Health & Science

Health officials continue to struggle to convince residents to cooperate with contact tracers, who attempt to track how the virus is spreading among people.

The pandemic put a spotlight on health care workers and inspired many to pursue a career in medicine.

With many schools and even doctor’s appointments virtual again, teachers and others must try new strategies to assess how safe a home situation might be.

More than half of workers surveyed said they were reluctant to enforce COVID-19 safety measures with customers from whom they would receive tips, according to a new study.

“The vaccine’s critical,” Dr. Deborah Birx said. “But it’s not going to save us from this current surge. Only we can save us from this current surge.”

Deaths from COVID-19 have jumped nearly 40% this week, and hospitals around the country are straining under their patient load. Here's what's happened post-Thanksgiving.

Some Americans say they don't want to be vaccinated against the coronavirus. NPR spoke with the Ad Council's CEO about public health messaging and ways to reach skeptics.

At a clinic in Parkside, lines were long. The group’s founder says 300 to 500 people in four hours has been the trend since a week before Thanksgiving.

Doctors hope the one-time treatment, which involves permanently altering DNA in blood cells with a tool called CRISPR, may treat and possibly cure sickle cell disease.

The FBI urged patients who recently got a coronavirus test at a Ventnor, NJ lab to be re-tested.

As the cooler weather takes hold, a viral pandemic is blanketing the U.S. with infection rates like we've never seen.

Writing in the journal Nature, the researchers show that a certain class of antibodies in a monkey's blood predicted protection from COVID-19.

Several New Jersey hospitals are preparing to receive the first shipments of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine, New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy announced Friday.

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.