Health Care

First observed in 2016, Black Maternal Health Week is recognized from April 11-17 to call “attention and action” to “improving Black maternal health,” according to the CDC.

In New Jersey, the maternal mortality rate for Black people is seven times higher than the rate for white people.

Retail licenses could be issued within a month, after approved alternative treatment centers pay fees and undergo compliance assessments.

Delco is no longer the largest county in the United States without its own health department as it was busy its first week tackling inspections, STIs, and tuberculosis.

Black women are more likely to get the noncancerous growths, at a younger age, and have higher rates of hysterectomy. A growing movement calls for more compassionate care.

Scientists are tracking a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected wild birds in more than 30 states.

Many blame the agency's earlier guidance for suffering and even suicide risk among chronic pain patients. Critics say the updated advice may not fix the problem.

Now, more than two years into the pandemic, some parts of the U.S. are seeing an uptick in cases driven by the BA.2 subvariant.

In a 2-1 ruling Thursday, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court and ordered dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the mandate.

Many will lose Medicaid coverage nationwide, but Pennsylvania’s plan is out of step with other states, which advocates say will lead to greater losses.

Key questions include how often the vaccines should be updated against new viral strains and who should get them.

Former President Obama will join President Biden at the White House Tuesday as Biden unveils new actions meant to expand the Affordable Care Act.

The hygiene van run by Broad Street Ministry, launched last September, now offers telehealth services for those in need.

Federal health officials are convening with outside advisers April 6 to talk about a vaccine plan.

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