Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his third budget proposal to lawmakers next week, a plan that’s expected to seek substantially more aid for the poorest public schools, emphasize frugality and push for ...

The map of flu activity across the United States continues to darken, both figuratively and literally, as case numbers spike upward in most states, according to the Centers for Disease Control and ...

Most counties in Pennsylvania don’t have their own health departments. A study shows that matters for residents.

Gov. Josh Shapiro will deliver his third budget proposal to lawmakers next week, a plan that’s expected to seek substantially ...

The National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released its report card for the nation on Wednesday, showing that a majority of states, including Pennsylvania, have failed to get back to ...

See what's driving the hospital consolidation surge in Pennsylvania and what it means for competition, patient access, and the future of independent hospitals.

Pennsylvania public schools still may be grappling with the impact of the covid-19 pandemic, according to a national report ...

Along with claiming the lives of 1.2 million Americans, the COVID-19 pandemic has been described as a mass disabling event.

Physicians say a measles inoculation rate of roughly 95% achieves herd immunity. Pike and Wayne fall short by some of Pa.'s ...

Seven in 10 US adults support requiring schoolchildren to be vaccinated against infectious diseases such as measles, and over ...

Across Pennsylvania, 94% of kindergartners had received 2 or more doses of the measles vaccine for the 2023-2024 school year, a 4-year drop of 1.5%.

Billions in federal dollars for health initiatives and research in the Philadelphia area were under scrutiny Tuesday as the ...