Medicine

Residents of Birchwood at Cedars Village set out to organize a vaccine event for themselves. They had to jump through unexpected hoops to do it.

This vaccine requires only one dose and uses slightly different technology to fight the virus. Like you, WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk wanted to know more.

Nurses starting their careers last year faced low staffing and high burnout, just as nurses have for decades. But a pandemic was making it worse.

After daylong discussions, the FDA panelists voted unanimously that the benefits of the vaccine outweighed the risks for adults.

The walk-in clinic will be open from noon Feb. 19 to noon Feb. 20, but only for those eligible in Phase 1B and from certain Philadelphia ZIP codes.

Studies are raising concern that first-generation COVID-19 vaccines don’t work as well against a mutant that first emerged in South Africa as they do against other versions.

The WHO’s green light for the AstraZeneca vaccine is only the second one the U.N. health agency has issued after authorizing the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in December.

A disorganized rollout has presented some people with that ethical quandary. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk heard several points of view.

How pharmacy benefit managers impacted one independent pharmacist.

Some Delawareans who got their first vaccine shot a few weeks ago have been panicking, because they haven’t been able to schedule their second dose.

City officials are encouraged by the overall decline in case counts, but they are still urging people not to let their guard down.

Scientists say vaccinations need to be as fast as possible to prevent more contagious coronavirus variants from taking over.

Caregivers must take steps to make sure those with limited communication and social skills stay safe because other conditions put them at higher risk.

It’s hard to pin down a specific answer for any one person. WHYY’s Health Desk Help Desk created this interactive way to figure out where you stand.

Maria Kefalas discusses her memoir about coping with her daughter Calliope's terminal illness and how she learned to turn her grief into action and advocacy.