Health & Science

Similar measures to those envisioned were later put in place, but only after widespread outbreaks were already underway.

The test will enable people to collect their own saliva at home and send it to a lab for results, while the drug has helped some COVID-19 patients improve.

Gilead has donated its existing supply, to be distributed by AmerisourceBergen. That company says the government decides which places can get the drug.

There are studies looking at changes to the virus genome — and the possible impact on how the virus affects humans. Here's what we know (and don't yet know) about mutations.

Preliminary vital statistics show the state recorded 49,384 total deaths from any cause through the end of April. In April 2019, there were 46,521 deaths.

In this bonus episode, Annette talks to Asbury Park Press reporter Mike Davis about his bout with COVID-19 — and the cautionary tale he took from it.

The EPA has approved testing the new insects in the Florida Keys, stinging some who fought the trial for years.

Delaware is on target to start the first phase of removing the coronavirus restrictions on June 1.

Chester County has contracted with Lehigh Valley Genomics, an approved lab in Bethlehem, to monitor the tests and will offer them at two locations.

We discuss dogs ability to form emotional bonds with humans and learn about research training dogs to sniff out the coronavirus.

As Pennsylvania, other places consider tech to track and thwart coronavirus spread, they must balance personal privacy with the need for public health data.

Most of us dread mosquito season — but on some level, you’ve got to admire these pesky bloodsuckers. Over the millennia, they’v ...

Vybe is offering the test to anyone who’s been symptom-free at least 10 days.

Naturally, she swats at them from time to time, but it’s her job to get to know the little biters better.

Pennsylvania has one of the least funded public health departments in the country, which is making it more difficult to contain the coronavirus.