Nicole Leonard

Parents may find it more difficult to find children’s pain relievers as rising demand for these medications leaves pharmacies in short supply.

Federal agencies have awarded about $3.5 million in total to Pennsylvania, Delaware, and New Jersey to expand mental health and suicide crisis response.

Unions and labor organizations representing thousands of New Jersey public sector workers are requesting financial aid to help deal with rising premium costs.

State health officials say there’s clear research that school-based health centers can bridge health equity gaps. But there’s still few in Pennsylvania.

Philadelphia’s Safehouse says the U.S. Department of Justice is out of time to make a decision on supervised injection sites.

A new study, led by a Rutgers researcher, found that buprenorphine, rather than methadone, may be safer for infants born to mothers getting treatment for opioid use disorder.

Influenza activity in Philadelphia has rapidly increased over the past few weeks. Health providers expect even more cases following the holidays.

Philadelphia-based MANNA prepared and delivered Thanksgiving meals for more than 3,600 people, many of whom are living with serious illnesses.

Calls to regional poison control centers around the holidays tend to be focused around food poisonings and safety concerns. But mishaps can be avoided.

Inflation costs and a deadly avian influenza has threatened the turkey industry leading up to Thanksgiving, but local farmers say orders haven’t dropped off.

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza has killed millions of birds in Pennsylvania, and farms, wildlife centers, and testing labs are bearing the costs.

Children under 5 years old are the last remaining group of people who are not yet eligible for COVID-19 bivalent vaccines.