Health & Science

Facing growing criticism, the VA said Friday that it will not halt use of an unproven malaria drug on veterans with COVID-19 but that fewer of its patients are now taking it.

The state’s largest nurses’ union says health-care workers don’t have essential face masks, access to testing, and other safety measures.

Gov. Phil Murphy also said hospitals could resume elective produce on May 26, while the state will hold grand jury proceedings over Zoom.

Gov. John Carney unveiled a 25-page plan to launch Phase 1 of reopening the state including guidance for restaurants, retail stores and other locations.

The federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is warning doctors about a serious rare inflammatory condition in children linked with the coronavirus.

Doctors say that information about the virus’ community-specific impacts will only become more critical as the economy reopens.

Health networks say they are now better prepared with COVID-19 tests and precautions, so can slowly bring patients for in-person visits and procedures.

Around the globe, COVID-19 has frozen economies, closed schools, stores, and restaurants, and even canceled the Olympics. Millions of peo ...

EPA data for ozone levels and particulate matter doesn’t show big changes, but our bodies may feel a subtle, fresher difference.  

Lack of data gathering could have a major impact on ecological studies and the young scientists who do them.

“It’s important to conserve the environment, and collect data that would help us do that. But at the same time, it’s more important right now to stop the spread of disease."

Mayor Jim Kenney publicly announced the creation of the COVID-19 Recovery Office, which is tasked with making “a more equitable and prosperous Philadelphia post-recovery.” 

Estimates don't capture leaks from 'abnormal' conditions, the Environmental Defense Fund says.

The announcement was big news for Pa. hospitals, which has seen other states get the antiviral — the first somewhat effective coronavirus treatment.

COVID-19 has infected a quarter of the 263 city’s behavioral health centers — and eight people have died.