Public Health

With 93% of Philadelphians being up-to-date on the MMR vaccine, the department said the outbreak did not spread far.

Residents with private wells in parts of Montgomery County have relied on bottled water or filtration systems since the 1990s.

Jim Alturo, of Cinnaminson, N.J., is donating one penny to the American Lung Association for every cigarette butt he picks up.

Congress faces a possible government shutdown if a deal isn't reached by March 1, which could affect 51,000 in Pa. by exacerbating budget shortfalls for the WIC program.

The Pa. Dept. of Environmental Protection is asking for funding from the state’s next fiscal budget for new water testing equipment.

The area currently has the highest positivity rate for norovirus, which causes vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps.

Nemours Children’s Health’s pediatric services will be embedded in Delaware County's four-hospital system.

Unlike his predecessor, Gov. Josh Shapiro has the benefit of a Democratic-led state House and a state Senate where attitudes appear to be shifting.

Community members met at the New Kensington Community Development Corporation to discuss using settlement funds toward home repairs, eviction and foreclosure prevention.

The ruling by the all-Republican Alabama Supreme Court prompted a wave of concern about the future of IVF treatments in the state.

The Lifesaving Leave Act of 2024 would grant 40 hours of unpaid leave for people making bone marrow and blood stem cell donations.

A Philly resident talks about growing up around addiction and gives his opinion on the fashion aesthetic described as ‘heroin chic.’

Philadelphia city leaders announced plans to build two new public health centers near the Frankford Transportation Center and Friends Hospital.

The state agency that regulates alcohol beverage sales seeks to discourage dangerous and underage alcohol use as part of its mission.

The study looks at 6,000 patients who got abortion pills after an online appointment. It found that 99.7% of those abortions were not followed by any serious adverse events.