Health & Science

By targeting providers with attacks that scramble and lock up data until victims pay a ransom, hackers can demand lots of money and wreak havoc until they’re paid.

At least a third of the hospitals in the southwest and south-central part of the state expect shortages in the next week. Some rural facilities are already in crisis.

Suicide is a tough topic — it can feel frightening, and sad, and hard to talk about — but it’s also one we can’t afford to ignore ...

Community health care providers and community leaders work together to protect vulnerable populations.

The ban on non-organic herbicides applies to all city parks, trails and playgrounds. Advocates say it will clean city land of dangerous toxins.

The Democratic president elect also told CNN on Thursday he would ask Americans to wear masks for the first 100 days of his administration.

The U.S. government says it will issue a vaccine card and use other tools to help millions of Americans follow through with their immunizations against COVID-19.

Gov. John Carney issues stay-at-home advisory to protect residents from the skyrocketing number of coronavirus cases.

The governor’s office and General Assembly will continue to operate, with access limited to employees and others with credentials, the agency said.

Philadelphia health officials say COVID-19 hospitalizations have jumped 48% in less than two weeks.

Heatwaves, air pollution and extreme weather are making people sick and, increasingly, killing people. A key report by global physicians says fossil fuels are to blame.

Across the U.S., the surge has swamped hospitals and left nurses and other health care workers shorthanded and burned out.

There's been resistance to wearing masks and many people report they're reluctant to getting a COVID vaccine. This hour, how to get people to think and act more pro-socially.

With COVID-19 surging from coast to coast, the number of hospitalized patients has more than doubled over the past month, pushing health care workers to the breaking point.

New Jersey officials are urging all visitors entering the state as well as returning residents to self-quarantine for 14 days.