Health & Science

At least six Pa. counties have said they would no longer enforce the governor’s business shutdown orders, meant to prevent the spread of COVID-19.

The number of N.J. COVID-19 patients on ventilators dipped below 1,000 for the first time in at least a month.

One key benchmark — the percentage of tests that come back positive — dropped below 10% Sunday. That figure was 42% on April 24, public health officials said.

An immigrant advocacy group is calling for fast action to "ensure that a massive testing program can be put into place quickly."

In recent days, a top Senate Republican has said that the coronavirus testing the United States has done so far is "not nearly enough."

The few planes that are flying are almost empty. To try to ensure the safety of the passengers they do have, airlines are making changes.

The Senate's top Democrat said the VA needs to provide Congress more information about a recent bulk order for $208,000 worth of hydroxychloroquine.

Lancaster, Schuylkill, Lebanon and Dauphin counties have all announced plans to move from the more restrictive “red” phase to “yellow.”

Widespread availability of testing is seen as critical to reopening the economy because it would allow public health officials to identify and contain a rebound of the virus.

With no guarantee they can collect unemployment if they refuse to go to work, immunocompromised workers fear a near-impossible choice: Risk losing their jobs, or their life.

The White House's concern about infection is another stark reminder that not even one of the nation’s most secure buildings is immune from the coronavirus.

By Monday, at least 31 states will have partially reopened after seven weeks of restrictions.

Companies around the country are figuring out how to safely reopen office during the pandemic. The new normal might involve smartphone apps and badges to track employees.

When the pill was approved in 1960, women had few relatively few contraceptive options, and the pill offered more reliability and convenience than methods like condoms.

Reopening too soon could exacerbate the already devastating death toll in long-term care facilities, they say.