Health Care

Philadelphia has witnessed a scramble for at-home COVID test kits, as a national market shortage has made them increasingly difficult to find.

Airlines including Lufthansa, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines are canceling dozens of flights because of staffing shortages due to COVID-19.

The White House says the U.S. will lift travel restrictions to eight southern African countries on New Year’s Eve.

The companies are asking customers to throw the potentially affected products away immediately.

A staffer who worked in close proximity to the vice president has tested positive for the coronavirus. Harris tested negative via a PCR test on Wednesday.

The Philadelphia Health Department says it’s continuing to place orders for more rapid at-home testing kits, but supply is constrained nationwide.

Understaffed hospitals are already coping with increased patient demand heading into the holidays. They have few options to expand if omicron creates a huge new wave of COVID.

Pennsylvania officials are getting ready to roll out the changes when a federal law to ban surprise medical billing takes effect in January.

Is omicron more contagious? Does omicron cause more severe illness than delta? WHYY's Health Desk Help Desk shares what you need to know about the fast-spreading variant.

The state has partnered with independent pharmacies to put shots in the arms of vulnerable people at their homes.

The sketch comedy show announced Saturday afternoon that the night’s episode would tape without a live audience and with only limited cast and crew.

Participants were limited to two free kits, each of which contains two tests. The goal is to increase testing amid the current COVID surge.

Construction is set for late 2022. The center aims to bring gene therapy experts together to treat conditions like blindness, neurodegenerative disease.

The variant has infected four people in New Castle County, Delaware and one person in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania