Black Maternal Health Week shines light on alarming disparities, as CDC reports rising death rates
The latest CDC data from 2021 shows more than 1,200 women died of pregnancy complications up from 754 deaths in 2019.
The latest CDC data from 2021 shows more than 1,200 women died of pregnancy complications up from 754 deaths in 2019.
Carbon monoxide can quickly make people disoriented. Fortunately for this Delaware student, she was able to put her watch to work.
Cantaloupes contaminated with the bacteria have been linked to more than 100 illnesses and two deaths, health officials said.
The morning after pill is usually associated with preventing pregnancy. Now, an antibiotic has been shown to reduce the risk for sexually transmitted infections.
Father's Day this year falls a day before Juneteenth, which commemorates the end of slavery in the United States, and fathers and mental health experts are sharing the importance of fatherhood and their experience with and as Black dads.
A new survey shows one in two children don't eat a vegetable each day. One in three don't eat fruit daily.
The national public health agency is investigating dozens of eye infections linked to permanent vision loss and hospitalizations.
Meet 13-year-old, Mio Imai, a Chester County preteen who won first prize in an international competition last month in Belgium. Many believe her impressive accomplishments are just beginning.
A Pittsburgh woman who has never been to Philadelphia got a traffic ticket for running a red light there.
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced the seizure of 1,100 packets of fentanyl, two handguns and a bag of bullets as part of a five-month fentanyl trafficking investigation in Kensington.
Investigators in Camden County, New Jersey, are putting out a warning after two men are accused of going door-to-door posing as county employees.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro took a regional rail train to Langhorne to pitch a plan to invest in SEPTA and other public transit.
Our found PPD sold nearly 900 guns back to manufacturers or licensed dealers for a discount on new firearm purchases.
Meet 13-year-old, Mio Imai, a Chester County preteen who won first prize in an international competition last month in Belgium. Many believe her impressive accomplishments are just beginning.
A Pittsburgh woman who has never been to Philadelphia got a traffic ticket for running a red light there.
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced the seizure of 1,100 packets of fentanyl, two handguns and a bag of bullets as part of a five-month fentanyl trafficking investigation in Kensington.
Investigators in Camden County, New Jersey, are putting out a warning after two men are accused of going door-to-door posing as county employees.
Meet 13-year-old, Mio Imai, a Chester County preteen who won first prize in an international competition last month in Belgium. Many believe her impressive accomplishments are just beginning.
The Philadelphia District Attorney's Office announced the seizure of 1,100 packets of fentanyl, two handguns and a bag of bullets as part of a five-month fentanyl trafficking investigation in Kensington.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro took a regional rail train to Langhorne to pitch a plan to invest in SEPTA and other public transit.
The owner of a café in Philadelphia's Society Hill neighborhood said she is frustrated and no longer feels safe after vandals hit her business Lombard Café multiple times within the past seven months.
Former Delaware County Director of Emergency Services Tim Boyce was charged with indecent assault, simple assault and harassment after a complaint from a former employee in January. He was fired about a week ago.
Investigators in Camden County, New Jersey, are putting out a warning after two men are accused of going door-to-door posing as county employees.
A doctor from New Jersey is one of more than a dozen volunteers who are stranded at a hospital in Gaza and calling on the U.S. government to get them home.
A body was found after at least two cars were pulled from the Cooper River in Pennsauken, New Jersey, on Thursday afternoon, police said.
Some light showers could filter in to the Philadelphia region but it's otherwise just a mostly cloudy day with some breaks of sunshine.
The remaining volunteer firefighters at Winslow Township's stations in Tansboro, Albion, and Elm will be consolidated into one "super station" at the fire headquarters along Cedar Brook Road.
Some light showers could filter in to the Philadelphia region but it's otherwise just a mostly cloudy day with some breaks of sunshine.
Wednesday sees the heaviest and steadiest showers from 5 a.m. until around noon, and high temperatures don't make it out of the mid-to-upper 60s.
Tuesday starts clear with some peeks of sun early, but clouds will cover the Philadelphia area by mid-morning and spotty rain returns later in the afternoon and evening.
A University of Delaware student was charged with a hate crime and banned from campus after vandalizing a Holocaust memorial and going on an "antisemitic tirade," the attorney general's office announced Monday.
