Health & Science

Working long hours poses an occupational health risk that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year, the World Health Organization says.

N.J. Gov. Phil Murphy’s executive order allowing school districts to provide remote instruction will expire at the end of the current academic year.

While capacity limits will be lifted, SEPTA will keep requiring riders to wear masks, in accordance with CDC guidance.

While pharmaceutical companies making COVID-19 vaccines say it’s likely you’ll need a booster, scientists say it’s too soon to tell. Here’s what we do know so far.

Fauci said many people in minority groups face obstacles starting at birth, including lack of an adequate diet and lack of access to health care.

I'm fully vaccinated, but my kids aren't. Can I safely take off my mask? Do my unvaccinated kids have to keep masking in public?

The CDC shifted its stance this week on the need to wear masks if you're vaccinated. What's that mean for kids? For travel? For work? Experts weigh in.

A new student-led vaccine collective called Philly Teen Vaxx is hoping to combat vaccine hesitancy in young people — one clinic at a time.

Researchers have found just 12 people are responsible for the bulk of the misleading claims and outright lies about COVID-19 vaccines that proliferate on social media.

Kids ages 12 and up will get a chance to get their COVID-19 vaccine this Sunday at The Warehouse teen center in Northeast Wilmington.

Trillions of Brood X cicadas will be emerging in the coming weeks in our region after 17 years underground. We'll talk about cicada science, their music, and how to eat them.

CDC Director Rochelle Walensky said," We have all longed for this moment when we can get back to some kind of normalcy." But local authorities are making their own decisions.

The patch, the gum, lozenges, medication — it seems like there are endless ways to quit smoking. But for some people, none of them work ...

American Indians have the highest smoking rates in the country: US commercialization of tobacco continues to complicate sacred use of the plant.

Mayor Kenney asked his top doctor to step down after learning he mishandled remains of MOVE bombing victims.