Health

Black mayors in many of the nation's largest cities formally called on governors to repeal orders prohibiting them from enacting strategies that reduce COVID-19 spread.

Members of 1199C, National Union of Hospital and Health Care Employees, were joined by state and local officials and rallied on behalf of 800 colleagues.

Over the past week, Philadelphia averaged 138 new cases of COVID-19 each day — an increase over the previous week’s daily average of 110 cases.

Joe Biden's latest policy proposal would spend billions making both child care and elder care more accessible and affordable.

The governor once again bristled at the inclusion of his state on the list of places whose residents are advised to quarantine for 14 days.

The situation highlights how safety precautions to prevent the spread of COVID-19 have become part of election-year politics.

So many of us do it: the long scroll through grim news on social media. A behavioral specialist offers shares how to stop “doomscrolling” for the sake of your health.

The U.S. reports approximately 5,000 deaths each week, according to Reuters. In contrast, Canada has reported a total of 8,800 deaths since the start of the pandemic.

Nearly 260,000 new cases of COVID-19 infections have been reported over the past day, according to data from the WHO. More than a quarter were in the U.S.

It will take a while to work through the backlog, because of social distancing and testing issues. But postponed procedures are being rescheduled.

The absence of the data will make it harder for health and public officials, as well as the general public, to understand how the virus is spreading.

How worried should expecting parents be about any extra risks the coronavirus might pose to the mom or developing fetus?

Patients still receive more than twice the volume of opioids considered normal before the prescribing boom began in the late 1990s.

Two lifeguards in a coastal New Jersey municipality have tested positive for COVID-19, an official said.

The more they know about the novel coronavirus, the more hospitals adapt their treatment protocols. That evolution may be lowering the local death rate.