Health

Delaware’s child abuse hotline has seen a dramatic drop in calls now that mandatory abuse reporters like teachers no longer interacting with kids.

New Jersey funeral homes and cemeteries accustomed to handling a certain number of deaths per week were suddenly facing two or three times that.

Workers say they should not be forced to put their job on the line to be properly protected from COVID-19, noting that refusing to go to work is often tantamount to quitting.

Why one expert believes the termination of the Fox Chase Cancer Center sale is just the start of some tough times for hospitals.

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf has signed an executive order that protects health care providers from malpractice suits for good faith COVID-19 care.

You can call for an appointment at 32 locations across the city.

Gov. John Carney had hoped to coordinate the opening of their bordering beaches with Maryland’s governor. But Ocean City’s mayor upended that strategy.

The surge in total deaths is far larger than those attributed to the coronavirus. Experts say it could take a while to reconcile the numbers.

People may be trying harder than usual to avoid the hospital.

At one federal facility, masks are in scant supply and visibly ill prisoners continue to work — while 40 inmates and three staff members have tested positive for COVID-19.

City officials warned, however, that Philadelphia International Airport is not a long-term option to deal with the issue of homelessness.

They care for their patients for years sometimes, getting to know their families. Now, a shortage of PPE and a lack of testing puts them all at risk.

Stephen K. Klasko, CEO of Jefferson Health, called the cancellation of the deal with Temple University “the latest casualty of COVID-19.”

Vice President Mike Pence says the White House Coronavirus Task Force will wind down its work around Memorial Day.

As African-Americans die from the virus at disproportionately high rates, some Black churches and doctors are filling in the gaps in testing and health care.