Health & Science

Per capita deaths in the U.S. from COVID-19 and other causes are 85% higher than in countries like Germany and Israel. "The United States really has done remarkably badly."

Eight providers are suing the state’s Department of Human Services over the prohibition. Oral arguments are set for Wednesday in Commonwealth Court.

Pediatricians have been asking policy makers to include children in COVID-19 vaccine trials. Tthe FDA has given Pfizer approval to enroll adolescents as young as 12 years old.

State officials reported 112 hospitalizations, with 19 of those patients in critical condition. Significant increases are being seen in Sussex County.

The money will largely be distributed through existing programs and will address businesses and individuals.

Data from the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources shows Pennsylvania had 686 fires on average each year between 2015 and 2019.

In the wake of heat waves, global warming and forest fires, the U.N. is warning that the number of people who need international humanitarian help could rise 50% by 2030.

As businesses reopen, tech firms are offering monitoring systems to screen for COVID, ranging from apps that ask about symptoms to software that tracks employees' movements.

The pause is at least the second such hold to occur among several vaccines that have reached large-scale final tests in the U.S.

Scientists say a 25-year-old Nevada man was infected with the virus twice. It is the first confirmed case of reinfection in the U.S.

Even before President Trump received the drug remdesivir to help treat his case of COVID-19, Pennsylvania Treasurer Joe Torsella was raising alarms about the price of the drug

Physicians are seeing the effects of a warming planet in the exam room, and there's a growing push to teach doctors-in-training how to respond.

Gov. Tom Wolf said he was “very concerned" about the rising numbers but added that the state was in a much better position to handle the virus than it was at the outset.

Members of Congress and advocacy groups say Operation Warp Speed should release its contracts with vaccine makers after NPR reporting found the terms aren't public.

Christie was part of a string of virus cases connected to President Donald Trump’s inner circle.