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The new dietary guidelines recommend limits on added sugars and mention gut health. Here's what to know.
The CDC's vaccine advisory panel meets Thursday and Friday to discuss recommendations for the hepatitis B vaccine and the schedule of childhood shots.
Multiple CDC officials familiar with the situation said the change was made by political appointees without input from relevant agency staffers.
The Trump administration announced it believes acetaminophen is linked to autism risk, but the maker of Tylenol and medical experts have strongly pushed back on the claims.
As President Trump and Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. raise concerns about autism and the use of Tylenol by pregnant women, here's what medical research shows.
The White House is defending Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he was grilled on Capitol Hill in a combative Senate hearing. Meanwhile in Washington, an official confirmed to CBS News that President Trump will sign an executive order renaming the Department of Defense to the Department of War. Jim Donovan has your daily morning headlines with weather from Kate Bilo.
Nine former CDC directors penned an op-ed in The New York Times condemning HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s leadership in the aftermath of the firing of the CDC director last week.
The scientific community is criticizing Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after he announced he's cutting millions from mRNA vaccine research.
President Donald Trump has reestablished the Presidential Fitness Test for American children.
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked the FDA "to review the latest data on mifepristone," but experts say concerns about the abortion pill's safety are misguided.
Kennedy's move appears to shortcut the CDC's outside vaccine advisers, dropping COVID vaccines from the list recommended for children and pregnant women.
The U.S. is up to 1,001 confirmed measles cases.
Over a dozen states filed a lawsuit alleging RFK Jr. and the Trump administration are trying to "dismantle" the Department of Health and Human Services through sweeping cuts.
"That just made me so mad," one laid-off FDA scientist said.
The Department of Health and Human Services is calling on companies to phase out all petroleum-based dyes by the end of next year, Secretary Robert F Kennedy, Jr. announced.
Federal health officials want companies to swap out certain food dyes with natural alternatives.
The autism study is planning to link confidential data "with broad coverage in the U.S. population" in one place for the first time.
CDC experts were not made available to discuss the findings showing a rise in autism prevalence.
A Montgomery County family, who have several children with a wide range of autism symptoms, took issue with RFK Jr. blaming epidemic denial for what he calls a preventable disease.
The lawsuit, filed in Rhode Island, calls the HHS cuts to public health grants illegal.
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy will cut 3,500 jobs from the Food and Drug Administration and 2,400 from Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Philadelphia doctors are expressing concern after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed and sworn in as health secretary.
Two Philadelphia doctors are expressing concern after Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was confirmed and sworn in as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Senate voted Thursday to confirm Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services.
Many doctors and medical groups are opposed to Kennedy's nomination, taking issue with his controversial statements about the safety of vaccines.
Turns out, the Philadelphia Phillies were ale-ing last year — and it contributed to Nick Castellanos' release.
In his first year as Roman Catholic's head coach, 2007 PCL champion Brad Wanamaker hopes to help Cahillites seniors capture a title.
Quinton Law made history by becoming New Jersey's youngest active serving mayor and Moorestown Township's first Black mayor.
Global icon Patti LaBelle is leading Visit Philadelphia's new social media campaign, "We Are the Fabric. We Are the Thread."
From picking cotton on a Tennessee farm to raising a family in South Jersey, Lillian Crooks is celebrating 100 years of life.
Turns out, the Philadelphia Phillies were ale-ing last year — and it contributed to Nick Castellanos' release.
In his first year as Roman Catholic's head coach, 2007 PCL champion Brad Wanamaker hopes to help Cahillites seniors capture a title.
Quinton Law made history by becoming New Jersey's youngest active serving mayor and Moorestown Township's first Black mayor.
A man has died following a high speed crash in Philadelphia's Torresdale neighborhood in the early hours of Friday morning.
Global icon Patti LaBelle is leading Visit Philadelphia's new social media campaign, "We Are the Fabric. We Are the Thread."
Global icon Patti LaBelle is leading Visit Philadelphia's new social media campaign, "We Are the Fabric. We Are the Thread."
Police and fire crews are once again responding to the scene of a train fire that broke out Thursday.
Name a cockroach after your ex and watch it become lunch for a skunk this Valentine's Day in Norristown, Pennsylvania.
A man has died following a high-speed crash in Philadelphia's Torresdale neighborhood in the early hours of Friday morning.
As piles of snow melt across the Philadelphia region, research shows the salt used to prevent slipping could end up in the water supply.
Quinton Law made history by becoming New Jersey's youngest active serving mayor and Moorestown Township's first Black mayor.
From picking cotton on a Tennessee farm to raising a family in South Jersey, Lillian Crooks is celebrating 100 years of life.
