Health & Science

New York has announced three more cases of the omicron variant of the coronavirus, bringing to eight the number of state cases linked to the new variant.

The individual, an adult female, who is a fully vaccinated Georgia resident, had recently traveled to South Africa before spending time in New Jersey.

A 30-year-old man has tested positive for the new variant, the city Health Department announced Friday.

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The news came a day after the U.S. announced its first case of the variant had been detected in California.

Camden County officials are working to stop the spread of both COVID and the flu.

Association of State and Territorial Health Officials members are preparing for the worst with the latest variant, while hoping for the best.

For now, the extra-contagious delta variant continues to inflict misery at a time when many hospitals are struggling with shortages of nurses.

Once the national leader in the charge to open a supervised injection site, the nonprofit group is mired in legal battles, with no clear path out.

Gov. Phil Murphy recently expressed hope that he’d sign the bill before the end of the year.

The lawyer for one of the pastors said the Delaware Constitution took health emergencies into account when it mandated the “free exercise of religious worship.”

Nearly 38 million people are living with HIV, including 1.2 million in the U.S.

A person in California became the first in the U.S. to have an identified case of the COVID-19 omicron variant, the White House announced Wednesday.

There have been no reports of the omicron variant in Philadelphia. But health officials warn city residents to take caution, as the variant will likely find its way here.

The city’s rate for 5- to 11-year-olds is still below the national average.