Health & Science

Zachary Bell wants to create a positive online community with fellow veterans through humor, inside jokes, and messages about mental health.

The risks may be cumulative; those who faced more incidents of discrimination had an even higher risk of future problems, researchers found.

The country's top infectious disease doctor says he is looking for "a level of control" over COVID-19 such that it is less disruptive to society.

Universal Family Schools said it is taking a community-focused approach by hosting vaccine clinics at its various branches across the Philly region.

About 28 million kids ages 5 to 11 are newly eligible for shots now that the Pfizer vaccine is approved for the age group.

Despite new pledges to cut emissions, the world is not on track to hit a key climate change target. Scientists warn a planet hotter than that will look very different.

A new research center from Penn Medicine wants to create new solutions and resources for those in need.

The CDC added mental health conditions to the list of health issues that make people more vulnerable if they get COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know.

For a group of about 4,000 municipal staff, Dec. 1 is the new deadline.

Needles? They’re a little scary, but worth it to get back to normal, kids at the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium’s first weekend of vaccinations said.

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry, a Republican, said the court action halts Biden’s administration from “moving forward with his unlawful overreach.”

The numbers are in line with a national trend. Congenital cases concern health officials because they are more serious and completely preventable.

Last year, we were hunkered down, and influenza didn’t circulate much. That has caused many of us to be what doctors call immunologically naive.