Health Care

Early demand for the new COVID-19 bivalent booster vaccines is off to a slow start. Health providers and residents say It could be the new normal.

How do these efforts compare to other U.S. cities? Some ideas are unique, while others are becoming common.

New booster shots have arrived and social distancing guidelines have eased but COVID-19 infections aren't going away anytime soon.

President Joe Biden on Monday urged Americans to come together for a new “national purpose" — his administration's effort to end cancer "as we know it."

More than 30 percent of patients seeking treatment at Gaudenzia non-profit addiction this past year had both a primary and secondary substance use disorder diagnosis.

Officials hope to streamline access to the vaccines, and make distribution more equitable, with the help of a new online interest form, which went live Friday.

The overturning of Roe has prompted some people to seek permanent birth control methods, as doctors consider their role in educating patients about irreversible procedures.

The settlement resolves one of the biggest legal threats facing the company, which still faces separate lawsuits from other states and individuals.

Passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, the Democrats’ large climate and health care bill, included one provision aimed at helping miners afflicted by black lung disease.

Religious rules guiding Catholic health care systems often mean their doctors can't prescribe contraceptives or perform tubal ligations — leaving patients with few options.

"I've been diagnosed with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and have started chemo treatments," the actress, activist, and former fitness guru told her Instagram followers on Friday.

Americans will now have access to updated COVID booster shots. What should you keep in mind? CDC director Dr. Rochelle Walensky has answers.

Workers from 14 Pennsylvania nursing homes went on strike Friday after marathon contract negotiations failed to produce a deal.

The health department is offering grants to expand monkeypox vaccination services and outreach for populations who are at high risk for the disease.

Nearly 100 people at McPherson Square lit candles and read the names of deceased loved ones Wednesday.