Health & Science

People of color in Delaware's most populous county have a higher rate of infection than white residents. The county will offer $10 million to community groups to reduce that.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says that the Garden State’s efforts to perform COVID-19 contract tracing had been hampered by non-responders.

Fines for 2018-2019 violations come less than two weeks after spill in Chester County.

Three major collections of fires are threatening tens of thousands of homes in the San Francisco Bay Area and central California.

Highlighted at the virtual session, attended by 200-plus, was a Johns Hopkins report assessing the public health profile and availability of resources.

It takes years for science to migrate into real-life practice. Today, educators are trying to make real-time sense of a disease scientists are learning about on the fly.

How are kids being impacted by the pandemic? Our high school reporters produced short personal essays on ways that the pandemic has impacted each of their lives.

For some who have recovered, emotional or psychological effects linger, compounded because their symptoms mirror those of the coronavirus itself.

Morning Edition host Jennifer Lynn talks with mushroom expert Linda Brynan Sears about the different mushrooms that have begun sprouting around our area.

Indoor dining is back. As many celebrate the return of restaurant life, workers face new conflicts and questions.

Coal and natural gas industries saw losses over the past few years.

We'll talk about where the vaccine trials stand and the challenges of immunizing large populations. We'll also learn the latest on virus transmission and immunity.

Nine members of City Reach Philly Church in the Tacony section of Northeast Philadelphia have tested positive for COVID-19.

Drexel will also cancel the tuition increase and implement a tuition freeze for all undergraduate students in the fall 2020 term to help them deal with financial difficulties.

Employee concerns highlight the struggle taking place in workplaces across America, where companies are debating how much to invest in retrofitting their workspaces.