Health & Science

The rise of online classes means students can now attend college from anywhere, including beachside.

Host of the Hidden Brain podcast, Shankar Vedantam discusses his new book about why we lie to ourselves and the risks and benefits of self-deception.

The switch from invite-only is intended to close the gap in vaccination rate, which varies widely across the city.

In lower-income countries and among certain at-risk populations, reliable data aren't always available.

A new study published in Clinical Infectious Diseases suggests that 3 feet may be as safe as 6 feet, so long as everyone is masked.

Philly began allowing walk-ins this weekend after noticing that some of its appointment slots were going unclaimed, health officials said.

In a dream world, people would be able to get their shot with a coffee and Krimpet.

What does “fully vaccinated” against COVID-19 mean? WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk looked at the new CDC guidelines, and some specific situations.

The study shows children and adolescents with the disease have a highly activated immune response, similar to that of adults with severe COVID-19.

The government’s top infectious disease expert lamented polling showing that Trump supporters are more likely to refuse to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Office of Senior Services is looking for even more people to staff the phone line helping seniors and those without computers pre-register for shots.

Asian Americans were most likely to be misclassified in coronavirus statistics, despite a disproportionate burden of infection and mortality.

For the Classes of 2020 and 2021, anxiety can be high if you took a gap year, or didn’t. If you applied away from home, or didn’t.

An NPR/PBS NewsHour/Marist poll shows 1 in 4 Black people do not plan to get vaccinated. Despite the attention on concern among Blacks, nearly 30% of whites feel the same way.

A research team from CHOP and Penn is studying survey responses from 913 women about their experiences in pregnancy, delivery, and postpartum.