Health & Science

Philly area employers thought encouraging workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19 would be a challenge. That turned out to be the easy part.

A disorganized rollout has presented some people with that ethical quandary. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk heard several points of view.

The numbers have been especially stark for colon and breast cancer-screening rates, which dropped by 90% at the height of the pandemic.

The Biden administration's virus response plan calls for opening 100 federally supported vaccination sites by the end of February.

Even when forced online by the pandemic, music therapy sessions continue to help patients in some ways talk therapy can't. "Music is this portal," says one therapist.

Think twice if you’re spending this Valentine’s Day-plus-Presidents Day moment in close contact with friends and loved ones, the CDC says.

The move comes amid a broader tightening of rules and regulations around vaccine distribution.

Social media networks and online research skills give some younger people an edge, even as older people overall face higher risk of hospitalization and death.

Essential workers have played a critical role to keep our lives and economy going during the pandemic. Why haven't we given them the pay and protections that they deserve?

Every time you get a prescription drug, you’re dealing with a middleman you’ve probably never heard of — one who has had a hand in ...

How pharmacy benefit managers impacted one independent pharmacist.

Some Delawareans who got their first vaccine shot a few weeks ago have been panicking, because they haven’t been able to schedule their second dose.

Supply issues notwithstanding, the county is still planning to expand its vaccine distribution infrastructure.

Pennsylvania requires the selection of a board of health consisting of at least two licensed physicians. Ninety people have applied for the five posts.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention cited experiments done with lab dummies. Dr. Fauci has been touting double masking for weeks.