On the fifth anniversary of the U.S. declaring a public health emergency over COVID-19, people continue to lose their lives.

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.

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%.

Researchers say the number of Americans who support letting parents choose whether to vaccinate their children has grown ...

Could cardiac patients soon be able to get needed treatment from the comfort of their homes? A bill is being introduced looking to do that.

After the COVID-19 pandemic hit in early 2020, many municipalities across the country experienced a decline in growth and ...

A pandemic is not inevitable, scientists say. But the outbreak has passed worrisome milestones in recent weeks, including ...