Public Health

The annual winter respiratory virus season is in full force. The number of people catching the flu is skyrocketing.

Roughly 20 sites across the city are open during the day, during the night or 24/7. City officials say everyone is welcome.

More than 120,000 chickens on the farm were impacted by the outbreak, according to the Delaware Department of Agriculture.

One expert says the rate of norovirus infections has increased substantially this year compared to years past.

Roughly 40% of Pennsylvania homes are estimated to have elevated levels of radioactive radon, according to the state.

A bill is moving forward in N.J. to allow employees eligible for Family Leave to get bereavement leave from work under certain conditions.

Each week some revelation about bird flu seems to flutter through the news cycle. Here's what the latest research is saying about how it is spreading.

If you’re planning to make a resolution or two this new year, here are some tips on how to make it stick past January.

Ageism — discrimination and prejudice based on someone's age — is so ingrained in society that most of us don't notice it.

Cats seem more susceptible than dogs to the bird flu virus.

Philadelphia’s first female battalion chief, Linda Long, retired in 2023 after being diagnosed with brain cancer. She thinks it’s linked to years of toxic exposures.

Unlike psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, Amanita muscaria isn't listed as a controlled substance.

Independence Blue Cross joins other insurance companies in restricting coverage of Wegovy and Ozempic to Type 2 diabetes and heart disease.

Long studied in oceans, waterways and marine life, researchers have now shifted focus to human health.

From addiction treatment to toy robot ambulances, here's how state and local governments used billions in opioid settlement funds in 2022 and 2023.