PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Thomas Farley is facing calls to resign amid a fallout with Philly Fighting COVID, the organization tasked with distributing thousands of ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- The health department issued new COVID-19 guidance for Philadelphia schools during a briefing on Wednesday. Philadelphia Health Commissioner Dr. Cheryl Bettigole said a modified ...

Public health leaders, emergency physicians and addiction medicine specialists in Philadelphia are investigating a steady ...

The Philadelphia Department of Public Health and Pennsylvania Department of Health are notifying the public of a potential ...

City officials released finalized reports Tuesday confirming that drug overdose deaths dropped slightly in 2023 and providing a more detailed picture of how the addiction crisis has been impacting ...

Philadelphia health officials are warning of a potential measles exposure at two hospitals in the region but say the case is not connected to the outbreak in western states. The Philadelphia ...

Health officials have shared that West Nile Virus has been detected in mosquitoes near a park in Philadelphia. According to the Philadelphia Department of Public Health, on Friday, June 18, 2025, the ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, is the largest, most effective tool the U.S. has to reduce food ...

From Philly and the Pa. suburbs to South Jersey and Delaware, what would you like WHYY News to cover? Let us know! The city of Philadelphia risks losing hundreds of contract workers after losing three ...

Philadelphia’s current housing policies do not protect tenants from unsafe housing, while proactive rental inspections show real promise for fighting persistent housing-related health problems.