Students waiting for the school bus in Lindenwold, New Jersey, were sent running when an ICE enforcement operation began nearby.
All employees are accounted for after crews responded to reports of an explosion at a manufacturing building in Burlington Township.
A Princeton patrolman ran nearly a mile through snow and rough terrain to rescue an injured ice skater.
Ice is still impacting bodies of water around the Philadelphia area after a long stretch of cold temperatures.
Two firefighters and two residents were taken to the hospital after a house fire in Wilmington on Sunday, officials said.
Power companies across the Philadelphia region and Lehigh Valley are reporting some outages Saturday while high wind alerts are in effect.
The coldest air of the season is set to slide over the Philadelphia area this weekend, which could lead to frost quakes, ice quakes and lake quakes.
The man whom Jill Biden divorced for the eventual 46th President of the United States is now in jail on murder charges.
As piles of snow melt across the Philadelphia region, research shows the salt used to prevent slipping could end up in the water supply.
Black History Month is poignant for one family after a man got a historic, innovative treatment at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
With a measles outbreak in Pennsylvania, local health experts want to send a message to families.
Penn's first successful transplant was a kidney back in 1966. Since then, there have been thousands of life-saving operations.
Cracking down on the price of prescription drugs is a hefty task.
Move over, Wawa, "there's a new player in town." Customers shed light on Pennsylvania's heated rivalry as Sheetz opened its first store in Montgomery County.
Former Sheetz president and CEO Steve Sheetz has died at age 77, the Altoona-based company announced on Monday.
The post-Christmas return rush was underway at shops and malls across the Philadelphia area.
With product return fraud on the rise, an emerging company is using AI to help spot issues.
Here are mall opening and closing hours for the Christmas and Christmas Eve holidays around the Philly region.
Police and fire crews are once again responding to the scene of a train fire that broke out Thursday.
More than 100 speed bumps near Philadelphia schools were installed improperly, a new report says.
The Downingtown Interchange on the Pennsylvania Turnpike reopened Wednesday night after a canopy over the toll booths collapsed.
A portion of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive remains closed as crews work on water infrastructure repairs.
PennDOT is asking for your input with a new online survey available now through Feb. 28.
Turns out, the Philadelphia Phillies were ale-ing last year — and it contributed to Nick Castellanos' release.
In his first year as Roman Catholic's head coach, 2007 PCL champion Brad Wanamaker hopes to help Cahillites seniors capture a title.
Nick Castellanos addressed his benching in Miami last June on social media after the Philadelphia Phillies released him Thursday.
Nick Castellanos' time in Philadelphia is officially over as the Phillies released him on Thursday.
Jose Alvarado scored a season-high 26 points and Mikal Bridges added 22 points as the New York Knicks beat the Philadelphia 76ers 138-89 Wednesday night.
"Dawson's Creek" and "Varsity Blues" star James Van Der Beek has died at 48 years old.
The Pennsylvania Film Office has awarded $34 million for production on Season 3 of "Tires" and the fifth and final season of "Mayor of Kingstown."
Catherine O'Hara, known for her roles in "Home Alone," "Schitt's Creek" and "Beetlejuice," died on Jan. 30 at the age of 71.
Brad Arnold, the founder and lead singer of the 3 Doors Down has died following "his courageous battle with cancer," the rock band announced Saturday on social media.
Bad Bunny took the stage at halftime for the 2026 Super Bowl. Here's who else performed at Super Bowl 60.
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Middle school students in Philadelphia got the opportunity to do hands-on learning during the school district's five-day career and technical camp.
With her Girl Talk mentoring program, one Philadelphia teen turned her camp days into a safe space to discuss social issues young girls face every day.
Recent high school graduate Sylvain Farrell says his temporary position at a local clinic is the pathway to a full-time career.
A Philadelphia student won an award from NFL Films for his documentary on bringing back sports teams at his Kensington school.
A group of East Norriton eighth graders took what started as an Earth Day project and made a whole initiative.
Babies in the NICU at Jefferson Washington Township Hospital celebrated their first Valentine's Day!
"Facility dog" Oona made some special deliveries to patients at Jefferson Moss-Magee Rehabilitation Riverfront for Valentine's Day! The rehab facility on Columbus Boulevard uses dogs from Canine Companions to greet patients, open doors and pick up items.
The Abington School District said Dr. Alice Swift, principal of Abington Senior High School, was accused of making inappropriate social media posts.
LaBelle is featured in a new social media campaign highlighting a series of Black history tours happening throughout February.
While ICE was conducting an enforcement operation in Lindenwold, New Jersey, children waiting at a nearby school bus stop were sent running. Video showed multiple children running through the parking lot of the Woodland Village Apartments.