Health Care

The Pfizer booster is available now to children ages 12 to 15, and immunocompromised kids 5 to 11 can get a third vaccine dose.

The pilot credited for a miraculous crash landing in Drexel Hill was released from the hospital Sunday to a hero's welcome of first responders and family members.

Three Federal Court judges hope to hear the entire case in a single day so that the men’s No. 1-ranked tennis player might begin his title defense on Monday.

About 81% of the municipal workforce is fully vaccinated against COVID.

The CDC says high-filtration masks like N95s provide the best protection. Here's how to find a good one — and avoid the fakes.

Omicron may cause milder disease but the sheer number of patients make this wave far worse for the health care system. With packed ERs, patients can wait days to get a bed.

The county’s EMS Council has released a ‘white paper’ that raises new pressing issues affecting the state of emergency medical care.

P.O.C., a partner in WHYY’s News and Information Community Exchange, hit the streets of Philadelphia to see how residents are faring amid the COVID testing crisis.

Hospital parent Crozer Health says patients looking for care will be directed to other emergency departments and urgent care centers.

Under the Emergency Health Powers Act, the Public Health Emergency will expire after 30 days, unless renewed.

“The vaccine is our strategy and people need to get the vaccine," Wolf said.

Patients with COVID now fill about 30% of ICU beds in the nation and pediatric COVID hospitalizations are also at the highest rate of the pandemic.

Unlike a previous version of the measure, the bill that passed the New Jersey Legislature Mon. would not require insurance providers to cover abortions.

The state’s current daily case count is three times last January’s peak. A total of 714 infected people are now in the hospital — 250 more than a year ago.