Health & Science

The state Department of Health issued the certificate this week, allowing Delco to start official notifications to all 49 municipalities.

The White House outlined a strategy to allow people to return to many normal activities safely after two years of pandemic disruptions.

The analysis calls on the state to step up efforts to transition buildings to electric power and to end heating homes with natural gas and other fossil fuels.

A joint study from two organizations say 92% of the drinking water at Atlantic County schools is contaminated with lead.

In the “All Clear” phase, all mitigation efforts are lifted with the exception of masking in schools, health care institutions, congregate settings, and on public transit.

In mid-February, the company opened in Yeadon, its sixth area location. Borough zoning officials reversed their decision just three days later.

Pediatricians say the back-and-forth results may seem confusing but that parents need to understand the shots are still the best way to prevent serious illness.

The FDA now cautions against using a specific lot of Abbott Nutrition's Similac PM 60/40 after a second infant dies. Abbott voluntarily recalled the specialty product on Monda

New research out of New York found the protection of the vaccine against infection in kids ages 5 to 11 dropped from 68% to 12%.

The former Jennersville, Brandywine buyer did not post the $1 million bond in time. Tower Health is now asking a Chester County judge to toss the case.

The federally funded online classes are available to help health care workers or anyone to help improve mental health and cope with trauma.

Under the CDC’s updated guidance, masks are no longer required in indoor public settings for people who are healthy and who aren't caring for someone who is at higher risk.

The U.N. report warns climate change will likely make the world sicker, hungrier, poorer and more dangerous in the next 18 years with an “unavoidable” increase in risks.

While the relationship between hypertension and the virus is complicated, some evidence shows long COVID can lead to “devastating” effects on blood pressure.

Wild demand swings have been a subplot in the pandemic, from vaccines to hand sanitizer, along with tests.