Health & Science

Researchers don't know what part of fracking could be causing the problem. A cardiologist said that's important to find out, given the role fracking plays in Pa.'s economy.

Several European nations, including Belgium, Bulgaria, France, Germany and Italy announced travel restrictions from the U.K. where officials say a new variant of the virus.

A federal advisory committee voted to put adults 75 and over and frontline essential workers next in line for COVID-19 vaccines.

WHYY’s readers and listeners shared their concerns. Our Health Desk Help Desk addresses them here.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued an advisory declaring “postponing travel and staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others from COVID."

Public health experts say the shots — and others in the pipeline — are the only way to stop a virus that has been spreading wildly.

Delaware is slated to receive almost 20,000 doses of the two-shot coronavirus vaccine this week. But it won’t be enough for everyone.

Starting Jan. 15, the Delaware County site will host COVID-19 response efforts. Once the newly created health department is running, this will be its base.

Biden compared the climate threat to the calamity of the coronavirus pandemic and he pledged to take action.

Science writer Robin Marantz Henig has written about dangerous pathogens for 30 years. But none of that could shed light on her own confusing encounter with coronavirus.

Much-needed doses are set to arrive Monday after the Food and Drug Administration authorized an emergency rollout of the vaccine developed by Moderna Inc. and the NIH.

The Trump administration on Friday made public a trove of federal data on the pandemic that reveals a country awash in red alerts.

At a weekly COVID-19 press briefing, Gov. Phil Murphy announced six forthcoming vaccine “mega-sites.”

Residents with questions or concerns about the virus can now get answers directly from the Division of Public Health.

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