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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.

Americans can order another round of free COVID-19 tests from the federal government starting today.

A bipartisan group of federal lawmakers—led by a member of Pennsylvania’s delegation—is urging Congress to avert harmful Medicare cuts that would jeopardize access to care throughout the nation.

The nation’s nursing workforce lost more than 100,000 people from 2019 through 2022, according to a new report from the American Hospital Association (AHA).

The latest COVID-19 vaccine data indicates that many Americans still need to make an appointment to receive the bivalent COVID-19 booster ahead of the winter holidays.

The White House’s infectious disease leaders today urged everyone who is not caught up on their COVID-19 vaccines to make an appointment ahead of the winter holidays.