Health & Science

Many of us worry: Do we need to sanitize groceries, stop ordering takeout? Probably not, as grocery stores and restaurants increase safety efforts.

People are trying to follow social distancing guidelines, so health systems are trying out bringing cancer treatments to their patients’ homes.

The White House task force will give an update on the current state of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections is considering releasing hundreds of prisoners to help prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the system.

U.S. health regulators are telling drugmakers to immediately pull their popular heartburn drugs off the market after determining a contamination issue with the medication.

The number of coronavirus cases in Delaware is more than doubling every three days, with a 260% increase in cases over the past week.

The state health commissioner says some hospitals have started to divert patients as they deal with a surge in coronavirus cases.

Gov. Tom Wolf extended his stay-at-home order to all 12.8 million people in the state.

Across the Philly region, many mental health providers have moved services online.

About 1 in 7 city courts are now unplayable, and more takedowns are planned.

“Right now, we have a lot of invisible kids that are at great risk,” said Scott Hollander, executive director of KidsVoice, a Pittsburgh-based nonprofit.

Wearing a mask is "an additional layer of protection for those who have to go out," former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb told NPR in an interview.

As hospitals consider how to free up bed space, Delaware officials say their first priority is recruiting enough nurses and doctors to help.

President Trump is expected to brief reporters on the U.S. response to the novel coronavirus on Tuesday, alongside members of the White House Coronavirus Task Force.

The coronavirus has exposed gaps across America’s health care system. One that's been much debated in the Philly region: Delaware County's lack of a health department.