Health & Science

The department said the new advisories will "better reflect the CDC's science." Americans are urged not to travel to nearly 80% of countries around the globe.

As vaccine eligibility expands, Gov. Phil Murphy promised guidance on proms, summer camps, and graduations in the coming weeks.

He joins more than four million Pennsylvanians who have gotten a first dose since the state began vaccinating people against the coronavirus in December.

Fatigue and fever, itching, and irregular menstruation. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk looked into which post-vaccination symptoms are common… and which aren’t.

The U.S. cleared the 50% mark just a day after the reported global death toll from the coronavirus topped a staggering 3 million.

Companies like Tyson and Amazon are offering on-site coronavirus vaccinations to their employees in order to remove barriers to getting the shots.

The number of lives lost, as compiled by Johns Hopkins University, is about equal to the population of Kyiv, Ukraine; Caracas, Venezuela; or metropolitan Lisbon, Portugal.

Next week, President Biden will announce a number that could shape the rest of his presidency: a new goal to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions.

All city residents over the age of 16 are now eligible for vaccine, Philadelphia Health Commissioner Tom Farley announced Friday.

State Rep. David Bentz has introduced a bill that would eliminate pre-COVID barriers to telehealth access.

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U.S. cases of severe maternal morbidity are on the rise, and deep racial disparities persist. A new study shows where you live might be a factor.

The Delaware Medical Reserve Corps has answered the call — without pay— to ensure that the state can inoculate thousands of people at mass events.

Pennsylvania took action after a CDC advisory board said Wednesday it needed more time to decide whether a handful of unusual blood clots were linked to the shot.

The Department of Health will help nursing home pharmacies to secure vaccine doses to be administered at the facilities.