Health

Racial fractures in the U.S. health care system have been exposed, as Black, Hispanic and Native Americans have been hospitalized and killed by COVID-19 at far higher rates.

Some 6,000 federal employees are expected to have contracted COVID-19 on the job as of this week, and as many as 60 have died.

The Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium will provide free COVID tests at Mander Recreation Center in Strawberry Mansion for people in the community experiencing symptoms Aug 8.

The initiative will provide aid to landlords with three to 10 units in their buildings who collected partial or no rent payments from April to July.

Seasons were abruptly stopped in March. Athletes and their advocates set their sights on the fall, but for now, that won’t happen.

Adjuvants play a big role in many vaccines' effectiveness. Scientists say there needs to be more research into developing a variety of adjuvants because of their importance.

NPR surveyed all 50 states about their contact tracing work. The workforce has barely grown since mid-June while cases have skyrocketed.

Nurses have been a part of every aspect of care with the coronavirus pandemic — taking care of patients, communicating with families, w ...

Some people have symptoms that persist for weeks or even months. Doctors are only beginning to learn why.

Along with mask-wearing, health officials say good airflow is key to avoiding infection in enclosed spaces.

Governor Tom Wolf surprised school athletic departments Thursday with an announcement that he doesn’t want high school sports to continue during the coronavirus pandemic.

An Associated Press analysis found that the number of tests per day slid 3.6% over the past two weeks to 750,000, with the count falling in 22 states.

Dr. Anthony Fauci shared in a forum hosted by Harvard, that he and has been subjected to death threats.

Dr. Paul Offit, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania who serves on a panel advising the FDA, doesn't think a vaccine will be ready before the end of the year.

More than 1 in 3 of the prisoners were infected but more than 90% have recovered. Two are currently hospitalized.