Wildfire smoke hovers over Philadelphia, in pictures

Vaccination remains the best way to decrease the likelihood of severe outcomes from the virus, as well as protect those around you who might be at higher risk.

Employee pay and benefits typically account for more than half of health system expenses and have contributed to rising healthcare costs for employers and governments.

The state’s measles outbreak is the largest in the country in 2026.

Leaders of the House and Senate appropriations committees on Monday admonished the White House for its attempts to impose political controls on scientific research.

In medicine, a psychologically safe office or exam room may help patients feel more comfortable discussing emotionally sensitive concerns. It may also improve the likelihood of scheduled follow-up.

With autumn’s advent, millions of birds across the region are taking their nightly migratory flight.

Pennsylvania’s health department has cited state privacy laws that they say prohibit them from releasing more information.

Unintentional weight loss, fatigue, and fainting are often nonspecific symptoms that can be caused by a variety of conditions, including nervous system, blood, and hormone disorders.

The city department of public health is notifying travelers and others of the possible exposure, which is unrelated to the recent measles exposures at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

The measles outbreak has some Philadelphia-area parents opting to vaccinate their children early and delay daycare while avoiding Lancaster County and those who have traveled there.

Infectious disease experts say hospitals around the country have been monitoring an explosion of measles cases in the last several years.

The mobile screening van aims to prevent blindness in underserved communities by improving access to eye care. It will make its first appearance on Saturday.

Health insurers including IBX and Highmark want to move more care from hospital outpatient departments to surgery centers to cut costs, but not all surgery centers save money.

While top officials publicly spar over whether Pennsylvanians are dying of measles, a midwife in Amish country believes the outbreak is so bad she wants to be able to carry the MMR vaccine herself.

Health officials said the potential exposure took place in a NICU and other locations on Sept. 11 at the hospital at 3401 Civic Center Blvd.

Both sides have accused the other of politicizing the measles outbreak.

Left unaddressed, these seemingly minor oral health issues can turn into bigger problems.

Planned Parenthood Keystone will add vasectomy services next year.

His mother, Mary, wanted him to be a doctor. So, after she died when he was six, he went on to earn a dental degree at Meharry Medical College in Nashville, Tenn.

So-called cold-air damming is going to make it feel like mid-October.

Gov. Shapiro should seize the opportunity to counter a cruel attack on the state’s communities.

PHL Airport is operating with minimal delays following Monday's FAA ground stoppage that caused hundreds of delays and cancellations in the Northeast.

The home has several recent updates, include a basement waterproofing and new appliances, that add to its appeal.

Plus, Philly Music Fest, Phish, Shaboozey, Low Cut Connie, the Chicks, Sienna Spiro, Geese, Goosemas, and more.

Online voting began Tuesday for Fat Bear Week, the annual contest that pits the rotund residents of Katmai National Park and Preserve against each other for the title of most oversized ursine.