Health & Science

University president Dennis Assanis says officials ‘are exhausting all possibilities to protect our workforce.’

Pennsylvania’s unemployment system for gig workers and those who are self-employed is expected to be fully operational by the end of this week.

Chinese leaders “intentionally concealed the severity” of the pandemic from the world in early January, intelligence documents show.

Psychologists find that “guilty pleasures” may be valuable in fighting the feelings of loneliness our current isolation-at-home can bring.

Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Delaware are part of a consortium of seven Northeast states that will work together to buy billions in critical supplies to fight COVID-19.

The FDA authorized Friday the emergency use of remdesivir for patients with severe cases of COVID-19. Drugmaker Gilead Sciences' lobbying hit a new high in the first quarter.

The NBA, NHL and Major League Baseball would need thousands of virus tests every week if those leagues can resume playing games.

Pennsylvania is lagging behind other states in this regard, according to foster youth advocates.

Remdesivir is the first drug shown to help fight COVID-19, which has killed more than 230,000 people worldwide.

The analysis estimates that about 1 million more pounds of nitrogen pollution enter the Chesapeake Bay annually from poultry farming than cleanup programs estimate.

After drawing criticism for not doing enough to curb the spread of COVID-19 in prisons, the state says it will test everyone.

How are people living with addiction or in recovery coping during the pandemic? And how is the covid-19 impacting the opioid crisis in Philadelphia?

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Blood donations by African Americans dropped by 50% since mid-March, when many drives were canceled. That affects sickle cell patients seeking a match.