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The potential for children to get seriously ill from RSV, COVID-19, and the flu has been weighing heavily on the minds of many American parents this winter.

Pennsylvania saw modest improvement in the number of children with health insurance during the pandemic, according to a new report from the Pennsylvania Partnerships for Children.

The U.S. has administered more than 662 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine during the past two years, potentially preventing three million additional deaths due to the virus.

The pandemic has fueled a dramatic decline in child immunizations, with millions of children falling behind on essential protection against vaccine-preventable diseases.

Pennsylvania is receiving nearly $100 million in federal funding to support its public health infrastructure, state officials announced this week.

COVID-19 and drug overdose deaths led U.S. life expectancy to decline to its lowest point in two decades, according to a new CDC report.

With antivirals in high demand this winter, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced today it was making Tamiflu available to states from the national stockpile.

A large share of women reported needing mental health services during the past two years, but access to care remains a challenge, according to new analysis from the Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF).

Seasonal flu activity remains higher than usual for Pennsylvania and the nation, but there was some encouraging news in the CDC’s latest FluView report.

The closure of rural hospitals has a “spillover impact” for other nearby hospitals, leading to increased emergency department visits and inpatient admissions for surrounding facilities.