Public Health

The new lab will help health officials learn more about variants that are circulating in the region.

Doctors launched the “Real Doctors Against Oz” tour in opposition to a Senate run by GOP nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz. The group is backing Democrat John Fetterman.

Attorney General Jennings and activists unveiled the new Attorney General’s Abortion Legal Helpline Wednesday to connect residents with free, confidential legal advice.

The legislation will help veterans get disability payments without having to prove their illness was the result of their service.

The city says nearly all 22,000 workers have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or have exemption status.

“It became extremely apparent that the survivors were really suffering,” said one of the fundraiser’s organizers.

The city’s Corporation for Aging says calls to its “Heatline” are up 48% over this time last year.

Some object to paying for insurance plans that cover preventive services that they say violate their religious beliefs, which could cause millions to lose access to care.

Some Philadelphia neighborhoods with few trees can be 15 to 20 degrees hotter than more leafy zip codes. As climate change heats up cities, how can we cool them down?

A report published Monday by Children First shows COVID’s toll on young Philadelphians. Students and child advocates want more school-based services.

Among households that had a serious illness in the past year, one in five respondents said they had trouble accessing care during the pandemic.

Temple Health will manage the facility which will be named Temple Health-Chestnut Hill Hospital following the acquisition.

Wastewater testing has proved a reliable early alarm bell for COVID-19 outbreaks. U.S. researchers are now adapting the approach to track the explosive spread of monkeypox.

A new study finds climate hazards aggravate 58% of known infection diseases in people.

City officials say the sample size is too small to report demographics, but other places do it.