Public Health

The Biden administration will extend for two weeks the nationwide mask requirement for public transit as it monitors an uptick in COVID-19 cases.

In New Jersey, the maternal mortality rate for Black people is seven times higher than the rate for white people.

For the first time in a decade, overdose deaths among teens in the United States rose dramatically in 2020 and kept rising through 2021 as well.

It goes into effect on Monday, April 18.

A shortage of baby formula is getting worse and leading some retailers to limit how much customers can buy in a given transaction.

Philadelphia officials announced Monday that masks will once again be required in indoor spaces.

Local scientists are trying to better understand the causes of mercury among fish populations to inform public health and environmental guidance.

Delco is no longer the largest county in the United States without its own health department as it was busy its first week tackling inspections, STIs, and tuberculosis.

Scientists are tracking a deadly bird flu outbreak that has infected wild birds in more than 30 states.

Many blame the agency's earlier guidance for suffering and even suicide risk among chronic pain patients. Critics say the updated advice may not fix the problem.

The plan includes “wireless technology” to allow for safer public participation.

Now, more than two years into the pandemic, some parts of the U.S. are seeing an uptick in cases driven by the BA.2 subvariant.

Ahead of a drive-thru food distribution event in Mercer County, food bank organizers say they are still seeing high demand for services.

In a 2-1 ruling Thursday, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court and ordered dismissal of a lawsuit challenging the mandate.

The pandemic drove U.S. life expectancy down again in 2021 even though life-saving vaccines were widely available.