Public Health

There’s currently no single resource for people to see how counties and local governments plan to spend the money. But understanding the process can help you influence it.

As the world enters a new phase of the pandemic, NPR spoke to public health gurus about how to move forward since the disease appears to be here to stay.

Declarations and loosened restrictions aside, for millions of Americans COVID is still a major concern.

As attorneys argue whether this medication should be removed from the market all over the country, NPR asked people to share their experiences with using mifepristone.

Legislation banning most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy will become law in North Carolina.

Residents in Philadelphia’s Frankford neighborhood say the area has become a primary care desert, and lacks options for healthy foods.

Psychologist James Jackson says people with long COVID experience impaired brain function and mental health issues. He offers some practical advice and support in his new book

Families participating in the study will either receive a treatment system — or a placebo device — to help scientists assess the correlation between water quality and health.

CEO Alan Shaw said the company was “undertaking these efforts and expenses without any judicial or investigatory finding of fault.”

The PA Tick Research Lab, one of only three labs nationwide engaged in tick testing and research, is analyzing data from 30,000 tick exposures in Pennsylvania from 2019-2021.

In a unanimous vote, 17-0, a panel of advisers to the Food and Drug Administration recommended that the agency approve the first over-the-counter birth control pill.

New draft recommendations released Tuesday from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force urges all women to get screened every other year, starting at age 40.

In a new report, environmental advocates crunched EPA data to call out Pennsylvania’s “dirty dozen.”

Strep throat is fairly common among school-aged kids, but cases dropped during the pandemic. Now, infections are soaring.

Three years ago, the emergency declaration enabled certain tools for fighting the pandemic and protecting Americans. Now that it's expiring, here's what is changing — and what