Health & Science

The United Nations climate office warns that the world remains off target for meeting its goal of cutting emissions as part of international efforts to curb global warming.

The U.S. is expected to begin vaccinating children under 12 sometime next month, if the FDA clears low doses of the Pfizer vaccine for 5- to 11-year-olds.

FDA and CDC authorized the Moderna and Johnson & Johnson boosters, along with Pfizer’s. Here’s what you need to know now that they’re all available.

Essentially, it’s a world of endless, interconnected virtual communities where people can meet, work and play.

Efforts to preserve the shorebird faced setbacks from storms, increased beach use, and predators.

Breast screening rates have dropped during the pandemic in communities of color. A health system is bringing mammograms directly to women in need.

Federal scientists say kid-size doses of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine appear highly effective at preventing symptomatic infections among elementary school children.

‘Period poverty’ is the inability to access menstrual hygiene products and waste management services.

The shots could begin early next month — with the first children in line fully protected by Christmas — if regulators give the go-ahead.

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More than 70% of Philadelphians are vaccinated, and the health department aims to reach the remaining third.

Federal health officials say millions more Americans can get a COVID-19 booster and choose a different vaccine for that next shot.

“Climate change is first and foremost a health crisis unfolding across the U.S.,” said Dr. Renee Salas, a co-author of one of the reports.