Health & Science

A century's worth of U.S. statistics finds mortality rates and life expectancy were much worse for Black Americans pre-pandemic than they have been for white Americans.

The new guidance was posted earlier this week on the website of a federal agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The Justice Department is asking whether policies “may have resulted in the deaths of thousands of elderly nursing home residents.”

Rapid antigen tests can provide a quick answer for COVID infections — but false negatives are an issue.

In a hearing before lawmakers Tuesday, treatment providers, advocates, and state officials warned that the industry has not received dedicated coronavirus relief funding

Three New Jersey beaches are under swimming advisories Tuesday due to elevated bacteria counts.

Many people who had COVID-19 are still experiencing symptoms weeks and months after they were infected. Now, a Penn clinic is trying to help these "long haulers" recover.

Trump hailed the decision as a historic breakthrough even though the treatment’s value has not been established.

Philly’s contact tracing efforts indicate the virus is primarily spreading among household and family members, and even small gatherings or travel with friends.

Mail-order prescriptions are another victim of recent changes to USPS operations around the country. For some, getting your mail on time could be a matter of life or death.

A key feature that helps this virus superspread is its ability to transmit through the air in closed indoor settings, says Dr. Joshua Schiffe.

Men can’t give blood, or plasma for COVID patients, if they’ve had sex with men in the past 3 months. Some hope to reverse what they see as anti-gay bias.

Meet one of Philadelphia's contact tracers, the city workers who play critical role for understanding where and how fast COVID-19 is spreading — and for saving lives.

The plasma treatment may provide benefits to those battling the coronavirus, but the evidence has been inconclusive as to how it works or how best to administer it.

Reports last week suggested that some health officials said that data from the Mayo Clinic's program wasn't strong enough to warrant approval for emergency use authorization.