Health & Science

Governor Phil Murphy outlines New Jersey’s preparedness activities related to the outbreak of novel coronavirus on March 2, 2020, in Trenton.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is telling Americans that they should be prepared for the possibility of a COVID-19 outbreak in their community.

As labs across the United States quickly ramp up their ability to test for the novel coronavirus, public health officials are anxiously awaiting results.

After passengers filed off a flight from China five weeks ago, cabin cleaners at the Los Angeles International Airport were sent in to clean the plane.

A woman came to my clinic to discuss her irregular menstrual periods. She had scheduled the appointment weeks in advance, and we were slated to have 20 minutes together.

Temple University says students in Italy will have to make their own arrangements and fly home as the school closes its satellite campus in the European nation.

A person in Washington state infected with coronavirus has died, according to the Seattle and King County Department of Health.

How prepared is Philadelphia — and its residents — for the arrival of COVID-19? Pandemic experts weigh in on the city’s vulnerabilities, and the best ways to prep.

Inpatient care services may not totally disappear from Mercy Philadelphia Hospital, if the right partners can be found.

As the coronavirus spreads around the globe, there are steps you can take to protect yourself and your family.

Sadness seemingly comes out of nowhere sometimes: a song, a photo, a movie scene, a memory, and there it is. Your heart seems heavy. Tear ...

Earlier, City Councilmember David Oh introduced, to wide support among his outraged colleagues, a bill that will effectively ban such sites in Philadelphia.

The Federal Trade Commission, jointly with the Pennsylvania Attorney General, said it has been authorized to file a lawsuit in federal district court.

President Donald Trump says the U.S. is “very, very ready” for whatever the new coronavirus threat brings.

Mayor Kenney, who supports the sites, said they could save up to 75 people from overdose death each year.