Health & Science

In recent weeks, it's not just the number of positive cases that has increased, overwhelming case investigators, but also the number of contacts that each of those people has.

The emergence of COVID-19 started scientists on a year-long, crash course to learn how this virus travels through the air and how to stop it. They learned a lot, and quickly.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention issued a new testing mandate for U.K. travelers coming into the U.S. after an outbreak of a new coronavirus variant in England.

We all know that drinking a lot of alcohol is bad for your health. It’s tied to heart disease, heightened risk for some cancers, addict ...

The state's hospitalizations have reached levels not seen since mid-May, but the Teaneck Volunteer Ambulance Corps crew say they're only getting a handful of COVID calls.

In March, a coronavirus outbreak at St. Joseph's in Woodbridge, New Jersey, led state officials to evacuate all 78 of its residents. Within weeks, nearly half were dead.

Nurses in overtaxed hospitals are afraid that people aren't taking precautions as coronavirus cases surge, and they especially fear what's next.

NPR's survey finds the contact tracing workforce now tops 70K, a dramatic increase in the last two months. But to truly meet the growing demand, new federal funding is key.

Could smoke carry disease-causing microorganisms? "It's a very new idea to think of smoke as having a living component."

Murphy noted that the increase in infections and hospitalizations after Thanksgiving was “better than we feared” but said it was no time for the state to let its guard down.

More than 5 million people passed through the nation’s airport security checkpoints between Friday and Tuesday, according to the Transportation Security Administration.

The governor said he wants the legislature to prioritize the funding to businesses that have been hardest hit by the pandemic.

Solar developers proposed more than 200 projects in Pennsylvania in 2020. Many are slated for rural townships, which haven’t traditionally hosted energy projects.

The drugmakers said Wednesday that they expect to deliver all the doses by July 31.

The facility will complement a wind port planned for nearby Salem County.