Health Care

Some school systems around the country have moved to bolster staffing to minimize disruptions. But many are hoping for the best without doing much else differently.

While white men are disproportionately affected by HPV-related throat cancer, Black and Hispanic men are dying from the disease at higher rates.

The chief of the World Health Organization says the expanding monkeypox outbreak is an “extraordinary” situation that now qualifies as a global emergency.

State health officials scheduled polio vaccination clinics in Rockland County as part of the response.

As more states outlaw abortion, some define human life as starting at fertilization. Some patients and health care workers worry that this could jeopardize IVF treatments.

Black people are twice as likely to have a traumatic birthing experience as white people. A new birthing center coming to Southwest Philly aims to change that.

If Pennsylvania bans abortion, it would be tough for local government to buck the mandate.

The acting attorney general will also issue guidelines to prosecutors on charges to bring against people who try to prevent access to abortion in the state.

The Maryland-based company hopes the U.S. also clears booster doses and teen use fairly soon.

People who develop dangerous pregnancy complications are getting delayed care as doctors struggle to assess if their lives are truly in danger.

Philadelphia health department officials say they have concerns about the limited scope of the initial monkeypox vaccination campaign.

Vice President Kamala Harris spoke with Pennsylvania lawmakers, underscoring the critical role that their state will play in deciding the fate of reproductive rights.

The House also passed a separate bill to prohibit punishment for a woman or child who decides to travel to another state to get an abortion.

It’s still legal in the commonwealth, but a lot depends on the November election.

Gun violence activist and survivor Oronde McClain was paired with WHYY host Cherri Gregg to produce a video and written work to show the true impact of gun violence.