Public Health

The city bill now goes to Mayor Jim Kenney for final passage. The ban comes as the nonprofit Safehouse continues its efforts to open a site.

Experts say they offer good protection against current COVID variants. Who should get them, and when's the best time to roll up your sleeve?

PCBs were banned in 1979 for their potential dangers to human and environmental health.

The agency’s director is expected to sign off on the panel’s recommendation and the vaccines could be available this week.

The vaccines from Moderna and Pfizer and its partner BioNTech were approved Monday for people 12 and older.

There's still no validated treatment or diagnostic test specifically for the condition, although there are many candidates.

More than 57% of Philly public school buildings lack adequate cooling systems. As climate change makes extreme heat more likely, students are bearing the consequences.

The new payouts are from a second wave of national opioid lawsuit settlements with Teva, Allergan, CVS, Walgreens, and Walmart.

A heat wave at the start of the school year has educators scrambling to keep kids cool and safe.

Though still lower than past years, cases and hospitalizations have been creeping up. Happily, tests are still readily accessible.

The NWS recommends that people stay indoors and check on older relatives and neighbors.

Scientists have produced the first data indicating that a variant that has raised alarm is unlikely to pose a big new COVID-19 threat.

The White House says President Biden tested negative, and will continue to be tested ahead of a planned trip to India this week. The first lady will remain in Delaware.

The research comes amid an epidemic of diet-related disease, which competes with smoking as a leading cause of death.

Philly hospital leaders, city officials look to spread the word about changes to insulin costs for Medicare patients under the Inflation Reduction Act.