Health Care

Negotiations between the two entities will continue until a “definitive agreement” is reached. A deal could close in the second half of this year.

The nonprofit has been battling for years with the U.S. Justice Department to open a supervised injection site in Philadelphia.

The governor says people need to protect themselves with the mask mandate for businesses ending Friday, and for schools on April 1.

Seasonal Affective Disorder has millions of Americans feeling depressed this winter. A cure for Leukemia comes from a Penn scientist. And, the Free library has a new director.

Scientists are beginning to come up with answers to the question of how long antibodies from an infection can protect you — and what they'll protect you from.

Symptoms can hang on for a while. Maybe longer than you expect, as a reporter for WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk learned.

A Penn study shows pandemic-era telehealth eliminated inequity in the rate of Black patients making it to primary care appointments after hospitalization.

The ongoing COVID-19 crisis requires strong partnerships across every level of society, write Sen. Tim Kearney, Dr. Monica Taylor, and Dr. Azmat Husain.

The U.S. death rate from COVID-19 continues to increase daily, as the rolling seven-day average for daily COVID-19 deaths has been above 2,000 since Jan. 23.

Slammed by COVID, many U.S. hospitals have put off essential procedures. Delays are leading to consequences like heart attacks and sending people to ERs to get care.

The Biden administration said that Medicare recipients will be able to get up to eight tests a month, free of charge.

The urgent request, granted by the West Goshen Supervisors, comes as the closures of Jennersville and Brandywine hospitals have a domino effect.

Citing recent data from the CDC, officials in the Garden State will use all of their outreach strategies to promote boosters.

The move could open the way for the very youngest Americans to start receiving shots by early March.

The temporary sites, one of which will be located in Philadelphia, will allow hospitals to more rapidly discharge patients in need of long-term care.