Health & Science

New cases, positivity rates and hospitalizations continue to drop as Carney prepares to lift indoor capacity restrictions for dining, shopping and working.

It’s not time to panic-buy gasoline as the East Coast is supplied by imports and other pipelines.

The Food and Drug Administration says children 12 to 15 years old are now eligible to receive a key COVID-19 vaccine.

With impending federal approval to use the Pfizer vaccine on adolescents, New Jersey officials are devising plans to inoculate this younger population.

More than a year after it was closed to car traffic, Philadelphia officials have announced that Martin Luther King Drive will reopen the first week of August.

After waiting their turn, some of Chesco’s mostly Latino mushroom farm workers waited a bit longer to get their shots right on the job.

In 2020, levels dropped significantly due to the refinery’s shutdown, a recent report showed, but they remain high. The complex is being dismantled.

How do the vaccines boost immunity? Do people who’ve had the virus even need a dose? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked about the research.

It's part of the administration's push to get 70% of adults in the U.S. vaccinated with at least one dose by July 4.

As bad as the reported numbers are, the actual toll is likely much worse. India's relentless virus surge is leading to shortages of hospital beds, medical oxygen and drugs.

From South Carolina to Washington, states are requesting the Biden administration send them only a fraction of what's been allocated to them.

Since COVID-19 took hold, mental health experts say, more adolescents and young adults have sought help to combat their eating disorders.

U.S. Space Command says the exact entry point into Earth's atmosphere cannot be pinpointed until hours before its reentry, which is expected sometime around Saturday.

Having trouble figuring out where to get vaccinated in Pa? Now, there’s a new and improved app to help you.

Since Jan. 20, more than 200,000 Delawareans signed up for the vaccine through the state’s waiting list. Now, as interest has waned, the list is ending.