Health Care

The Seaford City Council voted to stop enforcement of an ordinance requiring burial or cremation of fetal remains after an abortion or miscarriage.

The inpatient obstetrics unit, which includes labor and delivery, NICU, and maternal fetal medicine, will move to Crozer-Chester Medical Center.

Co-infections sometimes happen. This time, they’ve sparked a clever nickname.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has agreed, recommending that younger teens — and those 16 and 17 — should get a Pfizer booster five months after their last sho

U.S. health officials also clarified that the guidance applies to school kids as well as adults.

With coronavirus cases soaring, Gov. John Carney has reissued a state of emergency order as hospitals, prisons, and parks are limiting visitors to stop the spread.

"Our top priority at all times is the safety and health of our patients and staff," Main Line Health said.

Get your first booster if you haven’t already, the experts say. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk asked some of them what we know about additional shots.

The burning questions: What makes this newly identified variant so transmissible?. And what does it mean for preventing spread?

The announcement comes shortly after the European Commission and World Health Organization cleared use of the Maryland-based company’s two-dose shot.

This year saw the consolidation of big pharmacy chains around the country, even as they played a crucial role in COVID-19 testing and vaccination.

Some worry about what will happen if the closest emergency room is 40 minutes away, instead of 10 minutes.

The "strike teams" will be deployed to open about 30 additional acute care beds between the two locations.

New data from the CDC released on Tuesday, shows that while omicron remains the dominant variant, delta is still a worrisome driving force behind the current surge.

Pennsylvania hospitals overwhelmed with the latest COVID-19 surge will get help from federal teams as Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration finalizes the details.