, Black Maternal Health Week is recognized from April 11-17 to call “attention and action” to “improving Black maternal health,” according to the CDC.

The number of COVID infections and hospitalizations is up substantially in the last few weeks, but the numbers are a mere fraction of mid-January’s peaks.

Only a few dozen addiction recovery homes in Pennsylvania have applied for a license despite the licensing program being designed to bring more oversight to the industry.

The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

Delaware’s Inland Bays wetlands has faced significant losses. The state’s environmental agency hopes to restore and conserve the watershed by improving land management.

In New Jersey, the maternal mortality rate for Black people is seven times higher than the rate for white people.

For the first time in a decade, overdose deaths among teens in the United States rose dramatically in 2020 and kept rising through 2021 as well.

How much energy does it take to have a good and healthy life? A new Stanford University study has found that the answer is far less than the average American is using.

Kids started remote learning over two years ago, and new CDC reports say their mental health has sharply declined, with many citing physical and emotional abuse at home.

It goes into effect on Monday, April 18.

Philadelphia officials announced Monday that masks will once again be required in indoor spaces.

Local scientists are trying to better understand the causes of mercury among fish populations to inform public health and environmental guidance.

Delco is no longer the largest county in the United States without its own health department as it was busy its first week tackling inspections, STIs, and tuberculosis.

Black women are more likely to get the noncancerous growths, at a younger age, and have higher rates of hysterectomy. A growing movement calls for more compassionate care.

The initiative teams Bloom Planning and Delaware County in an effort to revamp mental and behavioral health services for school children.