Temperatures Monday will be back to normal for this time of the year with highs climbing to 73 degrees and lots of sunshine in Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania has launched a new dashboard tracking tickborne diseases.
U.S. Capitol Police Officer Andrew Linder is aiming to be the first person to run from Santa Monica Pier in California to Central Park in New York City with a 15-pound weighted vest.
Firefighters say talking about emotions isn't something they're trained to do but the Philadelphia Fire Department is making that easier.
On Friday, a grateful family from Cape May met the woman who donated a kidney not knowing who the recipient would be.
A Pennsylvania senator is among those moving to ban selling water beads, the colorful, water-filled toy nationwide.
Along with Philadelphia, Frontier will offer service to Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, and Raleigh-Durham.
Business owners in Wildwood, New Jersey, talk about the impact Memorial Day weekend has on their bottom line.
An iconic local jeweler is under new management as the owners turned over the business Monday to several longtime employees for free.
California is partnering with a New Jersey-based pharmaceutical company to purchase a generic version of Narcan, the most well-known version of naloxone that can save a person's life during an opioid overdose.
Regulators have closed Republic First Bank's 32 branches in Pennsylvania, New Jersey and New York and they will be taken over by Fulton Bank.
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro took a regional rail train to Langhorne to pitch a plan to invest in SEPTA and other public transit.
The Vine Street Expressway in Philadelphia was blocked at Broad Street after a crash early Wednesday morning.
The Phillies are encouraging fans heading to Wednesday's game to use public transportation and plan accordingly for traffic.
Part of the New Jersey Turnpike Southbound was blocked Tuesday due to a crash involving a tractor-trailer.
The 45th Annual Broad Street Run happens Sunday, May 5. Here's how to get there and where to park.
Just weeks after he was named the NBA's Most Improved Player, Philadelphia 76ers guard and NBA All-Star Tyrese Maxey was also awarded the 2023-2024 NBA Sportsmanship Award.
Harrison Butker encouraged women to be homemakers and railed against Pride Month in his speech at Benedictine College.
Schedule release hype videos have become a tradition for NFL teams, and this year, the Philadelphia Eagles decided to evaluate whether or not their fans are prepared for the 2024 season.
A raccoon briefly interrupted a soccer match between the Philadelphia Union and the New York City FC Wednesday night.
The NFL released the Philadelphia Eagles' 2024 regular season schedule on Wednesday night. Here's a prediction for every game.
Meet 13-year-old, Mio Imai, a Chester County preteen who won first prize in an international competition last month in Belgium. Many believe her impressive accomplishments are just beginning.
Jim Parsons and Mayim Bialik are reprising their roles from "Big Bang Theory" in part one of the "Young Sheldon" series finale.
Downtown Cape May, New Jersey fills the role of Newport, Rhode Island as the Bob Dylan movie "A Complete Unknown" films this week.
The WNBA tipped off its 28th season with the Las Vegas Aces seeking a three-peat, Caitlin Clark debuting and the league growing faster than ever.
Steve Buscemi was allegedly punched in the face in Manhattan's Kips Bay neighborhood last week.
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At Global Leadership Academy Southwest, students set out on learning excursions because the charter school leadership believes the best learning happens outside the classroom.
ASAP is holding a free-week long program that will teach girls in Philadelphia schools how to play chess.
Great Valley High School senior Lucca Ruggieri is already working his dream job: campaign manager for Republican Neil Young's run at Pennsylvania's 6th Congressional District.
While students aren't using real tattoo machines, an elective class at West Philadelphia High School is teaching students the techniques to create intricate tattoo designs.
William Bodine High School's robotics team is one of a few schools in the area set to represent Philadelphia at the FIRST Robotics Competition World Championship in Texas.
Bill Kelly has the latest weather forecast for the Philadelphia region.
The New York Mets and Philadelphia Phillies ill play a two-game series in London in June.
A Chester County preteen is on the rise not just in the Philadelphia classical music scene but around the world. Mio Imai won the adolescent category at the Arthur Grumiaux International Violin Competition last month, scoring her a cash prize and concert contract. Her impressive accomplishments are only just beginning. Nikki DeMentri introduces the eighth grader who is wise beyond her years.
The judge has not yet ruled on Dial's request to move the trial.
After more than three decades, a man has been arrested in Ohio for his connection with the 1989 killing of a woman in Pennsylvania's Lehigh Valley thanks to advances in DNA.