Health

The CDC loosened its mask guidelines Friday — and Pennsylvania’s Acting Secretary of Health Keara Klinepeter says the state will likely follow.

The CDC's shift reflects a substantial drop in COVID-19 cases nationwide.

The federal health agency released new guidance for when Americans need to mask up indoors, saying about 70% of the population lives where it's safe to go mask-free.

Under the new guidelines, the vast majority of Americans will no longer live in areas where indoor masking in public is recommended based on current data.

Two years after the first COVID-19 case reported in the Garden State, Gov. Phil Murphy will end regular scheduled briefings on March 4.

At this point, one thing about the pandemic is clear: The COVID-19 vaccines, even when followed by a booster, aren't going to stop the coronavirus.

Hundreds of thousands of nursing home workers have quit since the pandemic began, and the ones still working suffer from burnout.

Early research from Denmark shows this type of the virus spreads more easily. But there are still a lot of questions.

Where is the line between personal and professional opinions? And is that line different for high-level executives?

Dr. Paul Farmer, global health champion, Harvard Medical School professor, anthropologist and co-founder of the nonprofit health organization Partners in Health, has died.

Washington was the first state in the U.S. to introduce a public option for health insurance, but the rollout hasn't been smooth.

The omicron BA.2 variant spreads about 30% more easily and has caused surges in other countries, raising questions about the wisdom of rolling back mitigation efforts.

Add more boosters? Redesign to anticipate new variants? Researchers are evaluating possibilities for improvement.

The palace said the queen would continue with “light” duties at Windsor Castle over the coming week.

Experts at Penn say nurses can play a major role by offering access to and helping patients understand accurate health care information.