Public Health

“One way of showing … that you care about the community is to keep monitoring to see if we're safe,” a nearby resident said.

Parents may find it more difficult to find children’s pain relievers as rising demand for these medications leaves pharmacies in short supply.

The district's decision comes amid rising COVID, flu, and RSV cases.

The beloved drag cabaret performer has been diagnosed with leukemia. A South Street block party Wednesday will search for a stem cell donor match.

Caring for sick children has become extra stressful recently for many U.S. parents due to shortages of Children’s Tylenol and other medicines.

There is also an increased demand for mental health services. Neighboring counties — including Bucks, Montgomery, and Philadelphia — are also seeing more food insecurity.

Dark chocolate bars tested by Consumer Reports exceeded California's daily maximum allowable dose levels for lead or cadmium.

Legionnaires' disease is a bacterial disease that can be contracted through breathing in small droplets of water that contain legionnaires bacteria.

Health disparities across different races and ethnicities in Delaware remain a persistent concern, particularly for chronic illnesses.

Chagas disease can lead to heart failure and damage to the esophagus and gastrointestinal tract. Roughly 20-30% of those who contract Chagas may be at risk of dying from it.

Pediatric cases of RSV and flu have sent families crowding into ERs, as health systems struggle with staff shortages.

People are gathering indoors for the holidays, and there's been an uptick in COVID-19 cases. The federal government says you should test often to try to prevent virus spread.

The initial sampling of faucets, fountains, and spigots was completed this spring, but the troubling results weren’t released to the public until October.

The school district’s decision comes amid concerns of the "tripledemic" of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), influenza (flu), and COVID-19.

NPR asked a handful of public health experts how to approach a holiday season with not one but three respiratory pathogens helping fill hospitals: COVID, the flu and RSV.