Health

The Trump administration Friday finalized a rule that would remove nondiscrimination protections for LGBTQ people when it comes to health care and health insurance.

As of today, Dauphin, Franklin, Huntingdon, Luzerne, Monroe, Perry, Pike, and Schuylkill have all entered into the least restrictive phase of reopening.

The city voted to allow restaurants to allow indoor dining despite it violating an executive order from Gov. Phil Murphy.

Starting Monday, churches, malls and most businesses can expand from 30 percent of capacity to 60 percent.

As boomers age, hospital systems, government agencies, insurers have shifted long-term care away from costly institutions. The pandemic may accelerate that.

Testing by the Black Doctors COVID-19 Consortium, led by physician Ala Stanford, will happen at two transit stations weekly.

It's likely the disease will be here with us year-round and for years to come, says Albert Ko, an epidemiologist at Yale and co-chair of the Reopen Connecticut Advisory Group.

Coronavirus cases are rising in nearly half the U.S. states. And while many are chalked up to increased testing or to small, local outbreaks, others are more alarming.

For independent pharmacies already struggling to compete with large chains, losses incurred by looting could force them to close in the weeks or months ahead.

Face coverings are now required, but police will not enforce the rule.

“No one should be forced to choose between their livelihood and contracting COVID-19,” said N.J. Labor Commissioner Rob Asaro-Angelo.

The City of Wilmington aims to increase restaurant business while keeping diners safe amid the coronavirus pandemic by launching curbside seating.

More than 112,000 people have died from COVID-19 in the U.S. — the most fatalities reported by any nation, according to a tracker from Johns Hopkins University.

Historically, those expecting babies have been excluded from non-pregnancy related clinical trials.

“We’re missing the whole point of this,” said Wolf. “We’re trying to stay safe from a virus that is bent on infecting as many people as it can.”