Health Care

"We have to rethink like, 'What are we doing here?' We're chasing milder disease," said Dr. David Rubin.

Since mid-December, the hospitalization rate in these youngest kids has surged to more than 4 in 100,000 children, up from 2.5 per 100,000.

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.