Health & Science

The new oral meds are in short supply around Philly, but doctors aren’t prescribing what’s available. Timing and risks are part of the equation.

Some conservatives are taking aim at policies that allow doctors to consider race as a risk factor when allocating scarce COVID-19 treatments.

Fauci said the hope is the level of COVID infection will be below what he calls an 'area of control' in the future.

Researchers are working fast to figure out what's going on and how to improve the tests.

Rutgers scientists say exposure to the chemicals, found in plastics, nail polish and fast food, may disrupt the hormone that signals when to give birth.

A health communications expert has developed a free online course to help people talk to those who are vaccine hesitant — and to fight misinformation with empathy.

The aim is to make it easier for those having mental health issues to access intervention services and, ideally, avoid interactions with police.

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has indefinitely postponed the vaccine mandate for the city’s unionized employees.

The phone number — 1-800-232-0233 — follows the launch earlier this week of a federal website to order the tests.

Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least among people who have gotten booster shots.

Toxic diet culture have you feeling down in the early days of New Year's resolutions? Tune into your body's needs to break the endless cycle of yo-yo dieting and food shame.

Americans love their pets — as many as seven out of 10 households are home to cats, dogs, birds… or more unusual animal choices. ...

In some cities, like Philadelphia, people run afoul of the law by keeping chickens. But back in the old days, it was the natural order of things.

Ten confirmed cases were linked to a November exposure to the virus, typically spread through poor hygiene. Three people died.