Health & Science

So far, 44 people affiliated with the Games have tested positive since the beginning of July, most of them contractors.

New Jersey is moving aggressively to become the leader in the fast-growing offshore wind energy industry on the East Coast.

The seven-day average of new cases has increased by nearly 70% to almost 30,000 per day; hospitalizations are up 36%.

After declining steeply for six months, coronavirus cases are once again on the rise, thanks to the delta variant.

Staff and fans remain at risk — as recent positives show, disrupting schedules and Olympic rosters — and some teams are still struggling to vaccinate their players.

The sites may be at risk for leaching a class of toxic chemicals known as PFAS into drinking water supplies.

At least 4% of the world's newly diagnosed cases of esophageal, mouth, larynx, colon, rectum, liver and breast cancers in 2020 can be attributed to drinking alcohol.

It seems like every week, we hear about new breakthroughs in cancer treatment — new discoveries, new medications, new hopes for a cure. ...

A researcher’s experience as a patient motivated him to find cures. He focused on cancers caused by the human papillomavirus.  

UPenn researchers looked at 15,550 patients admitted to Pa. trauma centers from March 21 to July 31, 2020; 8,170 had been tested for the virus.

Only one more round of giveaways remains, with the final drawing set for Monday.

At an online town hall, leaders discussed delta, which has become the most dominant strain of the coronavirus.

More than half of Pennsylvanians are not immunized.

Residents in the Dover area can get no-cost medical, dental, and eye care next month as part of the Delaware Army National Guard’s Innovative Readiness Training.

State, county, and local officials rebuff critics who say offshore wind turbines would ‘industrialize’ the Jersey Shore.