Public Health

Lyon comes to Delco by way of Erie County. Board of Health members are excited about her appointment as the new health department director.

With kids back in school, business is picking back up for professional delousers. But how are kids getting head lice if they're physically distancing in the classroom?

Philadelphia public health officials don’t plan to take punitive action against a construction waste processing facility for a fire that erupted last week.

Though the benefits of a third shot are clear, health experts warn the risks for young healthy adults — especially men — should be considered.

Philadelphia health officials urge residents to use caution, and get their COVID-19 boosters, over the winter and the upcoming holidays.

The first machines will be installed in South and West Philly, where opioid-related deaths are on the rise.

An estimated 100,000 Americans died of drug overdoses in one year, a never-before-seen milestone.

A wide array of apps will display your vaccination status, but privacy experts say they don't all do the same thing.

The initiative comes as the Biden White House has faced growing pressure at home and abroad over inequity in the global vaccine supply.

Cold weather, declining immunity, and continued vaccine- and mask-resistant Americans are leading experts to worry that a fifth pandemic wave is coming.

On Tuesday, the Department of Environmental Protection presented a draft rule on PFAS standards for the state’s nearly 3,000 public water systems to EQB.

The program is a collaboration between Philly Counts, Independence Public Media Foundation, and FunTimes Magazine.

The panel advises the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in setting vaccination recommendations for U.S. doctors and the general public.

A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday said an order that requires masks inside K-12 schools and child care facilities to contain the coronavirus must expire Dec. 4.