Health

The U.S., where the virus has killed about 205,000 people, accounts for 1 out of 5 deaths worldwide, far more than any other country despite its wealth and medical resources.

Officials aren’t sure why yet, but they’ve seen a cluster of new cases in a county that covers a large stretch of the Jersey Shore.

Plymouth Meeting-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals has to delay upcoming coronavirus vaccine trials after an FDA inquiry.

Plus, of all U.S. homes that include someone with a disability, 63% report serious financial hardship during the pandemic, and 37% have used up all or most of their savings.

The U.S. reported more than 55,000 infections Friday, pushing the total case number to over 7 million. Some two dozen states saw new cases continue to rise this past week.

Shaming people who get sick or don’t follow the rules in a public health crisis has been a thing since well before coronavirus, researchers say.

Health policy researchers say Trump may not be able to pay for the cards, which fall short of lasting policy changes to curb high drug prices.

The 153-bed West Philly safety-net facility, and its ER, will operate as a satellite of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania.

COVID-19 numbers are also spiking in Monmouth, Gloucester, Middlesex, and Bergen counties.

In a diminished spotlight because of COVID-19, leading human rights defenders on Friday urged people in these fractured times to connect through politics — and vote, too.

Seminars and workshops on implicit bias promise to change cultures at police departments, organizations and universities. But how effective are these trainings?

A school leader had parents go to a pharmacy drive-thru, leading to a bottleneck, to show the ease of COVID-19 testing at his facility’s parking lot.

Fauci acknowledges there’s been confusion over the timeline and approval for a COVID-19 vaccine, but he says Americans should trust the process.

Implemented in 1994, the immunization registry known as PhilaVax gives the city a head start.

Pennsylvania and Delaware have released apps to help with contact tracing. Will the strategy work?