Health

A southern New Jersey military installation is on a list of potential coronavirus quarantine locations should the need arise. 

While there have been zero cases of coronavirus in Philly, the response has been swift. When does caution morph into paranoia — and why can it be tough to tell the difference?

Patients in Pennsylvania facing the most serious stage of cancer will no longer be forced to try cheaper drugs before their insurance covers other, more expensive treatments.

As Hong Kong deals with the new coronavirus, citizens and scientists recall the SARS outbreak 17 years ago — and what it took to defeat the disease.

New policies meant to curb the youth vaping epidemic could hurt adults who vape to quit

The birth of a baby boy in Philadelphia to a couple who had a uterus transplant is raising questions about how far doctors should go to help women get pregnant and give birth.

It’s not coronavirus. Suspected Delaware case tests negative, according to the CDC.

A scary new virus from China has spread around the world. So has rising anti-Chinese sentiment and calls for a full travel ban on Chinese visitors.

Officials say there’s no cause for panic, but are implementing widespread efforts to contain the disease.

Medicare is cutting payments to 786 hospitals with the highest infection and complication rates. The list includes a third of hospitals proclaimed as the nation's "best."

When you’re a teenager, everybody tells you that getting pregnant happens quickly, under all kinds of circumstances. But when you look ...

The World Health Organization announced Thursday that the outbreak of a deadly and fast-spreading strain of coronavirus constitutes a global health emergency.

The first human-to-human transmission of the deadly Wuhan coronavirus has occurred in the U.S., the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced Thursday.

For a second day, the number of coronavirus infections grew dramatically.

Larry Krasner says his office will not prosecute for possession of the controlled substance, an opioid-treatment drug with a thriving black market.